Agriculture

EPA Seeks Nominations for Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee

EPA is soliciting nominations of qualified candidates for appointment to the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC).
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EPA and Army Move Toward Proposal to Revise 2023 Definition of WOTUS

EPA and Army have completed a robust series of listening sessions intended to seek input from stakeholders on real-world and practical experience with CWA programs and requirements that rely on the definition of WOTUS.
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Proposed Decision to Approve Registration for New Uses of Dicamba

EPA is releasing for public comment its proposed registration for three end-use dicamba products for broadleaf weed control in dicamba-tolerant cotton and dicamba-tolerant soybean.
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Region 7 Hosts Farm Bureaus

EPA hosted the region’s Farm Bureaus at the Regional Office in Lenexa, Kansas, to discuss topics at the intersection of agriculture and EPA regulations. The listening session centered on EPA’s statutory authorities under the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and FIFRA.
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EPA is committed to a strong partnership with the agriculture community to assist in fulfilling our mission of protecting human health and the environment.

The Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (OARA) serves as the primary liaison between rural and agricultural stakeholders and the EPA. OARA maintains close contact with EPA’s program offices and regions to forge practical, science-based solutions that protect the environment while ensuring a vibrant and productive agricultural system. Learn more about OARA and its leadership by visiting About the Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (OARA).
Through the National Agriculture Center, EPA provides growers, livestock producers, other agribusinesses, and agricultural information/education providers with regulatory and non-regulatory agriculture-related information and other items of interest to the agriculture community from across EPA. Learn More by visiting About EPA's National Agriculture Center.