‘Endangerment Finding’ Violated EPA Peer Review Process
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of the Inspector General on Wednesday released a report finding that the scientific assessment backing EPA’s “endangerment finding” for greenhouse gas emissions was inadequate and in violation of EPA’s peer review procedures. The report, “Procedural Review of EPA’s Greenhouse Gases Endangerment Finding Data Quality Processes,”...
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Hay The Latest Target For Thieves As Prices Skyrocket CBS Dallas If the drought wasn’t enough for farmers and ranchers to struggle with, now they are facing a growing threat. Thieves are targeting pastures and barns for suddenly valuable hay bales. Senators from Maine and Colorado lead fight to retain potatoes’ place in school lunches Washington Post Sen. Susan Collins, who hails from...
Read MoreGermany- Part 3
Today we met with the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. They shared with us their structure, how they spend their budget and some statistical information on German agriculture. Their focus however is mainly on the area of consumer protection, which seems to be very prevalent within the German government. They not only focus on the safety of the product or its health...
Read MoreBred Females and Heifers ‘Gold on the Hoof’ This Fall
Progressive Farmer senior editor Victoria Meyers reports that bred females and heifers are going to be gold on the hoof this fall, especially across parts of the South. Even with uncertain feed supplies and weather conditions, herd rebuilding is expected to keep bred female and heifer sales strong going into 2012, according to Meyers. Early reports from sales across parts of the South are putting...
Read MoreGermany- Part 2
We started the morning at the German Farmers Association (DBV), meeting with Dr. Helmut Born, Secretary General (Exec) of the organization. We also participated in the staff meeting. Following that we met with members of three of the seven German political parties, to gain a better understanding of the political process and party involvement. We met with the CDU (largest party, conservative), FDP...
Read MoreLegislative Tracking 2013
