A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.

REGULATORY: Includes EPA, NOAA

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Final rule establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of formic acid when used as an inert ingredient limited to 25% in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops pre- and post-harvest (adjuvant, pH buffering agent, or pH adjuster) and applied in/on animals (pH adjuster). Info here.

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Final rule revising the 2020 regulations for guided Pacific halibut sport fishing in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Areas 2A, 2C, and 3A. Info here.

Temporary rule allowing at-sea Pacific whiting processing platforms to operate as both a mothership and a catcher-processor during the 2020 Pacific whiting fishery. Info here.