A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.
LEGISLATIVE: Includes Indiana
INDIANA
SB 119 makes new farm equipment and new agricultural improvements eligible for local tax abatement, limits an abatement schedule for new farm equipment and new agricultural improvements to not more than five years, and specifies how agricultural improvements shall be assessed for tax purposes. Info here.
LEGISLATIVE: Includes Indiana
INDIANA
SB 129 requires the state seed commissioner to charge fees for testing seed for purity and germination that are commensurate with fees that are standard in the seed testing industry, and repeals certain requirements for agricultural seed in packages that are not more than one pound. Info here.
REGULATORY: AMS, EPA, FWS
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
Notice requesting comments and information from the public to assist in identifying relevant difficulties, including competition concerns, and potential policy solutions for the fertilizer market. Info here.
Notice requesting comments and information from the public to assist in advancing policy steps to promote competition in the food and agricultural markets. Info here.
Notice requesting comments and information from the public to assist in advancing policy steps on seeds and other inputs. Info here.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Final rule amending an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of tetraacetylethylenediamine and its metabolite diacetylethylenediamine by expanding its use in or on all food commodities, when used as a fungicide and bactericide in accordance with label directions and good agricultural practices. Info here.
Final rule establishing an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of zinc stearate when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations. Info here.
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Final rule announcing the revised taxonomy of four species of mussels under the Endangered Species Act. Info here.
Proposed rule establishing regulations for fish and shellfish seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish and shellfish for subsistence uses during the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 regulatory years. Info here.
Notice announcing that FWS received an application from Rhonda H. Barber for an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act. Info here.