EPA rejected petitions from environmental groups in August seeking more regulation of confined animal feeding operations. Now, those groups, along with agriculture interests, have taken the fight to a federal …
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Feedlots Under 1,000 Head Lose FSA Environmental Exemption
by Andy SchwabMedium-sized concentrated animal feeding operations receiving USDA loans will be required to have an environmental assessment after a federal court on Tuesday vacated part of a 2016 Farm Service Agency …
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Producers Find Moving Livestock Pens Out of Waterways Has Long Term Benefits
by Colter BrownThe following content is from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) “Conservation for the Future” series which features Montana landowners’ experiences working with the NRCS on various conservation projects. …