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Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee introduced the text ofĀ H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (the āFarm Billā). Introduction of the measure was initially expected in February, however House Democrats expressed concern over reforms to the current federal food stamp program and the bill was held back by the […]
Last week, President Trump signed into law the 2018 Omnibus budget bill. Included in that measure was language that COULD provide substantive cap-relief for this year. We say could because the language agreed to by Congress is the same language that they settled upon last year; the cap-relief language grants discretion to the Secretary of […]
The continued legalization of cannabis and hemp in many states is proving to be a conundrum to regulatory agencies nationwide.Ā Since both plants are listed by the federal government as Schedule 1 narcotics, there are no federally registered pesticides that are labeled for use by growers in states where cannabis is legal. That said, any […]
Last week’s Advocate noted the injunction issued by a federal judge in California that temporarily halted the state from designating the popular herbicide glyphosate as cancer-causing.Ā This week, a state judge issued a ruling saying the state must stop using a wide variety of pesticides:
Last Thursday, NALP was present at a public hearing held by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources as the agency began the process of renewing local electric utility Eversourceās five-year Vegetative Management Plan for rights-of-way maintenance.Ā [from here link to blog post with the following text:] Under Massachusetts regulations, the public is invited to submit […]
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security added insult to injury when they unexpectedly announced that they had secretly conducted a lottery to determine which H-2B applicants would receive their workers. This unprecedented move is devastating and adds further confusion to what is already an extremely problematic situation.
Last week, many NALP members received devastating news. They were informed by the Department of Labor that they would not receive the H-2B workers they were counting on. This year, due to an unprecedented volume of applications, over 60% of seasonal businesses were unsuccessful in getting workers through the H-2B program. The pending seasonal labor […]
Written by: Heather Hansen of Washington Friends of Farms & ForestsĀ What began as the most onerous anti-pesticide bill before the Washington State Legislature in decades, now creates a work group to study pesticide application safety.Ā Agricultural organizations in Washington went from opposed to support as the bill was amended.
In part, due to pressure from NALP and other industry stakeholders the EPA has granted a 60-day extension to the current neonicotinoid benefits assessment open comment period.Ā Comments must now be submitted by April 21, 2018.Ā This additional time will allow landscape professionals to more fully respond to the content and approach reflected in the EPAās […]
Last week, a group of NALP leaders and other stakeholders met with senior staff at DHS to stress the critical need for H-2B cap relief. The meeting was the latest step in a continuing dialogue that NALP has established with key administrative personnel to call for short term cap relief as well as a permanent […]
