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August 19, 2021 Volume 27 No. 7

EPA TO BEGIN ROLLBACK PROCESS OF ELIMINATION OF STEPPED-UP BASIS A THREAT
NAVIGABLE WATERS PROTECTION RULE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS

The Environmen- Like many other farmers “Our main goal is to keep
tal Protection Agen- and ranchers, Tennessean the land in the family in
cy (EPA) recently Mike Brundige is worried a hopes that it will continue
announced it would proposed change in tax policy to prosper and grow enough
begin virtual com- will keep him from passing that any other future family
munity outreach the family’s farmland on to members would have the op-
meetings as part of his children and grandchil- portunity to participate,” he
its process to revoke dren. said.
the navigable wa- Brundige farms with his continued on page 22
ters protection rule two sons in Weakley County,
(NWPR) and replace in the northwestern part of
it with a new Clean the state. They represent the
Water Act jurisdictional under the Trump adminis- fourth and fifth generation,
rule. In addition, the agency tration with the support of respectively, to farm that
stated its intent to carry out KLA, NCBA and other agri- land. Brundige is counting on
the revision process in two cultural organizations, and there being many more gen-
parts. First, it would under- replace it with regulations erations to follow.
take a rulemaking to repeal that existed prior to the 2015
NWPR, which was finalized continued on page 10 TWO NEW MARKET REPORTS
Beginning last week, US- Biden’s Executive Order
ANTHRAX CONFIRMED IN NORTH DAKOTA DA’s Market News began is- directed the agency to “en-
COW, 1ST CASE OF 2021 suing two new reports based hance price discovery, in-
North Dakota officials are reporting the state’s first reported on Mandatory Livestock Re- crease transparency, and
case of anthrax this year in cattle in a Kidder County beef herd. porting data to provide fur- improve the functioning of
This is the first anthrax case of the year in North Dakota. ther insight into formula cat- the cattle and other livestock
State veterinarian, Dr. of the disease– “Producers tle trades and help promote markets.”
Ethan Andress reminded in past known affected areas fair and competitive mar- The new reports will be is-
livestock producers to take ac- and counties should consult kets. The new reports are sued by USDA Market News,
tion to protect their animals with their veterinarians to part of President Joe Biden’s overseen by the Depart-
from the disease, especially make sure the vaccination executive order on Promoting ment’s Agricultural Market-
in areas with a past history schedule for their animals Competition in the American ing Service (AMS).
is current. Producers in Kid- Economy. The first new report, the
der County and surrounding National Daily Direct For-
areas should confer with their mula Base Cattle, which was
veterinarians to determine if first issued on Monday, Au-
initiating first-time vaccina- gust 9, will provide greater
tions against anthrax is war- information into the founda-
ranted for their cattle at this tional prices used in cattle
time.” market formulas, grids and
Effective anthrax vaccines contracts. The second report,
continued on page 14 the National Weekly Cattle
Net Price Distribution, was
issued on Tuesday, August
GOP SENATORS SAY FARMS WOULD BE IN
CROSSHAIRS OF DEMOCRATIC TAX PLANS continued on page 23
As the U.S. releases and a
Senate contin- letter to Presi-
ues searching dent Joe Biden Coming Sales-30
for some means attacking Dem- Life is Simple-5
of balance to ocratic spend- Market Report-8
pass a massive ing and tax pro- Agribusiness
infrastructure posals, arguing
bill, Republicans they would put Directory-28
in July launched family farms
a series of floor speeches, press
continued on page 14