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Share your comments on a possible update to the Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) standard with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) by Aug. 18

Learn more about this initiative here (including a map of inspections and addressing actions at facilities that use the applicable substances)

Safety is a key priority for the fertilizer industry.

Submit comments on a petition from the Center for Food Safety requesting that EPA either initiate a rulemaking or issue a formal Agency interpretation for planted seeds treated with systemic insecticides.

In early August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued guidance to registrants of glyphosate to clarify labeling requirements.

Jim Wiesemeyer expects discussions on the farm bill to resume after midterm elections.

Submit comments on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pilot program that would allow 18-20-year-old drivers to operate CMVs in interstate commerce. Comments are due on or before Aug. 14.

Today Agricultural Retailers Association President and CEO Daren Coppock praised an announcement by the U.S. EPA and U.S. Department of the Army repealing the 2015 Waters of the United States rule.

On Sept. 5, U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a call for public comment on policy options that may promote market-based approaches to water quality improvements.

In a recent episode of the AgPro podcast, Hunter Carpenter, Director of Public Policy at the Ag Retailers Association, shares the latest from our nation’s capital.