2023
NCC Files Comments on Norflurazon03/24/2023
The NCC responded to EPA’s Proposed Interim Decision for the registration of norflurazon – a herbicide used to manage certain grasses and some broadleaf weed species in most cotton producing states. Learn more
WOTUS Preliminary Injunction Issued
03/23/2023
The new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule went into effect almost nationwide but Judge Jeremy Brown of the Southern District Court of Texas handed down a preliminary injunction for the states of Texas and Idaho. Learn more
ERP Phase 2/PARP Implementation Concerns Conveyed
03/17/2023
NCC's comments outlined concerns to USDA regarding implementation of Emergency Relief Program Phase 2 and the Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program. Learn more
NCC Joins Letter Opposing Booker Bill
03/17/2023
The NCC joined onto a letter to the House and Senate opposing the Booker Bill (S. 269), which would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. Learn more
Letter Requests Sufficient Farm Bill Resources
03/14/2023
The NCC joined 400 organizations on a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate budget and agriculture committees urging them to build a new 2024 federal budget providing sufficient resources for the next farm bill. Learn more
NCC Joins Letter to Appropriators
03/10/2023
The NCC joined a letter with 65 other cosigners to the House and Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittees requesting adequate funding for EPA and Fish and Wildlife Service for help in registering pesticides.<br /> Learn more
NCC Supports WOTUS Review
03/02/2023
The joined 34 other organizations on a letter to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure urging them to support Congressional Review Act resolutions of disapproval of the WOTUS rule from the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA. Learn more
PPC Files ESA Workplan Comments
02/16/2023
The Pesticide Policy Coalition (PPC) filed submits comments with EPA regarding the agency's November 2022 ESA Work Plan Update: Nontarget Species Mitigation for Registration Review and other FIFRA Actions. Learn more
Endangered Species Act Workplan Comments Submitted
02/16/2023
The NCC submitted comments to EPA regarding the agency's “ESA Workplan Update: Nontarget Species Mitigation for Registration Review and Other FIFRA Actions.” Learn more
Biotech Regulatory Comments Submitted
02/08/2023
The NCC joined numerous other stakeholders to comment on the Request for Information on inefficiencies in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology. Learn more
Letters Cite Crop Insurance Programs’ Value
02/03/2023
The NCC, along with more than 50 other agricultural associations, sent a letter to key leaders in the House, Senate and the Administration, urging them to protect crop insurance programs from any cuts during this year’s appropriations process. Learn more
Letter Seeks Extended Comment Period
01/20/2023
The NCC joined 16 ag stakeholders on a letter to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) requesting that it extend the comment period for NRCS' Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices. Learn more
EPA Addendum to Legal Authority Document
01/13/2023
EPA released an addendum to a document released in May 2022 that, taken together, makes the agency’s case for an expanded legal authority to protect underserved communities that have environmental justice concerns. Learn more
EPA Promotes Expanded Legal Authority
01/13/2023
This EPA document, released in May 2022, makes the agency’s case for an expanded legal authority to protect underserved communities that have environmental justice concerns. Learn more
NCC Reviewing Latest WOTUS Rule
01/06/2023
The NCC prepared a brief summary of EPA's prepublication version of its new “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule. Learn more