EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the Set 2 rules will create a “larger, more stable and more reliable” domestic market for U.S. crops. 

Termination letters claim that, according to NYFC, “most of the awards did little to improve land access” and there was “excessive spending on outreach and technical assistance.”

The projects supported by the 12 grants announced  will hire or support field professionals to provide training to private landowners, equipping them with the tools needed to conserve, maintain, and restore natural resources on their lands, implement sound management practices, and access financial assistance through Farm Bill conservation programs. 

Trump administration officials tout progress on farm reforms, but American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says shorter-term solutions are needed to fix "terrible imbalance" between prices and inputs costs.

In this edition:

• The silver bullet that wasn’t: Glyphosate’s declining weed control over 25 years
• How Safe Is Glyphosate Chemical Backed by Trump? What the Science Says
• Glyphosate resistance is not inevitable: changes you can make
• Scientists Say This Potential Carcinogen May Be Lurking in Your Garden

What does what “regenerative agriculture” really mean? Everyone has an opinion. Googling it provides endless nuances. It’s another example, in my humble opinion, of how buzzwords sometimes stifle progress rather than promote it.