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In our blog post on March 7, 2017, we highlighted that 39 programs in the 2014 Farm Bill do not maintain a budget baseline beyond the current fiscal year, FY 2018. These programs had estimated mandatory spending totaling $2.824 billion over the five-year window of the 2014 Farm Bill from FY 2014-2018. After review of…
There are 2.2 million miles of drinking water pipelines throughout the U.S. @AWWAACE says most of our buried drinking water infrastructure was built 50 or more years ago, in the post-World War II era of rapid demographic change and economic growth. In some older urban areas, many water mains have been in the ground for…
At the end of February, both Republicans and Democrats serving on the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture joined together in sending their annual letter to the House Budget Committee containing their views and estimates regarding the upcoming FY 2019 budget. Pursuant to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 each congressional standing committee, like the Committee…
The Department of Defense has expressed concerns about delays at FDA. In a Politico article on December 13, 2017, titled, “How to Reboot the FDA,” the Department of Defense (DOD), with the help of some Members of Congress tried an end-run around the the FDA and sought authority to approve its own medical products. The…
The Department of Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey (@USGS) National Water Use Science Project (NWUSP) recently released preliminary water-use estimates for 2015. @USGS has provided estimates of water use in the U.S. every 5 years since 1950. 87% of U.S. Population Served Potable Drinking Water by Public-supply Water Systems From 2010 to 2015 the U.S. population…
After talks with members of leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture is signaling that congressional action on a new Farm Bill will happen in the first quarter of 2018. It is likely the House and Senate will remain busy with tax reform…
On November 16 the U.S. House of Representatives adopted HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, 227-205, Thirteen Republicans joined all Democrats in opposing the measure. Republicans opposing the measure included conservative members concerned with increasing the U.S. debt and those in congressional districts that would be significantly impacted by the inability to deduct state…
In 1968 amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act established the Animal Drugs and Feeds Program in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new law extended authorities to FDA to regulate animal drugs, devices, and feed. Animal Drugs and Feed Regulated Under 21 Different Laws Today, the animal drug and feed industries are regulated under…
Since 1950, the U.S. Geological Service, @USGS has worked in cooperation with local, state, and federal environmental agencies to collect water-use information and issue a report every 5 years. The last report issued was 2010 and work began on the 2015 report last year. U.S. Uses 355 Billion Gallons Per Day! According to USGS about…
As an update to our earlier article (below) on October 4, the Office of Management and Budget sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence (in his role as President of the U.S. Senate) requesting a total $29.3 billion in supplemental emergency appropriations to help with recovery efforts from the recent devastating hurricanes and to improve…
On Monday August 28, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) will announce they are conducting ten teleconferences/webinars to hear from stakeholders their recommendations to revise the definition of ‘‘Waters of the United States’’ under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Nine of the teleconferences/webinars will be…
“Tim Cansler’s behind the scenes Washington knowledge on agricultural and farm issues makes him an excellent choice for hearing the “rest of the story” about current Washington happenings. His agricultural and Farm Bureau background provide a solid foundation and understanding of the issues important to farmers.” Jeff Aiken President Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation Cansler Consulting,…
Most partnerships between grant recipients and the federal government are productive and, oftentimes render world-class innovations in multiple disciplinary fields such as health care, food & agriculture and national security. But this comes at a cost to American taxpayers. The recent release of the Trump Administration FY 2018 budget proposal calls for a $6 billion…
In the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, more than 600,000 miles of asbestos cement (AC) – also called transite – was installed to transport water in potable water mains, storm drains and sanitary sewers in the U.S. Asbestos was used because of its light weight, corrosion resistance, rigidity and ease of handling. AC pipe accounts for…
Monsanto MON (NYSE) describes itself as “a sustainable agriculture company..deliver(ing) agricultural products that support farmers all around the world.” Their focus is “on empowering farmers—large and small—to produce more from their land while conserving more of our world’s natural resources such as water and energy.” So how is this forward-thinking agriculture company investing in the future…
