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Authorized by the Clean Water Act, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program controls water pollution by regulating sources that discharge pollutants.
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  • May 16, 2012
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    June 1 deadline for Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program, ACRE sign-up

    Producers are reminded that enrollment for the 2012 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) ends on June 1, 2012....More
  • May 15, 2012
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    Delta Agriculture making major contribution to Mississippi economy

    Governor Bryant of Mississippi says state should continue to invest in agricultural research, flood control....More
  • May 15, 2012
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    Specialty crop group petitions EPA on herbicide-resistant crops

    A coalition within the U.S. specialty crop industry has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to conduct an environmental impact statement (EIS) for dicamba- and 2,4-D-tolerant crops, saying more study of the technologies is needed....More
  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    Foreigners must report U.S. ag land holdings

    USDA Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Executive Director James B. Douglass reminds foreign persons with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required to report their holdings and any transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture....More
  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    U.S./Colombia trade agreement officially implemented

    On Tuesday, the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United States and Colombia was officially implemented....More
  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    USDA celebrates 150 years

    Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture....More
  • May 14, 2012
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    Gov. Bryant: agriculture’s economic role often underrated

    Agriculture continues to be the mainstay of the economy in Mississippi and other Mid-South states, and, as such, it should be promoted and protected — not neglected, said Gov. Phil Bryant at this year's Delta Council annual meeting....More
  • May 11, 2012
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    AFBF intervenes in Mississippi River Basin case

    The American Farm Bureau Federation, along with 14 state Farm Bureau organizations and 16 other national and regional agricultural organizations, has filed a motion seeking to intervene in Gulf Restoration Network, et al. v. Jackson, et al., a lawsuit seeking to force the Environmental Protection Agency to establish federal numeric nutrient water quality standards for all states in the Mississippi River Basin....More
  • May 11, 2012
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    Anniversary of 2011 floods

    Was it only a year ago when abundant rains caused a chain-reaction of misery in the Mid-South? Back then, a sense of disbelief set in as waterways swelled past their banks, flooding farmland and threatening towns....More
  • May 10, 2012
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    USDA funding to improve rural electric infrastructure

    The USDA has announced that rural electric cooperative utilities in 10 states will receive loans to install smart grid technologies and make improvements to generation and transmission facilities....More
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