Agriculture sees many changes in 2017

2017 brought a wave of change for farming. It was a better year than farmers and ranchers have seen in a while.

WOTUS

EPA’s much-maligned and litigated Waters of the United States rule appeared to have met its match in 2017. Already blocked by federal courts pending trial on the merits, the new administration’s EPA proceeded swiftly to dismantle the old rule by issuing a request for comments on how the new rule should define Waters of the United States — that is, interstate waters that fall under the jurisdiction of the EPA.

Work on the new rule continues while EPA officials have pr...