Latest Advocacy Updates - August 29, 2025
California Farm Bureau raised concerns with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's plan to move operations to regional hubs, citing lack of detail, exclusion of California, staffing losses and risk to existing state offices. The comment period was extended to Aug. 31.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched the Pesticide App for Label Mitigation app to help farmers and applicators reduce pesticide exposure to nontarget species. The tool aids compliance with mitigation measures, with more changes at EPA expected as pesticide issues remain a priority.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will rescind its "blanket 4(d) rule," which extended full Endangered Species Act protections to threatened species. Critics cited impacts on species such as the gray wolf. The rule was removed in 2019, reinstated in 2024 and now set for replacement by October 2026 after review.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed that California's program to regulate heavy duty vehicles from out of state is impermissible. The Clean Truck Check requirements for vehicles registered within California will still apply.
Late last week, the federal government announced a pause on issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers. The decision follows national attention on traffic fatalities allegedly involving commercial truck drivers and concerns about the English proficiency of commercial driver's license holders.
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