2020
Letter Conveys PIPs Proposal Concerns12/11/2020
The NCC joined with 27 other organizations on a letter to EPA regarding the proposed rule, “Pesticides: Exemptions of Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants” (PIPs). Learn more
NCC Comments on EPA Proposed Rule
12/11/2020
The NCC filed comments with EPA regarding its proposed rule, “Pesticides: Exemptions of Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants” (PIPs). Learn more
Water Resources Bill Provisions Supported
12/11/2020
The NCC joined numerous other agricultural groups on a letter to House and Senate leadership regarding important provisions included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2020. Learn more
GE Cotton Risk Assessment Comments Submitted
11/20/2020
The NCC filed comments with USDA-APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) and agreed that APHIS had abundantly evaluated MON 88702 in the Plant Pest Risk Assessment and the separate Environmental Risk Assessment supporting the conclusion of no likely risk. Learn more
NCC Endorses Plastic Detection/Removal System
11/20/2020
The NCC recently responded to USDA’s request for recommendations of the most innovative technologies, practices and management tools that can be deployed readily through one or more USDA programs. Learn more
Resistance Management Proposal Comments Filed
11/13/2020
The NCC filed comments with EPA regarding the agency's latest resistance management proposal – the “Draft Proposal to Improve Lepidopteran Resistance Management.” Learn more
NCC Signs Letter Supporting Government Contract Certainty for Textile Manufacturers
11/13/2020
The NCC joined a letter with 11 other organizations, including NCTO, to the director of the Defense Logistics Agency requesting a more predictable and long-term contracting process with U.S. companies that manufacture textiles, apparel and footwear for the U.S. military and other government agencies. Learn more
Driver Eligibility Pilot Program Comments Filed
11/13/2020
The NCC joined numerous agricultural organizations on joint comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Notice of Proposed Pilot Program that would create a pilot program to allow truck drivers aged 18-20 to drive across state lines. Learn more
Dimethenamid Comments Filed
11/06/2020
The NCC submitted comments to EPA on the draft human health and environmental safety risk assessments for registration review of dimethenamid/dimethenamid-P, a group 15 herbicides registered for multiple crops including cotton. Learn more
NCC Files EQIP Rule Comments
10/30/2020
The NCC submitted comments on USDA's interim final rule for its Environmental Quality Incentives Program to make updates as directed by the 2018 farm law and integrate feedback from agricultural producers and others. Learn more
No Transition To Water Erosion Prediction Project Urged
10/23/2020
The NCC joined with other agricultural organizations on a letter to NRCS Acting Chief Kevin Norton asking the agency to suspend its transition to the use of the Water Erosion Prediction Project in its conservation services delivery system. Learn more
Strengthened Berry Amendment Supported
10/23/2020
Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) led 36 of their House colleagues on a letter to the leaders of the House Armed Services Committee in support of language included in the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act to lower the acquisition threshold at which the Berry Amendment purchasing requirements apply to the Department of Defense procurement.<br /> Learn more
Isoxaflutole Comments Submitted
10/16/2020
The NCC submitted comments to EPA regarding a pesticide petition filed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requesting tolerances for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on cottonseed and cotton gin byproducts. Learn more
NCC Submits Critical Habitat Comments
10/09/2020
The NCC provided comments on the proposed rule of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service entitled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat.” Learn more
Representatives Seek Dicamba Product Label Issuance
10/09/2020
A bipartisan group of House Members sent a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler asking the agency to quickly issue new labels for the four dicamba products in simple and concise language. Learn more
Speaker Urged To Address Cotton Supply Chain Needs
10/09/2020
Reps. David Scott (D-GA) and T.J. Cox (D-CA) led a letter that included 12 of their colleagues to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) urging her to include policy provisions in any upcoming COVID relief package to address the ongoing needs of cotton merchandisers and textile manufacturers throughout the U.S. cotton and textile supply chain. Learn more
NCC Joins Letter on Hours of Service Exemption
10/09/2020
The NCC joined numerous other agriculture organizations on a letter to Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) in support of her bill, Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety (HAULS) Act of 2020. Learn more
NCC Joins Letter To Improve Berry Amendment
09/25/2020
The NCC joined other organizations representing workers engaged in U.S. textiles, apparel and other sewn products, footwear, and specialty metals manufacturing on a letter to House Armed Services Committee leaders urging support of the inclusion of Section 814 from the Senate version of the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the final NDAA conference report. Learn more
NCC Supports ESA Amendments Act
09/25/2020
The NCC submitted a letter to a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing in support of “The Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020 introduced by Committee Chairman John Barrasso's (R-WY). Learn more
FIFRA Letter Sent to Hill
09/18/2020
The NCC, joined by more than 300 agriculture and conservation organizations, sent a letter to all Senate and House Members affirming support for pesticide regulations in place today under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Learn more
Letter Conveys CCC Funding Support
09/18/2020
The NCC, along with over 40 other agriculture organizations, wrote to Senate and House leadership in strong support of full replenishment of the borrowing authority for the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) as part of the pending Continuing Resolution (CR) being drafted for consideration by Congress by the end of September. Learn more
Letter Calls For Timely Dicamba Registration
09/11/2020
NCC President/CEO Gary Adams sent a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler in mid-September citing the need for a timely registration of dicamba herbicide formulations. Learn more
NCC Files "Habitat" Definition Comments
09/04/2020
The NCC filed comments with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding its proposed definition of habitat. Learn more
NCC Files Neonic Comments
09/04/2020
The NCC filed comments to EPA urging the agency to deny the Natural Resource Defense Council's request for EPA to “Revoke all neonic tolerances and comments regarding dietary exposure.” Learn more
Summary Clarifies ELS Procedures/Charges
08/28/2020
Provisions outlined in this summary note that loan forfeiture charges and procedures apply the same to both upland and ELS cotton, when the cotton is forfeited to USDA rather than redeemed from the loan. Learn more
NCC Supports Tiafenacil Registration
08/28/2020
The NCC filed comments in support of the unconditional registration of tiafenacil, a new herbicidal active ingredient. Learn more
USDA Issues AGI Definition Change
08/21/2020
USDA recently announced a change to the definition of “average farm adjusted gross income” (AGI) for purposes of determining the amount of an individual’s AGI that is derived from farming, ranching or forestry. Learn more
NCC Joins Senate Highway Bill Letter
08/07/2020
The NCC joined numerous agricultural organizations outlining priorities and concerns as the Senate began to develop its version of the highway bill. Learn more
Agriculture Innovation Agenda Comments Filed
08/07/2020
The NCC submitted comments to USDA in response to the Department’s request for public and private sector input on important agriculture innovations. Learn more
Senators Convey Fertilizer Import Tariff Concerns
08/07/2020
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) led a letter from eight Senators to the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission expressing opposition to imposing duties on imported phosphate fertilizer from Russia and Morocco. Learn more
Possible Fertilizer Import Duties Raise Concerns
08/07/2020
The NCC sent a letter to the Commerce Department and USDA regarding a countervailing duty request brought by The Mosaic Company against imported phosphate fertilizer from Russia and Morocco. Learn more
Representatives Urged to Support WRDA
07/30/2020
The NCC was among a group of other agricultural organizations which sent a July 28 letter to House Members urging their support of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 (H.R. 7575). Learn more
Navigable Waters Protection Rule Guidance Published
07/24/2020
This memo, one of three guidance documents that have cleared the OMB, contains information particularly relevant to agriculture concerning the issues of wetlands and prior converted croplands. Learn more
NCC Supports Amendment to Transportation Bill
06/19/2020
The NCC joined other agricultural organizations on a letter to House Members supporting an amendment offered by Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) to HR 2, the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (INVEST in America Act).” Learn more
Court Ruling Jeopardizes Dicamba Availability
06/05/2020
In a 56-page opinion, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on June 3 vacated the registration of Xtendimax (Bayer), FeXapan (Corteva), and Engenia (BASF) dicamba herbicides. Learn more
NCC Urges Streamlined Ag Data Survey
05/29/2020
The NCC filed comments with USDA regarding a request from the agency's Office of Pest Management Policy (OPMP) to satisfy a 2018 farm law requirement on collecting information from agricultural entities to support OPMP's understanding of agricultural practices pertaining to pest management. Learn more
NCC Comments Regarding Regulatory Transparency
05/22/2020
The NCC submitted comments to EPA applauding the agency for attempting to provide as much transparency as possible to data and models used by the agency in regulating stakeholders. Learn more
NCC Submits Comments Regarding CFTC Position Limits
05/22/2020
The NCC submitted comments regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) proposed rule on position limits for derivatives. Learn more
NCC Comments Regarding Thiamethoxam
05/08/2020
The NCC submitted comments to the EPA regarding the pesticide, Thiamethoxam. Learn more
NCC Comments Regarding Imidacloprid
05/08/2020
The NCC submitted comments to the EPA regarding the pesticide, Imidacloprid. Learn more
NCC Comments Regarding Dinotefuran
05/08/2020
The NCC submitted comments to the EPA regarding the pesticide, Dinotefuran. Learn more
NCC Comments Regarding Clothianidin
05/08/2020
The NCC submitted comments to the EPA regarding the pesticide, Clothianidin. Learn more
NCC Comments Regarding Acetamiprid
05/08/2020
The NCC submitted comments to the EPA regarding the pesticide, Acetamiprid. Learn more
Chemical Use Survey Continuation Supported
05/08/2020
The NCC submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget supporting the continued use of the Chemical Use Survey on crops. Learn more
Letter Cites Dicamba Benefits
05/08/2020
The NCC and American Soybean Association sent a joint letter to EPA's Administrator discussing the benefits to growers from the newer formulations of dicamba and use for in-crop, over-the-top weed control. Learn more
NCC Comments on NEPA Revision
03/20/2020
The NCC filed comments on a proposed update to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a decades-old, overarching environmental law responsible for high permitting costs and delays affecting most industries, including agriculture. Learn more
DHS Issues Critical Infrastructure/Workforce Sectors List
03/20/2020
The Department of Homeland Security issued its current list of industry sectors that are considered critical infrastructure and workforce. Learn more
USDA Service Center Guidelines Issued
03/20/2020
USDA says that many of its Service Centers are currently open for business, some by appointment only. Learn more
Letter Highlights Supply Chain/Workforce, Inputs Importance
03/20/2020
A letter sent from agriculture, commodity, and related organizations, including the NCC, to the Administration highlighted the critical importance of maintaining an unimpeded agricultural workforce and supply chain, production and transportation activities, including the availability of agricultural inputs for this crop year. Learn more
Letter Conveys COVID-19-Related Concerns
03/20/2020
The NCC and 113 other agricultural and business groups wrote to Congress and the Administration regarding key considerations, including needed relief, as the federal government works to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more
CARES Act Summary
03/20/2020
Senate Republicans introduced a broad-based relief and stimulus package (CARES) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more
NCC CARES Act Summary
03/20/2020
The NCC prepared a summary of Senate Republicans' broad-based relief and stimulus package (Phase 3) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more
Full MAP/FMD Funding Urged
03/13/2020
The NCC joined numerous other agriculture organizations on a letter to House and Senate Appropriations leadership urging for the full funding of Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development programs. Learn more
EQIP Comments Submitted
02/21/2020
The NCC submitted comments on the Natural Resources Conservation Service interim rule on the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Learn more
NCC Files Comments on Phytosanitary Certificates
02/07/2020
The NCC filed comments on an information request to the Office of Management and Budget for the need of phytosanitary certificates. Learn more
NCC Files WPS Comments
01/31/2020
The NCC filed comments on proposed changes to the Worker Protection Standards, specifically those affecting the Application Exclusion Zone. Learn more
NCC Submits Comments on Pyrethroids
01/17/2020
The NCC sent comments to the EPA docket in support of the continued registration of pyrethroid pesticides. Learn more
CSP Comments Submitted
01/17/2020
The NCC submitted comments on the Natural Resources Conservation Service's interim rule on the Conservation Stewardship Program. Learn more
USDA Updates ELS Competitiveness Program
01/10/2020
USDA announced a key update to the Extra Long Staple or Pima Competitiveness Program in the farm law -- adding the Egyptian Giza 94 price quote to the calculations used in the program to determine if a competitiveness payment should be made. Learn more
Phase 1 Trade Deal Summary
01/03/2020
This document summarizes the nine-chapter, 86-page Phase 1 agreement with China announced in December 2019 that President Trump was to sign on January 15, 2020. Learn more