“ and an engineer on staff to grow food
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A farmer shouldn’ t have to have a lawyer
McClure noted that Ohio farmers work hard to reduce runoff of excess phosphorous and nitrogen from their farms.
“ Farmers have invested tens of millions of dollars of their own money in establishing conservation practices on their farms,” McClure said.“ Between 2006 and 2012, they have voluntarily reduced phosphorous applications in the Western Lake Erie Basin by more than 13 million pounds. As farmers are stepping up to implement conservation practices now, they are committed to finding additional solutions in the future.”
English warned that federal regulations have become unworkably complex.
“ A farmer shouldn’ t have to have a lawyer and an engineer on staff to grow food,” she said.
English singled out the EPA’ s controversial Waters of the United States rule as an example of bad science.
“ The rule not only expands the regulatory footprint for farming and increases the uncertainty we battle daily, but it also lacks peer-reviewed sound science,” English said.“ These regulations appear instead to be based on public opinion and social media trends rather than facts and science. The result is a highly unpredictable regulatory environment and uncontrolled costs when faced with compliance based on a moving target rather than a rational, sciencebased goal.”
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