Hay is now a pollutant???

[Britesea]

EPA Declares Hay a Pollutant

September 1, 2011 Billings, Mont. During his presentation on the status of the nations new country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law, and on behalf of the R-CALF USA COOL Committee, R-CALF USA member and Kansas cattle feeder Mike Callicrate was asked a non-COOL question that set convention goers on their heels during the 12th Annual R-CALF USA Convention held August 26-27 in Rapid City, S.D.

Has the Environmental Protection Agency declared hay a pollutant? an audience member asked. Callicrate responded affirmatively and explained that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently initiated a formal enforcement action against his Kansas feedlot for, among other things, failure to store his hay in a pollution containment zone. Now that EPA has declared hay a pollutant, every farmer and rancher that stores hay, or that leaves a broken hay bale in the field is potentially violating EPA rules and subject to an EPA enforcement action, Callicrate said. How far are we going to let this agency go before we stand up and do something about it?
http://r-calfusa.com/news_releases/2011/110901-epa.htm

 

[colowyo0809]

EPA Declares Hay a Pollutant

September 1, 2011 Billings, Mont. During his presentation on the status of the nations new country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law, and on behalf of the R-CALF USA COOL Committee, R-CALF USA member and Kansas cattle feeder Mike Callicrate was asked a non-COOL question that set convention goers on their heels during the 12th Annual R-CALF USA Convention held August 26-27 in Rapid City, S.D.

Has the Environmental Protection Agency declared hay a pollutant? an audience member asked. Callicrate responded affirmatively and explained that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently initiated a formal enforcement action against his Kansas feedlot for, among other things, failure to store his hay in a pollution containment zone. Now that EPA has declared hay a pollutant, every farmer and rancher that stores hay, or that leaves a broken hay bale in the field is potentially violating EPA rules and subject to an EPA enforcement action, Callicrate said. How far are we going to let this agency go before we stand up and do something about it?
http://r-calfusa.com/news_releases/2011/110901-epa.htm

 

[freemotion]

W-O-W.

 

[abifae]

Anyone have a link to the actual EPA rule?

 

[Wifezilla]

Here is a more detailed story...
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/R-CALF-says-EPA-declares-hay-a-pollutant-128915148.html

 

[abifae]

The big feedlots might be getting fined too and just pay it off.

That's what things like Comcast do on copyright violations whereas small internet companies are forced to disconnect services and send the thieves to Comcast who can afford them.

 

[Beanie]

Speechless.....

 

[Marianne]

There's more to this than what's been reported and written about, but it's not all something to get our panties twisted up about. DH is a crop adjuster, and he's going to get the skinny (or at least talk to a few in the know) and report back.

 

[abifae]

There's more to this than what's been reported and written about, but it's not all something to get our panties twisted up about. DH is a crop adjuster, and he's going to get the skinny (or at least talk to a few in the know) and report back.

Thank you Marianne. I was curious because no article posted the rule.

 

[Wannabefree]

The EPA doesn't require psychological evals for their personnel. THAT is the WHOLE problem.