FARGO, N.D. – (June 17, 2020) – Today, North Dakota Grain Growers President
Dennis Haugen was announced by EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler as one
of 33 members appointed to the agency’s Farm, Ranch, and Rural
Communities Committee (FRRCC). Established in 2008, the FRRCC provides
independent policy advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA
administrator on a range of environmental issues and policies that are of
importance to agriculture and rural communities.
The committee selected includes members from production agriculture and
related industries, academia, state, local, and tribal government, and
nongovernmental organizations with the intention of providing a broad and
balanced representation of perspectives. Members will each serve two or
three year terms that began on June 15, 2020. The committee plans to meet
twice a year starting later this summer.
Haugen says the formation of the committee will be a positive for not only
North Dakota agriculture, but also for the whole country. “This is a huge
opportunity to represent ND farmers on a national level,” he said. “Like the
NDGGA has been doing for years with our annual E-Tour, this committee will
enable the EPA to better understand the practical concerns about policies it
enacts and how those policies affect producers and other stakeholders in
rural areas.”