but really, he sounds like a great big chicken. Can't wait for the FBI to do a no knock raid on his house. Just for fun. Another giant pos.

So, like other Republican plans, has to be developed in secret.
They are all paranoid pricks.

visiting my daughter, so I've been perusing the local papers. Today I read an article in Farm World about Pruitt in a column called Hoosier Ag Today by Gary Truitt.
In a nutshell he states that for the past eight years EPA had declared war on agriculture with the implementation of the Waters of the U.S. rule, where farmers found themselves being fined for plowing a field that had never had water in it, with great economic consequences from this and other government manipulation. Truitt further states that Pruitt has met with local farmers and state officials and is serious about changing things. He ends the column by saying that "this does not mean that we are going to get everything we want from the EPA, but at least someone at the top of the agency will listen to agriculture's point of view."

So, does he have a point, or am I missing something? I'm not a farm or country person, but I'm trying to see things from a perspective of people who may not be so opposed to him. If there is me an argument to counter this article, please post and I will bounce it around with my SIL farmer.

I was a state field inspector in the solid waste program 25 years ago. Can tell you our regulations had exceptions for most agricultural endeavors. Had one "farmer" who took different food wastes and fed them to pigs and steer. It was a nasty operation that most of his neighbors had strong objections to; think yards of egg shells and food waste sitting in a field in 90 degree August heat.

Seriously, most of the problems our states have with the farming community are inappropriate application of animal manure, animals being allowed into the waters of the commonwealth and over application of fertilizers. In just about all of these instances its a few individual farmers who do not follow best practices. From a regulatory perspective, trying to get "cooperation" from those who do not follow best farming practices leads to an immediate appeal to the local media, ag district and or government representative to complain about government over reach. In my inspector days there were some attempts to have the ag officials go out and talk directly to these individuals with varying levels of success. I do think self policing is the best way to get people to do what they are supposed to do but some people don't or will not recognize boundaries.

I can now better see both sides of the story.