Following a 2024 court decision vacating the agency's previous wetland mapping rule, USDA now counts every determination issued after Nov. 28, 1990, as certified under the new rule so long as the producer was notified and given appeal rights. While the interim rule takes effect today, the agency will also take comments on it for 60 days. Boozman aims to mark up farm bill Aug. 6Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman, R-Ark., said on Tuesday the committee will “hopefully” hold a farm bill markup next Thursday. Primary risks ahead for Democrats, Cook saysAs Democrats head into August facing crucial primaries, they’d be wise to try and avoid the kind of political mistakes made by Republicans in recent years, says Charlie Cook, founder of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. The Senate is currently split between 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats, and the House is effectively 220 Republicans to 215 Democrats, Cook notes.