The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a clear signal today, Dec. 8, 2011, from the U.S. House of Representatives that placing burdensome and scientifically unfounded regulations on U.S. farmers and ranchers is unacceptable. In a bipartisan showing, the House voted in favor of Congresswoman Kristi Noem’s (R-S.D) Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011(H.R. 1633). The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) recognizes that EPA pulled back from regulating farm dust at a level twice as stringent as current levels, but NCBA President Bill Donald calls today’s vote a win for regulatory certainty for cattlemen and women.