Afternoon Ag News, June 22, 2026: Farmers and ranchers make good progress reducing runoff into the Mississippi River basin

States along the Mississippi River basin have surpassed a key federal target for reducing nitrogen flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Hypoxia Task Force. Courtney Briggs, the senior director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the task force is a collaborative effort. NAFB News ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.