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| https://rodneydavis.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399156 | U of I Dean and Ag Professor Chosen for EPA Ag Science Committee | 2016-10-07 | 2016 | 2016-10 | Republican | House | IL | Rodney Davis | D000619 | rodneydavis.house.gov | legacy | U of I Dean and Ag Professor Chosen for EPA Ag Science Committee Committee Established by Davis to Give Farmers a Stronger Voice Within EPA Rulemaking f t # e Washington, DC, October 7, 2016 U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that Dr. George Czapar, Associate Dean and Director of University Extension and Associate Professor in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois, was chosen to serve on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Agricultural Science Committee. Czapar is one of twenty board members that will advise the EPA on regulations impacting farmers. Davis authored the provision that created this committee in the 2014 Farm Bill and nominated Dr. Czapar in September 2015.I am pleased the EPA has finally moved forward with this committee and I believe Dr. Czapar is a great choice to give our ag community a stronger voice within the agency, said Davis. I included this provision in the 2014 Farm Bill to bring some commonsense to the EPA and hopefully avoid future rules like WOTUS or others that regulate dust and milk spills. I look forward to closely following the work of this committee and hope the EPA uses the experience and background of these ag experts as they consider rules that impact rural America. The Agricultural Science Committee will provide advice to the EPA's SAB, which was established in 1978 to advise the EPA on science-related issues, on matters that have been determined to have a significant direct impact on farming and agriculture-related industries. Davis has put continued pressure on the EPA over the last two years to establish this important agriculture committee. f t # e | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |