OSHA backs off regulations on small farms' grain storage

U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., are pleased that small family-owned farms will not be subjected to unlawful scrutiny by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Under pressure from Cochran, Wicker and other lawmakers in the Senate and House, OSHA has agreed to withdraw its 2011 guidance memorandum on regulating small farms with grain storage.