The EPA has published its interim decision on atrazine for
weed control and a coalition of ag groups says it’s good news for farmers.
Brownfield spoke with Missouri Corn Growers CEO Gary Marshall – chairman of the Triazine Network last month – after EPA reviewed its own science on atrazine in the re-registration process.
“We think it costs somewhere around $30 per acre to switch
to another product that doesn’t do as good of a job as atrazine does in
controlling weeds.”
The decision, which sets a “reasonable aquatic ecosystem Level of Concern for atrazine”
is open to 60 days of public comment.
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