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Scientist: New EPA regulations will hinder specialty crop breeding

06/07/23 2:08 PM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS Charles Wingard Cory Booker Environmental Protection Agency EPA farm bill John Boozman Margaret Leigh Worthington Nicholas Carter PIP rule plant-incorporated protectants research Senate Ag Committee specialty crops

Senators were warned Wednesday that the EPA’s new regulations for plant-incorporated protectants will slow the breeding of new fruit and vegetable varieties that are more resistant to pests and diseases.



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