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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, March 09, 2025
The agricultural industry is more optimistic than it was in the summer of 2023 that producers will be able to live with new requirements to protect endangered species from pesticides.
EPA’s final herbicide strategy, designed to protect more than 900 species listed as threatened or endangered, includes more options for growers and reduces the burden on applicators compared to the draft released last year, the agency said Tuesday.
EPA has proposed a strategy to reduce insecticide exposure to hundreds of federally listed endangered species that includes a wide range of mitigation measures addressing spray drift and erosion.
The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to make its endangered species herbicide strategy easier for growers to implement by adding more conservation practices and using better maps.
