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Sorghum Growers: EPA Proposed Level Of Concern For Atrazine Hinders Climate-Smart Agriculture Goals, Departs From Science

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:07:31 CDT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reopened yesterday the finalized re-registration of atrazine, a widely utilized herbicide in sorghum production, and is proposing to replace the approved 15 parts per billion (ppb) concentration equivalent level of concern (CE-LOC) in the aquatic assessment with the ultra-low 3.4 ppb CE-LOC proposed in 2016—a severely restricted level not supported by credible scientific evidence that would have a devastating impact on farmers. National Sorghum Producers strongly disagrees with the EPA's proposed level of concern for atrazine and is actively seeking input from its grower community. The proposal (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0266) is published in the Federal Register, and EPA will accept public comments for 60 days.

"This is a tool our farmers cannot stand to lose," NSP CEO Tim Lust said in an NSP statement. "Climate-smart agriculture relies on tools like atrazine particularly for sustainable farming practices like conservation tillage and no-till." In the announcement, EPA stated it "intends to seek external peer review of the risks to the aquatic plant community that underlies this proposed risk management strategy." NSP and its partners at the Triazene Network maintain that before any part of the proposal is implemented, EPA must stand by its promises to convene a formal FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel to specifically explore the scientific basis for the proposed CE-LOC revision and ensure high-quality research supports the proposal.

NSP will continue to work with the EPA, Congress and the White House to help bring logic and science to the assessment process. Meanwhile, NSP is encouraging its members to comment on the issue by visiting SorghumGrowers.com. Read NSP's full statement on the proposal here. Additional information on the benefits of atrazine from the Triazine Network is available here.


   

 

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