The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed interim decision that allows the re-registration of atrazine. Minnesota Corn Growers Association President Les Anderson says this is a welcome ruling because atrazine is an important weed control tool for growers.
He says EPA used sound science in their decision and recognized that growers apply atrazine properly and use the herbicide in an environmentally responsible way.
Anderson says many growers are already planning for the 2020 growing season and putting together their herbicide portfolio.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler says with common sense actions such as re-registration of atrazine, his agency is protecting public health and ensuring crops can be protected against a broad spectrum of weeds and pests.
