Some ag groups are anxiously awaiting a court decision that could restore the use of a pesticide banned by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Luther Markwart with the American Sugarbeet Association tells Brownfield EPA revoked the registration for chlorpyrifos in 2021 and their case was finally heard in mid-December.
“EPA essentially said it’s safe for 11 crops, you can go ahead and use it, that was their original position, but then they decided to get rid of it for everything,” he says.
