The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the monarch butterfly is deserving to be on the endangered species list.  

Wayne Fredericks is the American Soybean Association’s representative for the National Monarch Collaborative.  

“As we look at the decision, they felt that it is warranted but it’s been precluded because there’s a laundry list of a lot of other candidates that are more urgent,” he said.

The Iowa farmer tells Brownfield he doesn’t think this announcement is a threat to farmers fearing increased herbicide regulation. 

“It’s going to be actually 2024 before they, let’s put it this way, where they look to put it on a listing at that time,” he said.

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