Many ag groups are wondering what will happen next after EPA’s decision to revoke all tolerances for the pesticide chlorpyrifos.
Allison Crittenden, director of congressional relations with American Farm Bureau, says the decision wasn’t made through the typical pesticide registration review process.
“(The decision) is the product of anti-pesticide groups bringing forth a petition and EPA eventually deciding to grant that petition,” she says. “So, things aren’t happening really in regular order.”
Audio: Allison Crittenden
She tells Brownfield the new rule will take effect in six months and could cause some challenges for farmers.
