Nebraska Corn is calling on farmers across the Midwest to help ensure access to a critical crop protection tool.

Andy Jobman, Chairmen of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, says producers should submit comments to EPA about the agency’s proposal revise atrazine. “If this proposal would go through, it would really throw a wrench in our ability to use modern day herbicides to control weeds.  We’d probably be looking at more tillage that would need to be done, which hampers our conservation and sustainability efforts.”

In June, the EPA released a proposed rule that would lower the level of concern to 3.4 ppb and the public comment period is open through September 6.

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