Source: SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 7/26/18

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced on July 24, 2018, the deregulation of Bayer CropScience’s cotton variety genetically engineered for resistance to the herbicides glyphosate and p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase inhibitors, such as isoxafluatole.  APHIS conducted a thorough review of the potential environmental impacts and prepared a final environmental assessment, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. APHIS concluded in its final Plant Pest Risk Assessment...

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