Ag industry concerned about legislation to restrict insecticide class
Story Date: 8/5/2013

Source: National Association of Wheat Growers, SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 8/2/13
 
A bill introduced by Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) would suspend the use of neonicotinoids, some of the most commonly used insecticides in the United States, over fears about their impact on honey bees.
 

The National Association of Wheat Growers, along with other agricultural groups, is concerned that new regulations on certain insecticides, known as neonicotinoids, could have a negative impact on U.S. farmers.

 
For more of this story, Click here.























   Copyright © 2007 North Carolina Agribusiness Council, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
   All use of this Website is subject to our
Terms of Use Agreement and our Privacy Policy.