Mike Pearson takes a look at the decision made in late December by the U.S. EPA to rescind the ban on Chlorpyrifos.
It’s the culmination of a back and forth between farm groups and the EPA.
Back in 2022, a court banned the chemical, Chlorpyrifos because it felt protections were needed to protect infants and young children.
A court decisions ruled that the EPA needs more studies than an outright ban on the chemical.
Chlorpyrifos has been used to control insect pests since 1965 on a variety of feed and crops.
Following the decision, the American Soybean Association weighed in and said it’s…
