EPA Releases Better Strategy to Protect Endangered Species

EPA releases new insecticide plan

The Environmental Protection Agency released a draft of its plan to protect endangered species while still allowing farmers the flexibility to use insecticides to protect their crops. John Walt Boatright, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation,…

EPA Releases Better Strategy to Protect Endangered Species

The Environmental Protection Agency released its final Insecticide Strategy that identifies practical protections for federally endangered and threatened species from the use of insecticides. At the same time, it also provides flexibility for pesticide users and growers. The Strategy identifies mitigations aimed at protecting more than 900 species listed by the Fish and Wildlife Service that the EPA considers when it registers a new insecticide …

EPA applauded for easing regulatory "burdens" on farmers using insecticides

Farm groups were cheering moves announced this week by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will alter endangered species protections to allow for easier use of certain pesticides in agriculture. Echoing the industry applause, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins thanked the EPA for “unleashing regulatory burdens” on farmers and ranchers through its new strategy for insecticide use, changes that include reducing buffer zones d…

EPA releases new insecticide plan | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

The Environmental Protection Agency released a draft of its plan to protect endangered species while still allowing farmers the flexibility to use insecticides to protect their crops. John Walt Boatright, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the plan was mandated by a court order. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2025/05/05012025-boatright-cut-1.mp3 Boatright said farmers and ranchers s

EPA Releases Final Insecticide Strategy, Ag Groups React

The Environmental Protection Agency released its final Insecticide Strategy that identifies practical protections for federally endangered and threatened species from the use of insecticides. “We have found common-sense ways to keep endangered species safe that won’t place unneeded burdens on the growers who rely on these tools for their livelihood, and which are necessary to ensure a safe and plentiful food supply,” said Administrator Lee Zeldi…