The regulations coming out of the Environmental Protection Agency are an ongoing frustration for many farmers, including Jamie Beyer of Wheaton, Minnesota. “For those of us in the western part of the state, WOTUS (Waters of the United States) is a big concern for us; we want to make sure we can make improvements on the farm and keep our tiling going.” EPA’s regulation of crop protection tools includes mitigation efforts where certain products are banned from use in counties with an endangered species designation. “We found there could be some faulty information to even use as justification for a county-wide ban and we want the most up-to-date science is utilized and not some murky government process.” Beyer is a past MSGA president and an American Soybean Association director.
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