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Oral Arguments Made in Chlorpyrifos Lawsuit

Published December 16, 2022

A coalition of 20 farm groups was represented in a federal appeals court Thursday, arguing against the EPA decision to revoke food tolerances for chlorpyrifos. The Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association filed the original lawsuit. Sugarbeet, soybean, wheat and…

Voluntary Cancelation for Chlorpyrifos Registrations

Published December 15, 2022

Companies are voluntarily canceling their chlorpyrifos registrations with the EPA. North Dakota State University Extension Pesticide Program Manager Andrew Thostenson says the food tolerances were revoked in February and this may be the end for this tool. "Corteva exited the market…

Chlorpyrifos Litigation Moves Forward

Published May 5, 2022

Chlorpyrifos can no longer be applied on any food crops in the United States. That means sugarbeet and soybean growers will use different products to manage pests this year, but agriculture groups are trying to get the product back. Twenty…

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Stay on Chlorpyrifos

Published March 17, 2022

A federal appeals court rejected a move by agricultural groups to stay the EPA’s ban of chlorpyrifos. In a statement, the coalition of ag groups pursing the effort, including the American Sugarbeet Growers Association and American Soybean Association, said they…

EPA Takes Next Steps on Chlorpyrifos Rule

Published March 1, 2022

The EPA has officially taken the next steps to discontinue the use of the chlorpyrifos on food by rejecting objections to EPA’s rule revoking all chlorpyrifos tolerances. This comes after a lawsuit was filed in early February by 20 agricultural…

Goehring to EPA: ND Unable to Dispose of Chlorpyrifos

Published March 1, 2022

The EPA banned the use of chlorpyrifos and directed North Dakota users and distributors to dispose of the product through the state pesticide disposal program. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has advised EPA that Project Safe Send does not have the…

Chlorpyrifos Ban Takes Effect

Published February 25, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency will deny all objections and requests to stay its ban on chlorpyrifos. That puts the fate of the insecticide to be determined by the courts. Earlier this month, 20 agricultural groups said they would sue the…

Chlorpyrifos Ban Sets a Precedent

Published February 10, 2022

The EPA's chlorpyrifos ban affects many agricultural commodities. "The groups suing the EPA shows the breadth of the impact. Our concern is the way the product was taken off the market. It's not the way pesticides are supposed to be…

Agriculture Groups Sue EPA Over Chlorpyrifos Ban

Published February 10, 2022

Twenty agricultural groups are suing the EPA for denying the use of chlorpyrifos. Northern soybean, sugarbeet and wheat producers are part of the litigation. The groups are seeking an injunction of a rule that will take effect at the end…

Top Story #9: A Changing Regulatory Environment

Published December 31, 2021

At least three things come to mind looking back at the challenging regulatory environment: the Waters of the United States rule, chlorpyrifos and dicamba. The Environmental Protection Agency is re-defining WOTUS again. Agriculture wants certainty and the EPA wants a…

Articles tagged under: chlorpyrifos

Oral Arguments Made in Chlorpyrifos Lawsuit

Voluntary Cancelation for Chlorpyrifos Registrations

Chlorpyrifos Litigation Moves Forward

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Stay on Chlorpyrifos

EPA Takes Next Steps on Chlorpyrifos Rule

Goehring to EPA: ND Unable to Dispose of Chlorpyrifos

Chlorpyrifos Ban Takes Effect

Chlorpyrifos Ban Sets a Precedent

Agriculture Groups Sue EPA Over Chlorpyrifos Ban

Top Story #9: A Changing Regulatory Environment

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