Central ND News

Senator John Hoeven and Senator Roger Marshall are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to appeal a recent court ruling that vacated certain dicamba registrations. The senators emphasized the importance of protecting farmers' access to critical crop protection tools, especially at a time when planting decisions for the spring have already been made.

"U.S. farmers are already coping with record input costs, crippling interest rates, and lackluster commodity prices," the senators stated in their letter to the EPA. "The last thing farmers need now is to lose access to critical crop protection tools in which they have already invested thousands of dollars and on which they have based this year’s planting decisions."

The senators highlighted the significance of dicamba in enabling no-till farming practices, stating that without access to such tools, farmers may be forced to revert to less efficient methods that could set back yields and conservation efforts. They emphasized the urgent need for the EPA to appeal the court decision and requested a modification to the existing stocks order to prevent adverse impacts on farmers, retailers, and manufacturers this spring.

The letter, also signed by several other senators, including Jerry Moran, Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Chuck Grassley, underscores the broad support for protecting farmers' access to essential crop protection tools.

The full letter can be accessed through the provided link, as the senators continue to advocate for the appeal of the court ruling and the preservation of farmers' ability to utilize dicamba and other vital crop protection resources.