Pesticides

After passing the House 224-200, the farm bill is headed to the Senate, where SNAP funding could be another problematic topic.

Many people fear rodenticides will become even more difficult to access and more expensive to use after the EPA’s release of the final biological evaluation for 11 rodenticide active ingredients.

EPA is proposing changes to rodenticides that would result in canceling products and uses, adding more requirements to labels, and reclassifying some products to restricted use pesticides. Here’s what you need to know.

Legislators have until Wednesday to propose amendments to the fiscal 2024 Ag appropriations bill, which could lead to test votes on farm bill matters. The measure could begin debate next week.