EPA staff reductions could be major challenge for pesticide approval process

The CEO of the Ag Retailers Association says staffing shortages at the EPA could make an already long pesticide registration process even longer. “The Office of Pesticide Programs, which handles all of these registrations, has been understaffed and under-resourced constantly,” says Daren Coppock. President Trump previously said there would be at 65% reduction of workforce […]

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