On Aug. 17, Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, R-MO, and Rep. Tracey Mann, R-KS, led 92 of their House colleagues, most from farm states, in pushing back on the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has a lot of feedback to sift through — most of it critical — following the end of its comment period Friday on proposed measures designed to reduce the chances of ...

The countdown to a final decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underway that could impact the future use and efficacy of atrazine on corn, grain sorghum and sugarcane acres.

ST. PAUL - Minnesota legislators are reviewing restrictions or an outright ban on atrazine herbicide, which has been used for nearly half a century to control weeds and grass in cornfields. Atrazine ...

Report by National Resources Defense Council says that average levels of atrazine in two towns in Illinois exceeded EPA standards. Excessive amounts have also been found in two Missouri watersheds. A ...

5. The nature and extent of the information before the Agency at the time it makes a decision. These criteria could be met for most of the pesticides for which EPA has negotiated settlements with ...

It’s so toxic it’s banned in 60 countries. But here in the United States, despite its well-documented links to birth defects, multiple cancers, and fertility problems like low sperm quality and ...

Scientists say atrazine maker Syngenta has long muddied the public's understanding of risks related to its product in an effort to delay stricter regulations Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has picked a fight ...

Weed control in sorghum must start with an effective pre-emergence weed control program. Weed scientists constantly stress the importance of using at least two herbicides from different ...

MADISON, WI, JANUARY 19, 2011 – Invasive broadleaf weeds can destroy corn crops and fallow fields. Farmers use the chemical atrazine in herbicides to protect their plants. Despite atrazine's ...