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COMMENTS OF GEORGIA FARM BUREAU PRESIDENT GERALD LONG REGARDING THE 9TH CIRCUIT COURT’S DICAMBA DECISION OF JUNE 3, 2020

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COMMENTS OF

GEORGIA FARM BUREAU PRESIDENT GERALD LONG

REGARDING THE 9THCIRCUIT COURT’S

DICAMBA DECISION OF JUNE 3, 2020

 

MACON, Ga.- “Georgia cotton and soybean farmers are stunned by the 9th Circuit Court’s unreasonable decision to undo EPA registrations of dicamba, thereby upsetting a seed technology that is widely utilized by farmers for crop protection.  Most cotton and soybean producers have purchased seed for the 2020 crop, and most of that seed in Georgia has already been planted.  In its decision, the Court acknowledged the adverse impacts to farmers, and stated that farmers ‘have been placed in this situation through no fault of their own.’  That acknowledgement is little help to farmers who have invested their time and money in this crop, and it is wrong for the Court to upend their efforts.  We will look for ways to remedy this situation in the best interest of farmers.”

 

Gerald Long, President

Georgia Farm Bureau

June 5, 2020

 

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