Soy growers are raising concerns as EPA tightens glufosinate-P registration restrictions, a move some farmers are calling a “result of caving to pressure from environmental groups.”
Alan Meadows with the American Soybean Association spoke with RFD-TV’s own Suzanne Alexander on the new regulations, the impact on growers, and compounding issues.
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