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Mar. 27, 2017 CropLife America reports: Last Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1029, the Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act of 2017, by a voice vote. The bill reauthorizes the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 (PRIA). The current authority for PRIA, the pesticide industry's fee-for-service program, will expire on September 30, 2017. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, noted in his announcement of the bill yesterday that, "This bipartisan legislation improves PRIA to ensure transparency, consistency, and efficiency remains within the pesticide registration process." "We are pleased to see undivided support for PRIA, especially in time for National Ag Day," stated Jay Vroom, president and CEO of CropLife America (CLA). "Ag Day inspires us to come together, as one national community, to support our farmers and their dedication to keeping farmland productive for generations. Industry, users of pesticides, state and federal regulators, and the NGO community alike have all shown their support for PRIA. "We thank Chairman Davis and others on the House Ag Committee for championing this bill, and we look forward to similar bipartisan support in the Senate. A better funded, stable and predictable Environmental Protection Agency regulatory program represented by PRIA ensures that investment in tomorrow's innovative products can continue." Get involved now with the conversation online with #FoodForward and #GiveaCrop. CLA actively engages with consumers, food bloggers, farmers, chefs, foodies, journalists and others interested in food production on social media, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For more information on how farmers use crop protection technology to grow healthful and nutritious food, visit www.GiveaCrop.org. Tweet |
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