NeCGA encourages farmers to sign on to atrazine letter

Brandon Hunnicutt (@cornfedfarmer) wrote a letter to members of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association this week urging them to support a letter written by the Triazine Network to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson ahead of EPA's Scientific Advisory Panel meeting that's coming up. Hunnicutt is a farmer from Giltner and president of NeCGA.

To see previous posts on atrazine, click here, but be sure to check out information on atrazine and frogs and Atrazine: What's the safety limit?

Here's the letter from Hunnicutt:
 
NeCGA is very concerned that environmental extremist organizations continue to wrongly portray atrazine as unnecessary and unimportant to farmers. Even more concerning, the EPA believes there are plenty of replacements for atrazine and farmers simply don't need the product. We know the real truth, and virtually every Nebraska farmer recognized the importance and value of atrazine.

The EPA's Scientific Advisory Panel meets September 14-17 in Washington, D.C. The purpose of that meeting is: "Re-Evaluation of Human Health Effects of Atrazine: Review of Non-Cancer Effects and Drinking Water Monitoring Frequency."

It is time that we stand up and send EPA a message. Please join producers and individuals from all over the country by submitting an e-mail to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. Tell her that you support the continued use of Atrazine.

Simply go to http://agsense.org/take-action/ and you will be routed to the AgSense webpage where you can submit an e-mail.

Thanks for your assistance and all that you do to support NeCGA.

Brandon Hunnicutt, President NeCGA