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Committee adopts substitute to update rules for plant biostimulants and "beneficial substances"
Summary
The Senate Agriculture Committee adopted committee substitute 20 25 to modernize regulatory language for products classified as beneficial substances, add a state definition for plant biostimulants aligned with national standards, and give the Department of Agriculture authority to adopt labeling requirements.
The Senate Agriculture Committee adopted committee substitute 20 25 to modernize state regulatory language for certain agricultural products and to give the Department of Agriculture authority to adopt labeling rules for plant biostimulants.
Senator Barry, who introduced the substitute, said the change was requested by both industry and regulators. “20 25 ... just kinda modernizes some language in there. It's something that both industry and the regulators asked for. It just, again, brings it up to date,”…
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