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Committee hears proposal to prohibit certain neonic-treated commodity seeds, with waiver path
Summary
HB 10 86 would ban the sale of certain neonicotinoid-treated corn, wheat and soybean seeds but retain a waiver process for emergency or demonstrated need. Conservation lawyers, farmers and scientists told the committee that Cornell and Quebec studies indicate limited agronomic benefit from prophylactic treated seeds; the Department of Agriculture flagged implementation burdens.
Lawmakers heard HB 10 86, introduced by Representative John T. McDonald, which would prohibit sale of certain neonicotinoid-treated commodity seeds (corn, wheat and soy) and create a permitting/waiver pathway for limited emergency uses.
The sponsor said his amendment would focus the restriction narrowly on seeds that typically provide little agronomic benefit and that the bill’s delayed effective date would give the market and regulators time to prepare. "This bill responds by prohibiting the sale and use of neonicotinoid-treated corn,…
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