The Endangered Species Act, family farms, and our environment

As the U.S. EPA develops plans to protect endangered and threatened species by implementing regulations on pesticides, it is paramount that pesticide applicators and farmers understand the potential impact of these decisions on the sustainability of our family farms. The two themes of this presentation will be to 1) define proposed regulatory actions ensuring pesticide applicators and farmers are knowledgeable of the challenges ahead and 2) define scientific approaches where pesticide applicators, farmers, and academic scientists can work together to protect the practical use of pesticides while protecting wildlife and the environment.