Monday July 19 Ag News

 NEBRASKA CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION

For the week ending July 18, 2021, there were 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 4% very short, 27% short, 67% adequate, and 2% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 7% very short, 34% short, 58% adequate, and 1% surplus.

Field Crops Report:
Corn condition rated 1% very poor, 4% poor, 17% fair, 52% good, and 26% excellent. Corn silking was 54%, near 55% last year, and equal to the five-year average. Dough was 4%, near 3% last year, and equal to average.

Soybean condition rated 1% very poor, 2% poor, 16% fair, 57% good, and 24% excellent. Soybeans blooming was 74%, near 72% last year, and ahead of 62% average. Setting pods was 30%, near 28% last year, and ahead of 16% average.

Winter wheat condition rated 2% very poor, 9% poor, 30% fair, 49% good, and 10% excellent. Winter wheat harvested was 60%, behind 75% last year and 67% average.

Sorghum condition rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 18% fair, 52% good, and 29% excellent. Sorghum headed was 8%, behind 23% last year and 17% average.

Oats condition rated 3% very poor, 7% poor, 36% fair, 43% good, and 11% excellent. Oats harvested was 39%, behind 53% last year and 46% average.

Dry edible bean condition rated 1% very poor, 2% poor, 24% fair, 66% good, and 7% excellent. Dry edible beans blooming was 15%, well behind 47% last year. Setting pods was 3%, near 7% last year.

Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 4% very poor, 10% poor, 57% fair, 27% good, and 2% excellent.



IOWA CROP PROGRESS REPORT

 Variable precipitation across Iowa resulted in 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending July 18, 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Days suitable ranged from just 1.6 days in southeast Iowa to 5.3 days in the north central area. There were scattered reports of crop damage due to hail and high winds. Field activities included hauling grain, applying fungicides and insecticides, and harvesting hay and oats.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 6% very short, 27% short, 62% adequate and 5% surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 15% very short, 37% short, 46% adequate and 2% surplus.

Producers reported crops responded well to recent rains while indicating more rain is needed. Corn silking or beyond reached 60%, one day ahead of the 5-year average. Corn in the dough stage reached 6%, three days ahead of normal. Iowa’s corn condition was rated 68% good to excellent.

Seventy-five percent of soybeans were blooming, 6 days ahead of the five-year average. Thirty percent of soybeans were setting pods, 4 days ahead of normal. Soybean condition was rated 66% good to excellent.

Oats coloring reached 85%, 2 days ahead of normal. Almost one-quarter of oats for grain has been harvested, one day ahead of the 5-year average. Iowa’s oat condition improved mariginally to 63% good to excellent.

The second cutting of alfalfa hay reached 63% complete, 3 days behind the 5-year average. There were reports of producers starting on their third cutting of hay. Hay condition rated 59% good to excellent.

Pasture condition was rated 45% good to excellent. Some livestock producers were supplementing hay where grass is short, and there were scattered reports of pinkeye in calves.



USDA Crop Progress Report

Plentiful rains in Eastern and Southern parts of the U.S. helped crop conditions remain steady to slightly higher nationwide last week, balancing out further deteriorating conditions in Northern and Western parts of the country, USDA NASS said in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday.

After rising 1 percentage point the previous week, corn condition held steady at 65% good to excellent last week, according to NASS. The current rating is the same as this time in 2017. Corn silking progress jumped considerably last week, moving ahead 30 percentage points from 26% on Sunday, July 11, to 56% on Sunday, July 18. That puts the current silking pace 4 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 52%. Corn in the dough stage was also running slightly ahead of normal at 8% compared to the average of 7%.

Development of the soybean crop was running slightly ahead of the average pace, too. NASS estimated that 63% of the crop was blooming as of Sunday, 6 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 57%. Soybeans setting pods was pegged at 23%, 2 percentage points ahead of the five-year average of 21%.  Soybean condition rose slightly for the first time in several weeks last week, up 1 percentage point from 59% good to excellent on July 11 to 60% on July 18. However, that is still the third-lowest good-to-excellent rating in 12 years.

After holding steady the previous week, the condition of the spring wheat crop resumed its freefall last week as the Northern and Western U.S. continued to bake in hot, dry weather. The condition of spring wheat fell another 5 percentage points last week to reach a good-to-excellent rating of just 11%, still the lowest good-to-excellent rating for the crop since 1988. Sixty-three percent of the spring wheat crop is now rated either very poor or poor.  Ninety-two percent of the spring wheat crop was headed, equal to the five-year average.

Meanwhile, winter wheat harvest had nearly caught up to the average pace by the end of last week, reaching 73% complete as of Sunday compared to the five-year average of 74%.

Sorghum headed was 33%, 1 percentage point behind average. Sorghum coloring was pegged at 17%, 2 percentage points behind average. Sorghum condition was rated 68% good to excellent, down 2 percentage points.

Cotton squaring was 69%, 6 percentage points behind average. Cotton setting bolls was 23%, 7 percentage points behind the average pace of 30%. Cotton condition was rated 60% good to excellent, up 4 percentage points from the previous week.

Rice was 30% headed, 6 percentage points behind the average pace. Rice condition was rated 72% good to excellent, up 1 percentage point from the previous week.

Oats headed was at 98%, and 18% of the crop was harvested. Oats were rated 35% in good-to-excellent condition, unchanged from the previous week. Barley was 90% headed, equal to the five-year average. Barley condition was rated 27% good to excellent, up 3 percentage points from the previous week.



NEBRASKA GRAZING CONFERENCE
– Daren Redfearn, NE Extension

Do you want to learn more about grassland management and productivity, as well as conservation? Make plans now to attend the Nebraska Grazing Conference in Kearney at the Younes Convention Center on August 9, 10, and 11.

A preconference tour on August 9 in the afternoon at Larsen Land and Livestock, near Lexington, kicks off this year’s conference activities. Discussion topics include conservation practices, grazing management, prescribed burning, and plant identification.

Sessions on Tuesday, August 10 feature speakers presenting information on grazing lands topics related to conservation, the value of pollinators in grassland habitat, and managing wet meadows.

On Tuesday evening, we will host a Zoom webinar panel on Grassland Carbon Credits and Markets. Scheduled speakers are Greg Ibach, Dave Aiken, and Roric Paulman.

The conference will conclude on Wednesday, August 11 with sessions on grazing systems and risk management.

Sponsor and exhibitor booths will showcase new programs, equipment, and products to conference participants.

We look forward to seeing you in person on August 9, 10, and 11 at the Younes Convention Center in Kearney, NE!

More specific info on the conference is available on the website of the Center for Grassland Studies at:  http://www.grassland.unl.edu.



National FFA Organization Names 2021 American Star Finalists

The National FFA Organization has announced the 16 finalists for its 2021 top achievement awards: American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agricultural Placement and American Star in Agriscience.

The American Star Awards represent the best of the best among thousands of American FFA Degree recipients. The award recognizes FFA members who have developed outstanding agricultural skills and competencies by completing a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program. A required activity in FFA, an SAE allows members to learn by doing. Members can own and operate an agricultural business, intern at an agricultural business, or conduct an agriculture-based scientific experiment and report the results.

Other requirements to achieve the award include demonstrating top management skills; completing key agricultural education, scholastic and leadership requirements; and earning an American FFA Degree, the organization’s highest level of student accomplishment.

The finalists include:

American Star Farmer
Josh Heupel from Le Grand, California
Grady Johnson from Holdrege, Nebraska
Kurt Muggli from Carson, North Dakota
Raegan Klaassen from Hydro, Oklahoma

 American Star in Agribusiness
Noah Anuez from Lake City, Florida
Tyler Ertzberger from Carnesville, Georgia
Matthew Rowlette from Berea, Kentucky
Wyatt Harlan from Slaton, Texas

American Star in Agricultural Placement
Caleb Peckham from Woodstock, Connecticut
Duncan Patton from Comer, Georgia
Ethan Buck from Lafayette, Indiana
Jakob Weinheimer from Groom, Texas

American Star in Agriscience
Mackenzie Camacho from Madera, California
Emily Acevedo from Starke, Florida
Chase Krug from Marion, Iowa
Reese Wilson from Stephenville, Texas

Visit FFA.org/stars for more information about the American Star Awards.

A panel of judges will interview the finalists and select one winner from each award category for the 94th National FFA Convention & Expo, held in Indianapolis this fall. The four winners will be announced during the convention.

Case IH, Elanco Animal Health,  NAU Country Insurance Company, Pepsico Inc, RAM Trucks and Syngenta sponsor the American FFA Degree recognition program.



ISU Swine Building Maintenance Workshops Begin in August

Swine producers and anyone involved with swine building maintenance can attend an upcoming workshop on building maintenance and repair.

Four workshops will be provided across Iowa, beginning Aug. 17 in Plymouth County. Each workshop is the same and all are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The workshops will discuss concrete pit maintenance and construction, truss management, roof and moisture management and other repair and maintenance issues that can help protect the building and extend its life.

Participants also will learn about unique ways to allow clean air into the attic space and minimize pit-ventilated gases from entering the attic during periods of minimum ventilation during winter months, helping to reduce roof corrosion. Ways to maintain concrete slats including their repair, to help enhance their usable life, will also be discussed.

“This workshop was in high demand last year but had to be postponed due to COVID, said Kapil Arora, field agricultural engineer with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. “These are the topics we felt people need to plan for because these are high-dollar ticket items and can be very expensive to fix.”

The workshops are geared toward livestock producers, livestock building owners and contractors, facility managers, maintenance crew members, engineers, designers and others interested in swine building maintenance.

The workshops are being offered in collaboration with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and are sponsored by the Iowa Pork Producers Association, Hog Slat, Pinnacle, AgVice, Premier Ag Systems, FarmTek, Ag Property Solutions, Manure Magic, Hills Bank, and Washington State Bank.

Dates and Locations:
    Aug. 17. ISU Extension and Outreach Plymouth County office. 251 12th St. SE, LeMars. Register at 712-546-7835.
    Aug. 18. Ed Prince Building at Hamilton County Fairgrounds. 1200 Bluff St., Webster City. Register at 515-832-9597.
    Aug. 19. Borlaug Learning Center Northeast Research Farm. 3327 290th St., Nashua. Register at 641-228-1453.
    Aug. 20. ISU Extension and Outreach Washington County. 2223 250th St., Washington. Register at 319-653-4811.

Registration is $20 and includes all materials and lunch. All workshops are the same. Pre-register at least two days before the workshop you wish to attend, at https://form.jotform.com/203514666219153.

For more information, Arora can be reached at 515-462-1001 or pbtiger@iastate.edu



NCERC Submits Two Grant Proposals to BETO, Expanding Use of Corn as an Industrial Feedstock

The National Corn to Ethanol Research Center (NCERC), a partner of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), submitted two grant proposals to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) FY21 Bioenergy Technologies (BETO) Multi-Topic Funding Opportunity Announcement. Both proposals would expand the use of corn as an industrial feedstock. NCGA was integral in getting BETO to clarify corn grain as an acceptable feedstock, meaning that starch-derived sugars, specifically starches from field/feed corn, were clarified as acceptable.

The first proposal included NCERC as a Co-PI and was led by Marquis Energy. The purpose of this collaboration is to scale up a conversion method that utilizes corn as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel. The work being done at the intermediate scale will be performed at NCERC and brings together additional research centers, including the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and US Navy NAWCWD China Lake, to see through a solution that brings significant opportunity for expanding and repurposing the 16 billion-gallon-per-year corn-to-ethanol infrastructure.

The National Corn Growers Association has a vested interest in discovering new uses for corn and has provided a letter of support for this initiative. From renewable plastics to novel chemicals and other energy and liquid fuel applications, corn is competitively positioned as the commercial feedstock of choice thanks to corn’s sustainability, abundance, and affordability. In fact, according to USDA ERS Feed Outlook data, ending stocks for 2020/2021 are around 1,552 million bushels.

The second proposal led by NCERC, “Scaling up a Low-Cost Low Energy Cellulosic Sugar Production,” contributed to the validation of a low-cost, energy-efficient conversion method for cellulosic materials- and waste-to-biofuel. The funding of this proposal would bring significant value to companies who are pursuing the conversion of a variety of bio-based feedstocks to a sugar stream which can then be converted to countless biotechnologies, such as biofuels, biochemicals, biomaterials, and bioproducts.

Partners on this proposal included leaders from government laboratories, academia, and the private sector, including the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) and Joint BioEnergy Institute of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, Idaho National Laboratory, Iowa State University, Northern Illinois University, Aemetis, Recology, Visolis, and Zestbio.

You can learn more about corn as an industrial feedstock and NCGA’s initiatives around new uses at ncga.com/newuses.



Amendment Allows Year-Round H-2A Visas for Workers

The House Appropriations Committee last week approved an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 Homeland Security funding bill that would allow the H-2A temporary agriculture guestworker program to be accessed year-round for the FY2022 year.

The amendment, by Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), was adopted by voice vote. “Our farmers and ranchers are in desperate need of a legal and reliable workforce,” said Rep. Newhouse.

“Unfortunately, the H-2A program does not work for all of agriculture. As farming methods have become less seasonal or able to produce multiple harvests, the H-2A program must be updated to meet the needs of the agriculture industry,” he added.

According to the National Pork Producers Council,the amendment comes as ag groups aggressively engage lawmakers regarding the severe labor shortage in the ag industry.



Deadline Fast Approaching for Conservation Reserve Program General Signup

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding producers and landowners that the signup deadline for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) current general signup is fast approaching. Eligible producers must submit their offers by July 23, 2021.

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) made several changes to CRP to make it more appealing to all producers, including those who are historically underserved, beginning, and veterans. FSA added incentives to encourage producers to include climate-smart agricultural practices in their operations to increase natural resource and environmental benefits.

“Agricultural producers and private landowners should take advantage of the opportunities offered by the revamped CRP,” FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux said. “Explore the increased payment rates and new incentives for climate-smart agricultural practices to see if elements of the revamped CRP fit your operation.”

Updates to the Conservation Reserve Program
USDA’s goal is to enroll up to 4 million new CRP acres by raising payment rates and expanding the incentives offered under the program. CRP is capped at 25 million acres for fiscal year 2021, and currently 20.7 million acres are enrolled, but the cap will gradually increase to 27 million acres by fiscal year 2023. To help increase producer interest and enrollment, FSA has:
    Adjusted soil rental rates. This enables additional flexibility for rate adjustments, including a possible increase in rates where appropriate.
    Increased payments for Practice Incentives from 20% to 50%. This incentive for continuous CRP practices is based on the cost of establishment and is in addition to cost share payments.
    Increased payments for water quality practices. Incentive increased from 10% to 20% for certain water quality practices available through the CRP continuous signup, such as grassed waterways, riparian buffers and filter strips.

Additionally, to mitigate climate change, FSA introduced a new annual Climate-Smart Practice Incentive for the general, grasslands, and continuous signups that aims to increase carbon sequestration and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Climate-Smart CRP practices include establishing trees and permanent grasses, developing wildlife habitat, and restoring wetlands. The Climate-Smart Practice Incentive amount is based on the benefits of each practice type.

CRP is one of the world’s largest voluntary conservation programs with a long track record of preserving topsoil, improving water quality, sequestering carbon, reducing nitrogen runoff and preserving healthy wildlife habitat.

Signed into law in 1985, CRP is one of the largest private-lands conservation programs in the United States. It was originally intended to control soil erosion and stabilize commodity prices by taking marginal lands out of production. The program has evolved over the years, providing more conservation and economic benefits. CRP marked its 35-year anniversary in December 2020.

Program successes include:
    Preventing more than 9 billion tons of soil from eroding, which is enough soil to fill 600 million dump trucks.
    Reducing nitrogen and phosphorous runoff relative to annually tilled cropland by 95% and 85% percent, respectively.
    Creating more than 3 million acres of restored wetlands while protecting more than 175,000 stream miles with riparian forest and grass buffers, which is enough to go around the world seven times.
    Benefiting bees and other pollinators and increasing populations of ducks, pheasants, turkey, bobwhite quail, prairie chickens, grasshopper sparrows and many other birds.

More information about the program can be obtained through this CRP fact sheet.

Interested producers should contact their local USDA Service Center. In addition to the CRP General signup, FSA is also accepting applications for the CRP Grasslands and CRP Continuous signups. Learn more at fsa.usda.gov/crp.



Hedging Volumes
Matthew Diersen, Risk & Business Management Specialist, South Dakota State University

There are several ways to manage price risk when marketing cattle. Some producers spread out sale dates, while others use forward contracts. Some prefer the use of futures and options, and still others prefer utilizing insurance products such as Livestock Risk Protection (LRP). The different tools are substitute goods that can be combined to selectively hedge cattle effectively. The level of information available about how much hedging occurs varies.

The USDA-AMS reports forward contract activity. Forward contracting fed cattle has received attention recently, as contracts are discussed in the realm of other marketing arrangements (or anything besides an auction sale). From a pragmatic perspective, forward contracting could have meant priority for slaughter space during the COVID disruptions in 2020. However, the new signing volume seems to be back to a more normal level in 2021. The current level of cumulative contracted cattle, at 1.4 million head, is up from 1.1 million head in 2020 but below the 1.6 million head in 2019. Forward contract volume of feeder cattle is close to last year. Early July, Superior Livestock had sales for 500–600-pound steers from the North Central region trading near $180 per cwt, up from about $160 per cwt a year ago. However, compared to the October feeder cattle futures price, the implied basis is much narrower than at this time last year.

Futures and options volume is more difficult to discern. In 2016, ARMS survey respondents used futures and options for cattle, but their extrapolated totals seem low for the U.S. The Commitment of Traders reports show producers with more short than long futures positions. Those are likely very large feedlots and packers that must report positions. Some feedlots may be part of the producers with long feeder cattle futures positions. Producers hedging cattle are more likely to be counted among the nonreportable short holders, which tend to exceed the nonreportable long holders. Among the nonreportable positions, the futures open-interest is much larger than the options open-interest across both contracts.

The most transparent information is available for LRP. The 2021 fiscal year ended on June 30, and the higher premium subsidy likely shifted demand for coverage. Head covered sharply increased to a record 180,660 for fed cattle, with the number of policies sold increasing almost five-fold compared to a year earlier. The coverage was most used in Nebraska, but there was volume across the major feedlot states. A look at the participation data suggests that the highest coverage levels were the most popular.  The number of head covered is still a low percentage of the total number of cattle on feed. The volume would equate to about 6,000 contracts worth of live cattle. For feeder cattle, there was a ten-fold increase over the 2020 volume, with 861,803 head insured. The coverage was prevalent in South Dakota and Oklahoma, with almost 150,000 and 125,000 head covered, respectively.  



Animal agriculture organizations launch ambitious new Protein PACT

Twelve organizations representing farmers and companies who make the vast majority of America's meat, poultry, and dairy, as well as animal feed and ingredients, today (Monday) unveiled the Protein PACT for the People, Animals, and Climate of Tomorrow - the first joint initiative of its kind designed to accelerate momentum and verify progress toward global sustainable development goals across all animal protein sectors.

The initiative unites, amplifies, and strengthens commitments developed by:
*the Meat Institute,
*the Animal Agriculture Alliance,
*the Beef Alliance,
*Dairy Management Inc.,
*Elanco,
*the Institute for Feed Education and Research,
*the National Corn Growers Association,
*the National Pork Board,
*the National Pork Producers Council,
*the United Soybean Council,
*the U.S. Meat Export Federation, and
*the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef

The Protein PACT has been submitted to the UN Food Systems Summit as a sustainability game changer, and sustainable livestock and poultry production will be featured in a side event at the upcoming Food Systems Summit ministerial in Rome on Tuesday, July 27.

Alongside the debut of the Protein PACT, the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) released its draft sustainability framework and is soliciting public comments to inform the organization's efforts to set transparent baselines and measure progress toward ambitious sustainability goals.

North American Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts commented:
"Animal protein is at the center of healthy diets, and our commitments to economic, social, and environmental sustainability also place us clearly at the center of solutions for a healthy future.

The Protein PACT is the first initiative to unite meat, poultry, and dairy farmers and processors in a common vision for transparent communication, continuous improvement, and ambitious commitments to ensure the sustainability of the high-quality protein foods Americans rely on every day."

The Meat Institute draft sustainability framework released today encompasses more than 100 metrics developed through extensive collaboration with sustainability experts, supply chain partners, and Meat Institute members.

After incorporating public feedback, the Meat Institute will set ambitious targets for public commitments by packers and processors of all sizes to verify progress in all five Protein PACT focus areas:
    Optimize contributions to healthy land, air, and water
    Be the leading source of high-quality protein in balanced diets
    Provide the most humane care and raise healthy animals
    Produce safe products without exception
    Support a diverse workforce and ensure safe workplaces

Interested stakeholders can learn more about the Protein PACT and submit feedback on the Meat Institute's draft sustainability framework here.

The Protein PACT is partially funded by U.S. farmers and ranchers, including with support from the pork, dairy, and soybean checkoffs.



Groups Sue EPA Over Approval of Toxic Herbicide Citing Risks to Endangered Species, Drift Harms

On Friday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) approval of trifludimoxazin, a potent herbicide used to control weeds in corn, soy, and many other crops, as well as weeds in tree plantations. Trifludimoxazin is the active ingredient in the herbicide Tirexor, manufactured by BASF.

“It’s disappointing that even with the change in administration, EPA is continuing to approve new pesticides that harm the environment, farmers, endangered species, and human health—without a thorough consideration of these harms,” said Amy van Saun, senior attorney at the Center for Food Safety. “EPA admits that spray drift and runoff of trifludimoxazin are likely to cause damage to non-target crops, wild plants, and fish, yet it failed to implement measures that could help to reduce those risks.”

The groups’ lawsuit alleges EPA violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) by discounting impacts of spray drift and runoff to terrestrial and aquatic plants, fish, and threatened and endangered species. The agency admitted in its response to public comments that it was ignoring the clear requirements of the law, leaving endangered species without any protections for potentially a decade or more.  

“The EPA cannot pick and choose when it will protect endangered species from toxic pesticides, condemning some species to extinction because the agency feels inconvenienced,” said Brett Hartl, government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “The EPA must stop recklessly approving pesticides that are polluting our rivers and streams and slowly wiping out one of the world’s most diverse collections of freshwater species just to placate the pesticide industry.”

Trifludimoxazin is roughly ten times more potent on soybeans than dicamba, the herbicide whose spray and vapor drift and runoff has caused unprecedented damage across many millions of acres of soybeans the past several years. Dicamba’s previous approval was vacated by the Ninth Circuit just last year; CFS and allies’ lawsuit challenging dicamba’s most recent registration is currently under review in the Ninth Circuit.

“EPA’s approval of trifludimoxazin is incredibly irresponsible, since its own analysis shows this herbicide will cause considerable drift damage to plants over 1,000 feet from field’s edge, with absolutely no buffer zones or other effective measures to protect these plants or the organisms that depend on them,” said Bill Freese, science director at the Center for Food Safety.

The EPA’s registration decision and label contain very little in the way of mandatory mitigation measures, increasing the likelihood of harm when the herbicide is applied in real-world conditions. The registration of trifludimoxazin will allow it to be used on many major crops as well as on large amounts of sensitive non-agricultural areas. This broad registration means it may be used on millions of acres and pose a significant risk to protected and non-protected plants and the wildlife that depend on them. It will also result in significant risks to fish.

Some endangered species at risk from trifludimoxazin include the Monarch butterfly, Chinook salmon, rusty-patched bumblebee, and other fish, insects and wild plants. There are also concerns about potential impacts to aquatic plants and organisms, as there is currently no mitigation to address runoff.

Represented by Center for Food Safety, the plaintiffs in the case include the Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety.