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e: US
DA P
ubli
c C o
m m e
nts o
n the
EPA
's Be
nefits
o fN
eoni
cotin
oid S
eed
Trea
tmen
ts
t
S
oybe
an Pr
oduc
tion
doc
umen
t pub
lishe
d in
the O
ctob
er 22,
2014
Fe
dera
l Reg
ister
; EPA
d
ocke
t ide
ntifi
ca tio
n (ID
) num
ber
EPA
-HQ
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-201
4-0 7
37.
D e
ar M
r. Ke
igw i
n:
A m e
rica '
s farm
ers
face
num
erous
ch a
llen g
es as
they
wor
k
to produ
ce th
e fo
od , fe
ed, a
nd f
ib er
fo
r a s
trong
an d
heal
th y A
m er
ica .
On O
cto b
e r 22
,201
4 , E
PA a
dde d
an a
dditio
nal
and
u
nnec
essar
y bu
rden
by p
ubli s
hing
a por
tion
o
f
an
inco
mple
te ris
k a s
se ss m
ent
ti tled
Ben
efi ts o
Neo
nicot
inoid
See
d Tr e
atme
nts t
o So y
bean
Pro
duct
ion
whi
ch ag
ain p
uts g
rowe
rs
in
the p
osi t
io n
ofd
efe n
din g
thei
r pes
t man
agem
ent
dec is
ions
. U S
D A
staff
had s
pecif
icall
y re q
ueste
d EP
A
to
c
om p
lete
t
h
e fu
ll ri
sk as
se ss m
ent
th at w
ould
mo
re ro
bust l
y des
cribe
the
bene
fits of
neo
nico
tinoid
se
ed tre
atm e
nt fo
r a
ll cro p
s. In
stead
, EP
A re l
eased
the
rep o
rt r eg
ardin
g so
ybea
n see
d tr e
atm e
nt
w
ithou
t ad d
ition
al co
nside
ratio
n
of other
crop
s o r
to US
DA
caut
io ns
abou
t re le
asing
a pr
ema
tu re
asse
ssm e
nt
of the c
ost s
and
ben e
fi ts
of
su c
h se e
d tre
atm e
nt
s E PA
s
re l
ease
o
f
th
e in c
omp
le te
re
port
has
resul
ted in
a p l
ethor
a
of articl
es w
hich
cast
doub
t on
the v
alue of
se
ed tre
atm e
nt an
d
n
eoni
conit
o
id
s
fo r ag
ricu
ltura
l pro
ducti
on a
nd th e
cho
ic es
m ad e
by f
arm e
rs. E
PA
s re p
ort
in d
ic ate
s th a
t m os
t n eo
nico
tinoi
d see
d t re
atm e
nts w
ere p
roph
yla c
tic in
natu
re an
d tha
t th e
re ar
e
ava
ilabl
e
al
te
rnat
iv e fo
liar
insec
ticid
e trea
tmen
ts th
at wo
uld
be as
effe
ctiv e
at s i
milar
cost
to
neo n
icotin
oid
seed
treat
ment
s. EP
A c
onclu
des t
hat t
her e
... a
re no
clea
r o r
consi
ste nt
eco n
om i
c
ben e
fi ts
of
neo
nic o
tinoi
d se e
d t re
atme
nts in
so y
bean
s.
A
s a w
hole
, US
DA d
isag
rees w
ith
th at a
ssess
men
t. W
e be l
ieve
th at
pest m
ana
gem
ent s t
rateg
ies
ar
e m a
de
in
con
si der
ation
of
p
est p
re ssu
res, c
lim a
te , la
ndsc
ape,
and n
um e
rous
oth e
r fact
ors.
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Growers should have the ability to use the best tools available
to manage pests that include
choices in seed treatment and pest
management
tactics
Each knows best
what works for his or
her individual situation.
Again thank you for the opportunity to review. Our comments are
below.
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