The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making available for public comment a petition from the Monsanto Co. seeking deregulation for corn genetically engineered (GE) for resistance to the herbicides dicamba and glufosinate. The petition will be available for a 60-day public review and comment period upon publication in the Federal Register. Comments received on or before October 13, 2015, will be considered.
Petition No. 15-113-01p
To provide comments beginning August 13, 2015, click here.
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Senior Online Editor, CropLife
Matt Hopkins is Senior Multi-Media Specialist for the Agribusiness Group at Meister Media Worldwide (MMW), including such brands as CropLife, CropLife IRON, AgriBusiness Global, Global Agtech Initiative, and Cotton Grower. He is responsible for managing an array of digital products, including newsletters, websites, video, and social media. Hopkins originally joined MMW in 1994 as an editor for Greenhouse Grower magazine before transitioning to Business Manager of its MeisterPro division. He has a Communications Degree from Cleveland State University.
