Broadcast Newsline: June 16, 2017
At a recent event sponsored by the Cotton Foundation, stakeholders in the cotton industry along with researchers from several state universities and beekeepers met with representatives from the EPA to start the conversation on how to develop and adopt more appropriate steps for assessing pesticides and their risk to pollinators.
Today’s Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts. All cuts are Dr. Don Parker, Manager of Integrated Pest Management for the National Cotton Council.
Suggested Introduction 1:
At a recent event sponsored by the Cotton Foundation, stakeholders in the cotton industry along with researchers from several state universities and beekeepers met with representatives from the EPA to start the conversation on how to develop and adopt more appropriate steps for assessing pesticides and their risk to pollinators. Dr. Don Parker, Manager of Integrated Pest Management for the National Cotton Council, joins us to talk about the Council’s objectives and what he hopes this partnership will achieve.
Suggested Introduction 2:
Dr. Parker explains why it’s so important for the group to improve the EPA’s understandings of the research.
Suggested Introduction 3:
And on that note, Dr. Parker further explains how this could benefit the cotton producer.
