Broadcast Newsline: June 21, 2017
Stakeholders in the cotton industry along with beekeepers and researchers from several state universities met with representatives from the EPA and USDA to start the conversation on how to develop and adopt more appropriate steps for assessing pesticides and their risk to pollinators. In between sessions, we spoke with Dr. David Epstein, Entomologist for the USDA’s Office of Pest Management Policy, to learn more about how his office operates.
Today’s Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts. All cuts are Dr. David Epstein, Entomologist for the USDA’s Office of Pest Management Policy.
Suggested Introduction 1:
Stakeholders in the cotton industry along with beekeepers and researchers from several state universities met with representatives from the EPA and USDA to start the conversation on how to develop and adopt more appropriate steps for assessing pesticides and their risk to pollinators. In between sessions, we spoke with Dr. David Epstein, Entomologist for the USDA’s Office of Pest Management Policy, to learn more about how his office operates.
Suggested Introduction 2:
Dr. Epstein goes into more detail about his team at USDA.
Suggested Introduction 3:
Dr. Epstein explains why meetings like this are important to his office.
