St. Louis, Missouri
September 26, 2007
Growers need more information and
more tools to tell their customers and consumers about the role
of crop protection products in food production.
That was the message of a panel of agricultural producers at the
CropLife America
annual meeting this week. One of the panelists was
National Corn Growers Association
(NCGA) Public Policy Action Team Chairman Steve Pigg.
“As producers grow fewer in number, it’s more important than
ever that we share with whoever has our interests at heart,”
said Pigg. “That was one of the main themes of the meeting – how
can we spoke with one voice?”
Both food and feed producers are coming under increasing
consumer and regulatory scrutiny, Pigg notes. “We agreed that we
have a lot of the same issues, and we need to work together,” he
says. “The biggest thing the crop protection industry can do is
help to educate consumers.
Pigg praises a new program by CropLife America, “Bug Busters,”
that presents the need for modern crop protection practices in a
positive way. That program was unveiled this week at the
meeting.
Kansas Corn Growers Association Executive Director Jere White
also participated in the conference, discussing governmental
policies with members.
Link to audio clip:
http://ncga.com/news/notd/2007/september/092607a.asp |
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