Neonic Battles

Industry Pushes Back on EPA Report

Emily Unglesbee
By  Emily Unglesbee , DTN Staff Reporter
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Syngenta scientists said their data shows yield benefits to the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments in soybeans to control insects like the bean leaf beetle. (DTN photo by Pamela Smith)
Syngenta scientists said their data shows yield benefits to the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments in soybeans to control insects like the bean leaf beetle. (DTN photo by Pamela Smith)
At the Syngenta Media Summit in Washington, D.C., company scientists voiced their disagreement with the recent EPA report that concluded that the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments in soybeans provides no yield benefit for farmers.

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