Viewpoint: Here’s why farmers use pesticides like atrazine and glyphosate—and why they are safe

Corn growers need access to all types of pesticides.

[Glyphosate was] developed more than 50 years ago to control a wide range of problematic weeds. Atrazine is another valued herbicide that corn growers have used for almost 70 years. Now the future of those important products is at risk, despite science repeatedly proving no risk to human health. Without those products, corn growers and society would bear added costs, reduced crop yields and a threat to long-term food security for the nation.

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After analyzing and reassessing all available scientific data through a regular registration-review process every 15 years, the EPA has found that glyphosate poses no risk to human health when used according to the label, and no risks of concern for atrazine when evaluating all dietary exposure sources, including drinking water.

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Preserving access to those technologies and encouraging further advancement is essential to maintaining a robust, quality supply of goods for U.S. consumers as well as competitiveness for U.S. agriculture globally.

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