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Opinion: American Farm Bureau Federation wrong to continue to advocate for chlorpyrifos

If actions speak to the truth, the American Farm Bureau Federation cares more about cherries than children’s health. In what is a truly shake-the-head, sad moment, the AFBF last month filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency saying the Fed’s final ruling banning the pesticide chlorpyrifos was bungled — and should be reversed. This, despite the fact that courts essentially settled the issue.