The Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act will Screw Farmers and Ranchers (Part 1) Over the last few weeks we’ve been writing about the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act (H.R. 4288) and urging the Ag community to oppose the Bill. This week we’re taking a closer look at exactly what the Bill proposes and the reasons it will be a disaster for American agriculture. What does the Ag Pesticide Labeling Act do? The Bill proposes to amend Section 24(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”), a key provision that addresses pesticide labeling and packaging. Specifically, the Bill seeks to prohibit any State, or any court, from enforcing FIFRA’s pesticide labeling requirements or even
