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MAHA report prioritizes nutrition, concerns remain about crop protection availability

The executive director of the Modern Ag Alliance says the second report from the MAHA Commission focused on nutrition, but uncertainty remains about the future of crop protection tools.

Elizabeth Burns-Thompson says the concerns of America’s farmers and ranchers were heard.

“There was a recognition that the US has the gold standard when it comes to review and scientific due diligence behind the products that farmers depend upon,” she says. “There are certainly some spaces where there are still some questions that have been raised.”

She tells Brownfield the organization continues to play defense as the crop protection industry faces ongoing litigation.

“The productivity of the American farmer is directly tied to their ability to put food on the table in a cost-effective fashion,” she says. “We certainly don’t want to be adding to that by taking away these tools. That is something that the general public is very concerned about.”

Burns-Thompson says she looks forward to working with the Trump administration to create better policies aimed at helping farmers create a more robust food supply in the future.

The key areas of the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy focus on restoring science-based research, reforming dietary guidelines, and prioritizing industry collaboration.

AUDIO: Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Modern Ag Alliance