On Monday, September 24th, Rusty Rumley from the
National Agricultural Law Center presented at an edamame meeting in
Russellville, Arkansas. The meeting was
well attended with over 25 participants representing the farmers, industry,
state government, and extension personnel.
One of those
points of interest is the herbicide registration process. This has been an issue came up earlier in the
growing season. During the meeting the
crowd also talked about the possibility of developing crop insurance for
edamame which currently has nothing available for it. During the meeting the group also discussed
labeling issues related consumers concerns such as non-GMO and organic labels
and the legal issuses surrounding them.
For more information on each of these topics pleas click on: the Pesticide Approval Process, Crop Insurance for Edamame or Non-GMO Labeling Issues.
