US EditionTrump Issues Order Declaring Glyphosate National Defense Priority
The order grants Agriculture Secretary power to prioritize production, citing reliance on imports and potential risks to food security and military supply chains.
- Late Wednesday, Feb. 18, President Donald Trump issued an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to prioritize U.S. production of glyphosate-based herbicides and elemental phosphorus as essential to national defense.
- The administration said the move was needed to keep food affordable and support U.S. farmers relying on glyphosate-tolerant crops, noting roughly 6 million kilograms of elemental phosphorus are imported annually.
- The order provides limited immunity to domestic glyphosate and phosphorus producers and directs Brook Rollins, U.S. Agriculture Secretary, consult Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of Defense, to protect their viability.
- The move split the Make America Healthy Again movement, with some health advocates calling it a 'betrayal' while a spokesperson said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supported the president, and critics warned it could hinder accountability and increase glyphosate in waterways.
- The order revives debate as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to act, with U.S. farmers facing a fourth year of losses and Bayer AG warning last year it may halt U.S. production without regulatory changes.
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Trump Order Protects Glyphosate, Phosphate Production
(NAFB.com) – President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order mobilizing the Defense Production Act to protect the domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides. The order says these two critical inputs are essential to military readiness and America’s agricultural strength, respectively. The Order finds that any interruption of the supply of either of these critical materials could leave the defense industrial base…
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US President Trump has identified glychosate-containing plant protection products and phosphorus as defence-related.
Glyphosate is a stimulant, thousands of U.S. lawsuits have been creating Bayer for years. The White House and Donald Trump now consider the weed destroyer essential for national security.
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Trump issues order declaring glyphosate national defense priority
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