Comment submitted by Illinois Soybean Growers (ISG)

Summary: The Illinois Soybean Growers, representing over 40,000 farmers, opposes the proposed Fungicide Strategy because they believe it could restrict access to essential crop protection tools, increase production costs, and reduce soybean productivity. They specifically argue against removing treated seeds from the Treated Article Exemption and urge the EPA to ensure that any mitigation measures are science-based, practical, and based on refined habitat maps rather than broad species ranges.