Support ND Farmers!

Dear [legislator_greeting],

As one of your constituents, I urge you to support North Dakota farmers and HB 1318. Absent legislative action, a potential catastrophe is on the horizon for American agriculture that will impact farmers across the country, and more importantly, all our dinner tables. 

At risk is the availability of North Dakota farmers’ #1 tool to manage invasive weeds and keep yields high. Safe, approved tools like glyphosate are essential to North Dakota farmers’ ability to keep costs low and ensure an affordable and abundant food supply. Without glyphosate, food inflation could more than double—forcing us to pay even higher prices at the grocery store. 

Yet, despite the clear science behind the safety and benefits of this technology, the litigation industry is targeting farmers’ best defense against weeds with relentless, and often meritless, lawsuits based on a single discredited report from a subagency of the World Health Organization. Ultimately, these reckless lawsuits threaten our food supply, farmers’ livelihoods, and will lead to higher prices. The FBI and USDA have said this is an issue of national security.

HB 1318 would protect North Dakota farmers and the tools they rely on to grow our food. All it says is that the federally approved label is the law and that a company can’t be subject to relentless litigation for following the law. Contrary to claims by California activist groups and other critics, this bill is not blanket immunity for anyone, as lawsuits unrelated to the label are unaffected. 

We can’t allow trial lawyers and the W.H.O. to set agriculture policy in North Dakota.

Please stand with farmers—not the litigation industry and foreign bureaucrats—and support HB 1318.