Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, will likely not be a friend to glyphosate if he is confirmed. Previous comments in the media suggest a Kennedy-led agency will take a hard look at chemicals used in U.S. food production that aren’t allowed in other countries — pointing out that this has become a trade barrier for the U.S. Kennedy has been sharply critical of glyphosate, calling it a “poison.”

If the government [were] to do away with glyphosate, who should bankroll the cost of that transition and accept the blame for rising prices — which are already too high?

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There are no easy answers here. But if the U.S. government moves forward with an eventual ban, following suit with other countries, federal agencies need to provide a sensible runway to do this rather than tanking a struggling farm economy even further.

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