…for the current grant cycle for the Proactive IPM Solutions program. On pesticide regulatory issues, OPCA routinely consults with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation on the potential impacts that…
EPA Considering More Hemp Pesticides
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it will be reviewing ten more hemp pesticides and is seeking public comment on the applications. The ten products requesting allowances to…
DPR/CDFA Announce Team for Chlorpyrifos Alternatives
Sacramento (DPR) – The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced the members of a new, cross-sector working group created to identify,…
Overruled: EPA Trumps California’s Cancerous Glyphosate Labeling
…risks that pesticides may pose to them. EPA’s notification to glyphosate registrants is an important step to ensuring the information shared with the public on a federal pesticide label is…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 08-02-19
…water bills, American consumer’s desire for chicken and the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s mobile app that makes reporting pesticide issues user friendly. Tune in to the show for these news…
DPR Update on Chlorpyrifos, Glyphosate, Sulfoxaflor
Deputy Secretary for Agriculture at CalEPA and Acting Director of the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), Val Dolcini provided an update on some important materials for California farmers and ranchers. …
New DPR Director Excited to Improve Agency Transparency
Deputy Secretary for Agriculture at CalEPA, Val Dolcini was also recently named Acting Director of the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). Acknowledging that the agency can sometimes be at odds…
Transform Registration for California Cotton on Hold Despite EPA Approval
…product. “Being in California and having the Department of Pesticide Regulation be our governing agency over how pesticides are used and which ones are registered, it’s going to take a…
EPA Registers Long-Term Uses of Sulfoxaflor While Ensuring Strong Pollinator Protection
…largest datasets on the effects of a pesticide on bees, EPA is approving the use of sulfoxaflor on alfalfa, corn, cacao, grains (millet, oats), pineapple, sorghum, teff, teosinte, tree plantations,…
Pesticide Drift Incidents Create Potential for More Regulation
…when everybody says, ‘not my job’ and workers end up having some type of pesticide exposure.” When accidents occur, particularly when they are related to pesticides, it puts the entire…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 07-08-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering pesticide drift incidents that sparked a need for communication…
Section 18 Approved for Transform Use in Cotton
…product will be important this year, as environmental factors created a concerning situation the presence of lygus. “As always with any pesticide, we hope we don’t use it, but the…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 06-13-19
…the latest Department of Pesticide Regulations report that says Californians are using less pesticide year-over-year. Also, there is a big push to get the USMCA going, the glassy-winged sharpshooter program…
Farm City Newsday Wednesday, 06-12-19
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted today by Taylor Hillman. We have a lot of information in today’s show, some history on current pesticide regulation…