…regulations include: There is no grace period for training; an employee must be trained before working in an area where pesticides had been used or a restricted-entry interval has been…
The Western View: California Grown
…the safest food ever produced. American- grown and processed food, whether conventionally grown or organic, is produced with the least amount of the safest pesticides, and those levels are carefully…
‘Waters’ Rule Takes Effect in California
…practices in or around these ephemeral features. Under that scenario, any unpermitted discharge of pesticides, fertilizer or even disturbed soil would leave farmers vulnerable to enforcement by the agencies, or…
Western View: Illegal Marijuana Grow Sites in the Forests
…use. And, they heavily use and misuse pesticides, polluting the water and soil with their irresponsible chemical use. Now, this isn’t a matter of whether or not a person thinks…
Polluted Rivers, Lakes and Coastal Waters Need Cleanup and Restoration Plans
…in 2013. In the Colorado River region, there are added impairment listings for toxicity, pesticides and other pollutants in the New River, a binational river that originates in Mexicali, Baja…
Almond Board of California Announce $2.5 M Towards Water Efficiency, Bee and Farming Research
…honey bee pest and disease management, nutrition and honey bee forage, lack of honey bee genetic diversity, impact of pesticides, and technical assistance for beekeepers. Continued support for the California…
Celebrate National Pollinator Week this Friday at USDA
…bees alone. You have probably heard that pollinator populations are dwindling because of numerous stressors that include loss of appropriate habitat, pests and pathogens, and exposure to pesticides. Without our…
DPR 2013 Air Monitoring Shows Most Pesticides Well Below Health Screening Levels
Once again, air monitoring results released from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) show that most of the monitored pesticides, in various rural agricultural communities, were found well below…
Petal Fall Districts for Fresno County
…District 1 and District 2.Commissioner Wright urges beekeepers in the County to move their bees which will allow the citrus growers to apply the necessary pesticides to protect their citrus…
Kern County Agricultural Commissioner, Ruben J. Arroyo, Announces 75% Petal Fall
…of citrus trees for all citrus groves south of 7th Standard Road. This announcement is to serve as a signal to the bee industry that the use of pesticides that…
DPR Secretary will speak to regulatory climate at the CCM Showcase
…delicate balance between the citrus and pollinator industries. Popular rhetoric fueled by misinformation from activists suggests that neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides used to knock down populations of the dangerous…
Devastating Citrus Greening Disease Targeted by USDA Grants
…move onto citrus trees,” Falk said. Findings from the research are expected to help reduce the need for pesticides in citrus groves and lower the overall costs for citrus growers,…
California’s Diversity Reflected In Pesticide Outreach
…and English, but Hmong, Punjabi and many other languages. The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) wants all workers who handle pesticides to know how to use such products safely….
Agri View: Two Choices
Everett Griner talks about pesticides, a good or bad choice, in today’s Agri View. Two Choices…