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State Unveils Roadmap for Reducing Pesticide Use
…Roadmap for California was recently unveiled as an outline for transitioning away from what are classified as “high-risk pesticides.” The roadmap was released by the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR),…
Comment Period Closing Soon for Proposed Changes to Rodenticide Use
…Management Association. The Rodenticide Task Force has also provided an informational document breaking down what the PIDs entail. All rodenticides would be classified as Restricted Use Pesticides, requiring applicators to…
Farm Groups Urge Congress to Better Enforce FIFRA Labeling Parameters
More than 300 agricultural, environmental, and other stakeholder groups are encouraging Congress to reaffirm federal authority over pesticide products. The coalition notes that the statute governing pesticides, the Federal Insecticide,…
Almond Update: Grower Breakfast to Highlight Topics to Increase ROI
…management approaches for labor, pesticides, and other inputs to offer insight into methods for addressing high costs. Field Outreach and Education Specialist for the Almond Board of California (ABC), Michael…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 10-24-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers a study examining the rippling economic impacts of restricting pesticides, an industry event…
MSOB: Biologicals Have an Opportunity in Between Organic and Traditional
…to develop,” Sellès explained. On a global scale, Sellès noted that the compound annual growth rate of biologicals has been outpacing traditional chemical pesticides. As innovation continues to focus more…
Pest Management Projects Receive $1.78 Million in Grant Support
…on pesticides and their impact on human health and the environment,” DPR Director Julie Henderson said in a press release. “We are excited by the potential of these five projects…
Almond Update: Soil Health Case Study Details Value of Cover Cropping
…functional for her operation, reducing pesticide use while increasing yield. “She’s seen a huge increase in net income between the decrease in pesticides and increased yield, which we attributed about…
Sugar Alliance Meeting Underway
…pesticides, labor, and transportation have hit our producers in the field and at the factories they own. Our farmers are worried about their bottom line as we head into harvest,”…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 07-26-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers using AI to protect bees from pesticides, collaborating with transparent and responsible environmental…
California Producers Describe Needs During Farm Bill Listening Session
…to less pesticides and those sorts of things, controlling invasive species and not letting them get into California is going to become increasingly more important,” Cregan told AgNet West. “So…
Farmers Encouraged to Participate in Pesticide Notification Workshops
…and every single farmer in this state, and anybody who applies pesticides needs to be watching this,” Isom noted. “There’s 1,000-fold safety factor for human health in every pesticide regulation…Again,…
Growers Frustrated with EPA Regarding Pesticide Impacts
…drastically overstate the impact of the pesticides on endangered species and their habitats. The groups say the evaluations for several neonicotinoid pesticides don’t incorporate scientific and commercial data that could…