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Chlorpyrifos Sales to End in California by February 2020

Brian German October 11, 2019 Agri-Business, Regulation

An agreement was reached between the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and product manufacturers prohibiting chlorpyrifos sales in California beginning in 2020.  The agreement will allow farmers to continue using …

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DPR/CDFA Announce Team for Chlorpyrifos Alternatives

Dan August 15, 2019 Environment, Industry News Release, Regulation

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, …

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Groups React to Chlorpyrifos Ban

Dan May 9, 2019 Environment, Regulation

Source: Western Growers Association In response to the announcement that the California Department of Pesticide Residue (DPR) is acting to ban the use of the insecticide chlorpyrifos, Western Growers President …

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Court Tells EPA to Ban Chlorpyrifos

Dan August 13, 2018 Environment, Industry News Release

A U.S. appeals court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban chlorpyrifos (clo-PEER-uh-foss) within 60 days. The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reverses …

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Court Denies Petition to Ban Pesticide

Dan July 20, 2017 Industry News Release

A U.S. Appeals Court in San Francisco denied a petition from environmental groups to force the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos. Reuters says that decision ends one …

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Roberts Joins Bipartisan Bill to Relieve Farmers of Redundant Regulation

Dan February 15, 2017 Environment, Industry News Release

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts announced his support Tuesday for a bill that would eliminate redundant federal permitting requirements for pesticide applications.

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CA Produce Shows Low or No Pesticide Residue

Dan December 21, 2016 Industry News Release

Tests on produce collected by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) indicate the vast majority of fruits and vegetables available for sale in California meet stringent pesticide safety standards. …

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Pesticide Conversations Already Happening with Schools

Taylor Hillman November 4, 2016 Application Updates

Newly proposed rules about the use of pesticides near schools could be just more hoops to jump through for producers. Many areas say growers are already having those pesticide conversations.

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Pesticide Pilot Program is Twofold

Taylor Hillman October 7, 2016 Labor and Immigration, Specialty Crops

Monterey County is a few months into a new pesticide pilot program that aims to protect farm workers. The project sets to clear up any confusion on where chemicals are …

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New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D

Dan October 6, 2016 Environment, Industry News Release

Guided by a new scientific assessment of health risks, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) today announced an update to the way the fumigant pesticide 1,3-Dichloropropene (1,3-D) is managed …

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Agri View: Honeybee Problem Identified?

Dan August 4, 2016 Agri View, Environment, Pest Update

Everett Griner talks about research possibly finding the problem for the honeybee issue in today’s Agri View.

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Atrazine Report Ignores Science

Dan August 3, 2016 Environment, Industry News Release

EPA’s Latest Atrazine Report Ignores Science A recent Environmental Protection Agency draft report on atrazine doesn’t take into account a large amount of scientific evidence that reaffirms the product is …

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Finalizing Pesticide Worker Safety Rule

Dan July 26, 2016 Environment, General, Industry News Release

EPA Closing in on Finalizing Pesticide Worker Safety Rule The Environmental Protection Agency is inching closer to finalizing standards for certifying workers who apply dangerous, restricted-use pesticides to crops.

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U.S. EPA Fines Fresno Pesticide Distributor for Failure to Properly Label High-Risk Pesticide

Taylor Hillman June 22, 2016 Industry News Release, Pest Update

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Snowden Enterprises, Inc., over the distribution of a misbranded restricted use pesticide. The firm, located in Fresno, Calif., has agreed to …

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