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 …
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, …
Groups React to Chlorpyrifos Ban
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 …
Court Tells EPA to Ban Chlorpyrifos
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 …
Court Denies Petition to Ban Pesticide
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 …
Roberts Joins Bipartisan Bill to Relieve Farmers of Redundant Regulation
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts announced his support Tuesday for a bill that would eliminate redundant federal permitting requirements for pesticide applications.
CA Produce Shows Low or No Pesticide Residue
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. …
Pesticide Conversations Already Happening with Schools
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.
Pesticide Pilot Program is Twofold
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 …
New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
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 …
Agri View: Honeybee Problem Identified?
Everett Griner talks about research possibly finding the problem for the honeybee issue in today’s Agri View.
Atrazine Report Ignores Science
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 …
Finalizing Pesticide Worker Safety Rule
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.
U.S. EPA Fines Fresno Pesticide Distributor for Failure to Properly Label High-Risk Pesticide
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 …