Yesterday, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation announced they have reached an agreement with Corteva Agriscience to suspend the sale of Chlorpyrifos in California. The agreement will allow Chlorpyrifos to be sold in California until February 8, 2020 and growers will be allowed to use the product until December 31, 2020. The cancellation and agreement [...]
Today is a great day to submit your renewal applications to DPR if you want to avoid long processing times or a lapse in the valid period of your license or certificate. To renew, individuals with last names and business names starting with letters M-Z must meet the minimum requirements and submit their renewal application [...]
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors announced the new Pesticide Container Recycling Program that will take effect on Monday, September 23rd. The event will be located at the Tulare Agricultural Commissioner & Sealer of Weights & Measures Office at 4437 South Laspina St. Tulare, CA 93274, from the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. [...]
In 1986, California voters passed Proposition 65 requiring businesses to provide warnings to the public about significant exposures to chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, as determined by specified state agencies. As a result of the adulterated process surrounding glyphosate (to name just one), California now requires glyphosate-containing products to carry a Prop. [...]
On May 8, 2019, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) announced that the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) would begin acting to ban the use of chlorpyrifos in California by initiating the cancellation of the pesticide. During the cancellation process, DPR's recommendations to county agricultural commissioners for tighter permit restrictions on the use of chlorpyrifos will remain [...]
On July 12, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a long-term approval for the insecticide sulfoxaflor—an effective tool to control challenging pests with fewer environmental impacts. For citrus, Sulfoxaflor is an insecticide with a unique mode of action for control of sap-feeding insect pests including Asian citrus psyllid, scales, mealybugs, and aphids. After [...]
Val Dolcini, who is currently serving as Deputy Secretary for Agriculture at CalEPA, will add Acting Director of the Department of Pesticide Regulation beginning June 3rd. Teresa Marks, who has served as Acting Director since Brian Leahy’s departure has announced her retirement effective May 31st. The change in leadership was abrupt, but not totally unexpected [...]
On Tuesday, April 30th the EPA released their Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision for glyphosate, an important step in the registration review process. The EPA responses contain several key comments, including: “The EPA conducted an independent evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate and has determined that glyphosate is “not likely to be carcinogenic to humans.” The [...]
Yesterday, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced that they are going to begin the cancellation process of chlorpyrifos. The statement cites scientific findings that chlorpyrifos poses serious public health and environmental risks to vulnerable communities. “The decision to ban chlorpyrifos is not surprising given the significant [...]
Last week we summarized the CCM Directors and members of the Government Relations committee trip to Sacramento to meet with legislators, regulatory agencies, and the administration on key policy issues impacting the industry. This week we have put together an in-depth description of the meetings that took place on the second day of the trip [...]