DPR Director Decision on Imidacloprid
In recent months imidacloprid detections have been made in groundwater from Fresno, Tulare & Santa Barbara counties. Under California’s Pesticide Contamination Prevention Act (PCPA), these [...]
REMINDER: Statewide Pesticide Notification Public Workshops
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is scheduled to hold three public workshops pursuant to designing the nation’s first pesticide application notification system. The workshops [...]
Bumble Bees May Be Protected Under the California Endangered Species Act
Four types of bumble bees may be added to the list of species protected under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The decision came on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, when the California Third [...]
Agri-Pulse: DPR Scrutinized During Budget Hearing
On Wednesday, May 11th during a hearing for the State Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, And Transportation, the California Department of Pesticide [...]
CCQC Advisory: New Import Requirements for New Zealand
The California Citrus Quality Council (CCQC) is providing new information about import requirements for New Zealand. Most of the requirements for New Zealand have not changed, but there are [...]
San Bernardino County Citrus Grower Meeting
San Bernardino County citrus growers and industry members are invited to attend the San Bernardino County Grower to Grower Meeting on Tuesday, March 1 at 10 a.m. at the Redlands Prospect Park [...]
USDA Awards $17.6 Million to Projects that Protect California Agriculture and Natural Resources
On February 8, 2022, The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $17.6 million to California as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and [...]
Results Help Ensure Consumer Confidence in Produce
Article from SafeFruitsandVeggies.com Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Pesticide Data Program (PDP) released its 2020 sampling results. More than 99% of the fruits and [...]
Advisory – Second Application for China and Korea
China Growers should apply a second fungicide application of either copper or approved alternatives to acreage destined for export to China in Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kern, Western Riverside, [...]
Governor Names New DPR Director
Julie Henderson, 59, of San Francisco, has been appointed Director of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. Henderson has served as Acting Director at the California Department of [...]
