Pesticide Residue

Pesticides that may remain on crops, relating directly to maximum residue level (MRL) allowances. Agricultural export opportunities for U.S. farmers are hindered by MRL challenges due to burdensome import regulations on pesticide residue levels for U.S. ag exports. The regulations are not uniform and vary according to country.

May 21, 2012

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Error in pesticide report impacts SJV

In March 2012, DPR released its annual report on volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from pesticides. Since the report’s release, DPR found an error that primarily affects the pesticide VOC emissions for the San Joaquin Valley NAA in 2010....More
May 16, 2012

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Nitrogen management focus of farmland forums

The California Department of Food and Agriculture and University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources will be hosting the two community forums to explore solutions to nitrate in groundwater and the role of policy....More
May 11, 2012

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EPA advisory panel discusses bee protection and pesticides

Bee protection is now threatening to affect crops not dependent on bees for pollination and has become increasingly important to the registration of pesticides used on cotton. Beekeepers have become aggressive in their demands that applications not be made during bloom which would severely affect cotton production....More
May 8, 2012

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New herbicide traits challenged

The Save Our Crops Coalition (SOCC) initiated legal action to force government regulators to analyze potential problems with proposed biotech crops tolerant of the synthetic auxin herbicides, which include 2,4-D and dicamba....More
May 2, 2012

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California pesticide dealers hit with $105,000 fine

Two California pesticide dealers were penalized a total of $105,000 for knowingly selling a pesticide product for a use not allowed by the label — controlling mites on peaches. More than 2.4 million pounds of peaches with an estimated value of more than $1.1 million were affected....More
Apr. 27, 2012

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Webinar addresses honey bee pesticide exposure 2

Insecticides known as neonicotinoids are used extensively. Recently, Purdue University associate professor of entomology Christian Krupke offered a webinar on honey bees and neonicotinoids....More
Apr. 26, 2012

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Strawberry industry in urgent need of fumigant alternatives 1

California’s strawberry industry urgently needs practical and cost-effective ways to grow strawberries without soil fumigants. California grows 88 percent of the nation’s strawberries. Fumigants are gaseous pesticides injected into the soil of agricultural fields prior to planting....More
Apr. 24, 2012

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EPA proposes methyl bromide tolerance for cottonseed

EPA is proposing to establish a tolerance for residues of the fumigant methyl bromide in or on undelinted cottonseed at 150 parts per million (ppm). USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is supportive of EPA's proposal....More
Apr. 23, 2012

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Pesticide safety a must for farmers 1

Pesticides are used as crop protectants on many farms, but can pose potential harmful risks. Pesticide applicators need to follow safety practices to reduce risks for the environment, other people, and especially themselves....More
Apr. 17, 2012

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Junk science triumphs over methyl iodide

The methyl iodide dispute has been manufactured from the beginning. When the strawberry industry began using methyl bromide in the 1960s, it was seen as a godsend to growers, and it was. Strawberries could not be grown in the same ground for at least five years after the previous crop because of the presence of verticillium wilt (a bacterium) and other diseases....More