EPA Gives Update on the Next Steps for Chlorpyrifos By AgriBusiness Global|December 21, 2023 Following recent court ruling, government agency is issuing guidance on what's to come for controversial pesticide.Read More
California Ag Department Makes Big Investment in Sustainable Pest Management By California Department of Food and Agriculture|November 4, 2024
Ag Groups Cheer Court’s Defense in Science-Based Regulation of Chlorpyrifos Posted by Growing Produce Staff|November 6, 2023 Appeals court ruling restores agricultural uses of the controversial crop protection tool.
Chlorpyrifos Choked Out: Precarious Path for Pesticide Regulation Ahead? By CropLife|August 26, 2021 Industry association urges EPA to reconsider decision and use every legal avenue to reassert its statutory authority to be the regulator of these products.
$1 Million Biological Walnut Farming Project Awarded Posted by David Eddy|August 17, 2020 After banning chlorpyrifos, California funds expansion in use of low-risk pest control practices.
EPA Sued for Not Banning Chlorpyrifos Posted by David Eddy|August 7, 2019 Environmental, medical, and labor organizations claim the widely used pesticide is linked to learning and intellectual disabilities in children.
California Growers to Lose Controversial Pesticide Posted by Christina Herrick|May 9, 2019 While California growers have been expecting this moment for a while, the California Environmental Protection Agency has officially […]
Is the Clock Running Out on Crucial Pesticide? Posted by Christina Herrick|April 23, 2019 At request of farmworker and environmental groups, EPA has 90 days to justify use of chlorpyrifos.
Restrictions Recommended on Chlorpyrifos in California Posted by David Eddy|November 16, 2018 The organophosphate is used to control pests that threaten a variety of crops, including grapes, almonds, oranges, and a variety of vegetables.
Latest Chlorpyrifos Court Drama Has Farm Industry in the Middle Posted by David Eddy|August 14, 2018 Stakeholders react after EPA is given 60 days to revoke all food tolerances and cancel registrations for the widely used insecticide.
