Explained: Why has Punjab restricted use of 9 pesticides for Basmati

The Punjab Agriculture Department recently restricted the use of nine pesticides which are generally used for the Basmati crop in Punjab. Which are the nine pesticides restricted for Basmati crop by the Punjab Agriculture Department? Acephate,…

China’s ICAMA publish notice on revised approved pesticide label content

Notice on Publishing Revised Approved Label Content by the Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China To all units concerned： For the purpose of implementing…

US EPA proposes 30 TSCA significant new use rules

The US EPA has proposed 30 TSCA significant new use rules (Snurs) for substances that were the subject of pre-manufacture notices (PMNs). The Snurs include certain restrictions, such as how the substance may be manufactured or used, or protective…

Canada proposes continued use of biofungicide Mycostop

Health Canada is consulting Canadians on the proposal to continue all uses of Streptomyces strain K61. Streptomyces strain K61 is a biological fungicide used in the product Mycostop Biofungicide to suppress effects such as damping-off, root…

US census data on cover crop plantings

This is the first of 3 articles that discuss land use practices as reported in the 2017 US Census of Agriculture (see farmdoc daily, July 25 and August 1). Cover crops is examined in this article. Cover crops have attracted intense interest…

EU to extend approval periods for some pesticides

The European Commission has issued a draft decision to extend approval periods for some pesticide active substances. According to EC, due to the fact that the assessment of the substances has been delayed for reasons beyond the control of the…

USDA issues new report "The growing corn economies of Mexico and US"

A new report from USDA's Economic Research Service explores how the U.S. and Mexican corn sectors have changed since the transition to free-trade under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the extent to which the sectors could…

Brazil adopts new labeling system for pesticides

Brazil on Monday adopted a new system for classifying and labeling the vast quantities of pesticides it produces, based on the chemicals they contain. Environmental experts welcomed the modernization of the system, used by over 50 countries,…

US EPA Considers Labeling Biostimulants as Pesticides

Biostimulants may soon be listed as a pesticide, requiring similar regulatory oversight. EPA has written a draft guidance to that effect, and the comment period closes this coming Friday. In its draft guidance, the EPA says: “In recognition…