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US EPA paraquat requirements place spotlight on closed transfer system
The liquid herbicide paraquat is widely used throughout North America as an effective herbicide and pre-harvest crop defoliant, but can be fatal if accidentally ingested in small quantities as well as cause eye damage and irritation to skin.
In…
US EPA extends comment period on draft biological evaluations for carbaryl and methomyl
EPA is extending the public comment period for 45 days on the draft biological evaluations (BEs) for the insecticides carbaryl and methomyl. The comment period will now close on July 2, 2020.
Comments can be submitted to the docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0090…
Washington House rewrites Senate chlorpyrifos bill
All current uses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos would remain legal in Washington until at least Jan. 1, 2022, under a bill passed late March 5 by the state House, which declined to follow the Senate in adopting a partial ban.
Instead, the…
Cyantraniliprole Technical and Ference Insecticide approved in Canada
Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, is granting registration for the sale and use of Cyantraniliprole Technical and Ference Insecticide, containing the technical grade…
New Jersey could soon restrict the use of bee-killing pesticide neonicotinoid
New Jersey lawmakers could soon reclassify and restrict the use of a powerful insecticide that’s commonly used on golf courses and lawns across the Garden State but is linked to the dramatic decline of the bee population.
Bees help pollinate…
Kenya allows full access for U.S. wheat
U.S. wheat may now be shipped to Kenya regardless of state of origin or port of export. This allows U.S. wheat from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to be added to the list of states that can ship wheat to Kenya.
“American farmers in the Pacific…
US EPA takes important step to reduce unnecessary pesticide testing on animals
On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took another important step carrying out Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s directive to reduce animal testing. The agency’s new science policy reduces testing on birds when the agency…
Washington Senate votes to ban chlorpyrifos
A partial ban on chlorpyrifos would be paired with more money to train pesticide applicators and help growers find alternatives to the widely used but besieged chemical, under a bill passed Monday by the Washington Senate.
The bill’s prime…
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