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Canada to approve continued use of pyriproxyfen

Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada is proposing that products containing pyriproxyfen are acceptable for continued registration in Canada. An evaluation of available scientific information found that all uses…

US EPA makes paraquat draft risk assessments available for public comment

Yesterday, the US EPA is taking an important step in its regulatory review of paraquat—an herbicide used in agricultural and commercial settings only. The draft risk assessments are the product of an extensive evaluation of available data…

USDA invests $11M in research that will support specialty crop farmers

U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins announced on Oct. 3 that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture has invested $11 million in research that will support specialty crop farmers. “This collaborative…

U.S.-Japan tariff agreement is a good deal for wheat farmers and their customers

The United States and Japan recently announced they reached an agreement on a trade deal that further opens markets for both countries. Agriculture is among the biggest beneficiaries. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall issued…

Canada approved continued registration of fungicide triforine

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has completed the re-evaluation of fungicide triforine. Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada has determined that continued registration of products containing…

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…

USDA CUTS CORN CROP GUESS ON WEATHER WOES

The USDA has slashed it’s 2019 corn production estimate because of widespread planting delays caused by heavy rainfall and flooding in key U.S. growing areas. As of June 1st, the crop is projected at 13.680 billion bushels, down 1.35 billion…

Canada to cancel most uses of chlorpyrifos

Health Canada is proposing the cancellation of many uses of chlorpyrifos due to risks to the environment, with a small number of uses acceptable for continued registration in Canada. Chlorpyrifos is a broad spectrum insecticide that is widely…

Trump removes India from special trade status,pesticides affected

The Trump administration announced Friday that it's ending special trade treatment for India, removing a status that exempts billions of dollars of the country's products from US tariffs. "I have determined that India has not assured the…