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US EPA considering limiting state pesticide regulations

State pesticide regulators are concerned EPA is considering whether to limit their ability to impose additional restrictions on pesticide use beyond federal guidelines. Last week, EPA announced it may look at a provision in federal law governing…

US Senate passes bipartisan pesticide bill

A bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, which funds EPA oversight of the chemicals, passed the Senate by unanimous consent last week. Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Ranking Member Debbie…

US EPA wins new chance to argue against pesticide ban

A federal appeals court is reconsidering its ruling last year that ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban a particular pesticide. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said Wednesday that it had accepted the arguments…
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Canada is confirming the current registration of herbicide hexazinone

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is confirming the current registration of pest control products containing hexazinone in Canada with the label amendments following a special review of all registered hexazinone products,…

USDA releases annual Pesticide Data Program summary

More than 99% of samples tested in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Data Program had residue levels well below levels established by the Environmental Protection Agency. The USDA published the 203-page 2017 annual summary on…

Canadian government to invest in initiatives for automation, digital technologies in the ag sector

The Government of Canada continues to spur innovation by investing in the agriculture and agri-food industry, creating good middle-class jobs and ensuring the sector punches above its weight in a competitive global market. Today, Jean-Claude…

Since Chinese tariffs, US soybean sales to EU have doubled, 70% market share

U.S. soybean sales to the European Union have risen sharply. The European Commission says in the last five months, 3.7 million metric tons of U.S. beans have gone to the EU, which is more than double from July through November in 2017 and about…

USDA invests $4.7 million to address critical plant pest problems

USDA’s  National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently awarded 16 applied research and development grants to enhance the development, adoption, and implementation of innovative, ecologically-based, sustainable integrated pest management…

Which pesticide products will be affected by Trump’s latest trade tariffs?

On Monday evening, the White House announced that it would be imposing new trade tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese imports, as the US-China trade war heats up. Coming into effect on 24 September, the US will impose a 10% trade tariff on…