Courtesy of Dr. Anne Nielsen SEE ORIGINAL USDA EMAIL Memorandum to U.S. Growers on Use of Chlorpyrifos Insecticide Products in Food Crops for 2024 Background: On February 2, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an “Update on the Use of the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos on Food.” This EPA update referenced a Federal Register Notice […]
EPA Update on Existing Stocks Provisions for Three Chlorpyrifos Products (with editor commentary)
[EPA OPP Post Date 03 15 2024].The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing an update on existing stocks provisions for three chlorpyrifos pesticide products made by the company Adama – Pyrinex Chlorpyrifos Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 11678-58), Chlorpyrifos 4E AG (alternate brand name Quali-Pro Chlorpyrifos 4E) (EPA Reg. No. 66222-19), and Vulcan (EPA Reg. […]
EPA Update on the Use of the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos on Food
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing an update on the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on food. Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate insecticide used for a large variety of agricultural uses, including soybeans, fruit and nut trees, broccoli, cauliflower, and other row crops, as well as non-food uses. In a final rule issued in […]
EPA Update on Next Steps for Chlorpyrifos
[EPA Pesticide Update. Posted 12/19/2023]. In light of the November 2, 2023, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to vacate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2021 final rule effectively prohibiting the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on food or feed crops, EPA is issuing an update on its intended next steps. Background In April […]
Resources for Attendees of 2023 Central Jersey Vegetable Growers Meeting
Central Jersey Vegetable Growers Meeting 2023 Private Applicator Resource Guide