ENGAGED LEADER ...
New CFAES Hort and Crop Sciences chair
Douglas Karcher is a CFAES alum, term to begin Aug. 1
HERBICIDE REGULATIONS ...
Report: EPA officials improperly influenced dicamba decision
Dicamba is a herbicide blamed for crop damage in hundreds of lawsuits
UPCOMING CONFERENCE ...
CDFA Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis to hold conference
Two-day conference will take place virtually from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on both June 28 and 29
Pesticide Education ...
Keeping pesticide applicators and the environment safe
Using pesticides can be quite safe if used properly
HEALTH AND SAFETY ...
Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it's safe
Court says agency had delayed acting on the widely used bug-killer chlorpyrifos for nearly 14 years
PESTICIDE NOTIFICATIONS ...
Pesticide alerts available for beekeepers
Beekeepers can sign up to receive email alerts notifying before aerial pesticide applications
FACING CHALLENGES ...
Agronomists share data-driven strategies
Trial research guides recommendations for corn, soybean challenges
citrus ...
FDACS issues denial of aldicarb pesticide usage
In 2010, the EPA phased out aldicarb’s use in the U.S.
POLICY ...