The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on draft guidance to improve the efficiency of EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses for new pesticide active ingredient applications and active ingredients undergoing registration review. This guidance, when...
AgriLife Extension providing trainings across state with updates
Cotton, corn and soybean producers in 22 Texas counties will be restricted on the use of two popular herbicides this growing season after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency renews registrations.
Green cotton plants...
Helm Agro US Inc. has received federal registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Katagon, an HPPD premix herbicide for psotemergence use in field corn.
It contains two modes of action — tolpyralate and nicosulfuron — with the added...
• By Pat Porter •
My recent post discussed the proposal by Environmental Protection Agency to drastically change the resistance management regulations around Bt corn and cotton. You can submit a comment here before Nov. 9. The proposal is hard...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has registered Tough 5EC Herbicide from Belchim USA to control boardleaf weeds in corn, mint and chickpeas.
It is labeled for a number of breadleaf weeds, including Palmer amaranth, common waterhemp, kochia, common lambsquarters, black...
• By Pat Porter •
This week, the Environmental Protection Agency released a draft plan that essentially overhauls many of the regulations around insect resistance management in Bt crops grown in the Cotton Belt.
There are many major changes proposed, one...
Syngenta recently received a label for its new formulation of paraquat sold under the trade name Gramoxone 3SL at 3 pounds active ingredient per gallon.
Paraquat is a widely used, restricted-use pesticide in the United States. However, because of misuse...
• By Jason Bond and Ben Lawrence •
The Environmental Protection Agency mandated manufacturers to update their paraquat labels by Nov. 14 with new safety, handling and training requirements.
Key Points to Remember:
• Purchasers, applicators, mixers, loaders, or tank cleaners of...
Effective May 20, the Environmental Protection Agency has cancelled registrations of 12 neonicotinoid insecticides based on voluntary requests from product registrants, according to a May 20 Federal Register notice.
Under a December 2018 settlement agreement linked to an Endangered Species Act...
Well, isn’t this an interesting turn of events — that’s what I said to my parents when I stopped by their house the morning after Election Day. Over our respective cups of coffee, we shared stories about election night,...
