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HLB Quarntine expands into San Bernardino County

11.24.2019 First HLB detection in San Bernardino County. Full details HERE

Legislative Report 2019

By George Soares Every year the California State Legislature has about nine months—roughly January to September—to conduct its business. Thousands of legislative proposals, usually shaped in the prior Fall months, began their tortured journey through policy and appropriations committees, and Senate and Assembly Floor votes, with some ending up on the Governor’s desk for […]

Agri-Pulse: Ag Significant Contributor to California Economy

November 13, 2019 Agri-Pulse published on the 13th a graph of economic contributions to California’s Economy. Ag or “Working Landscapes” was 6.4% of the states economy. That is over 300 Billion dollars in sales. Specifically, over 263 Billion is in Ag alone. PCA’s work does not go un-noticed! For more details and to read the […]

Med Fly Quarantine in San Bernardino County

October 17, 2019 A 93 square mile quarantine around Devore, San Bernardino County. For the full story and map of area, click HERE

California Shows Decreased Use of Most-Hazardous Pesticides

June 11, 2019 The California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation released a statement today regarding the use of hazardous pesticide use for 2017. For the whole statement, click HERE 2017 Pesticide Use Report can be found HERE

Citrus Growers Prepare for HLB

Growers urged to stay vigilant as disease spreads in SoCal. Full article can be found HERE

Possible increase to Invasive Pests after reduced funding

A 50% reduction in funding could lead to greater issues with Invasive Pests. For more details, please click HERE

EPA has 90 days to justify use of pesticide

The Epa has a deadline to keep Cholrpyrifos in the PCAs toolkit. The story can be found HERE

April 2019 Adviser Articles: Vegetable Crops

In order to bring you more specific information on your specialty crop, CAPCA has taken articles from our current Adviser Magazine for you. UCIPM: Conversational Bio-control- click HERE Antoon Ploeg: Root Knot Nematodes- click HERE

New Interim Recommended Permit Conditions for Chlorpyrifos

November 15, 2018 California Department of Pesticide Regulations announced today their New Permit Conditions for the use of Chlorpyrifos. A complete description of their proposed Permit Conditions are listed HERE. A summary of the new conditions recommended by DPR: Aerial applications are banned Discontinuing its use on most crops. Chlorpyrifos will be restricted to “critical […]

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