Desert Valleys Archives

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 […]

2019 Chapter and CAPCA Ed Events Calendar

CAPCA Ed has released the Chapter and State Office Meetings for 2019**. Check for a meeting near you! ** Dates MAY be added Download Printable Calendar August 1, 2019 La Quinta Desert Valleys CE Meeting Desert Valleys Chapter August 8, 2019 Tulare OFAC Tulare-Kings Chapter August 15, 2019 Simi Valley CAPCA Ed CE Meeting […]

CAPCA’s Bee Where Project Makes Debut

October 25th, CAPCA introduced our Bee Where Project. Together with a coalition of Associations, CAPCA was able to ‘put teeth’ into current apiary regulations. For the full story from Western Farm press, click HERE

2017 Agricultural Report for Imperial County

Desert Valley CAPCA Members. Imperial County has allowed us to post their Ag reports on our chapter pages. They are a great tool to measure the performance of the county. to explore the report, click HERE