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 […]
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 […]
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
A 50% reduction in funding could lead to greater issues with Invasive Pests. For more details, please click HERE
The Epa has a deadline to keep Cholrpyrifos in the PCAs toolkit. The story can be found HERE
Tulare-Kings CAPCA Members. Kings County has allowed us to post their Ag. Report on our Chapter Pages. They are a great tool to measure the performance of the county. To explore the report, click HERE
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 […]
Tulare County and California officials are moving into eradication mode to control the adult and nymph spread. For more details, click HERE
CAPCA has released the Chapter and State Office Meetings**. Check for a meeting near you! ** Dates MAY be added/changed Download Printable Calendar 12/4/2019 Escondido San Diego CAPCA Laws and Regs Seminar San Diego CAPCA 12/10/2019 Rohnert Park North Coast CPACA CE Meeting North Coast CAPCA 1/28/2020 Bakersfield Kern CAPCA Label Update Kern County CAPCA […]
Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP), menace to the citrus industry has been found in Kern County and near commercial citrus groves. For full details, click HERE