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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 […]

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

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 […]

CAPCA Chapter and CAPCA Ed Events Calendar

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 […]

This Month at CAPCA-October 2018

Happy Fall Members! This was a full month, so let us get right to it: VENTURA MEETS WITH ASM JACQUI IRWIN Ted Swartzbaugh, Rick Harrison, Michelle Haase, Chris Steppig, Cristian Baez, Gus Gunderson from Limoneira, and Rob Scherzinger from the California Association of Aerial Applicatiors Association(CAAA) met with Assembly Member Jacqui Irwin to discuss what […]

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