Items Tagged with 'sustainable pest management for environmental justice communities'

The Department of Pesticide Regulation partnered with a farmworker advocacy group to host an event dubbed a Toxic Tour of Santa Maria farms, stoking outrage among farm groups.

State lawmakers are casting the final votes on contentious pesticide bills.

The session began with more than 2,000 bills in play and now only a handful remain in the industry’s crosshairs as lawmakers return to the Capitol to wrap up business.

The California State Auditor has issued a scathing report criticizing the California Department of Pesticide Regulation for inefficient processes responsible for growing delays in registering new products.

At the annual Agri-Pulse Food & Ag Issues Summit, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross responded to concerns from the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association.

Department of Pesticide Regulation Director Julie Henderson was again in the hot seat at the Capitol, defending her proposal for a 36% bump in the mill fee.

The Department of Pesticide Regulation is pitching lawmakers with a dramatic increase to the mill assessment to steer off insolvency and finance a steady stream of new programs at the department.

The document is light on details but would approve several of Newsom’s proposals related to ag, including a dramatic increase and more EJ cost shifts to the pesticide sales tax.

Asm. Ash Kalra of San Jose is hoping to clarify the definition of integrated pest management in state code.

Legislation is in the works to update the state’s definition of integrated pest management, emphasizing that chemical control does fall within the practices.