Non-renewal of approval of the active substance quinoxyfen

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1914 of 6 December 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance quinoxyfen, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

Non-renewal of approval of the active substance flurtamone

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1917 of 6 December 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance flurtamone, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

China’s most stringent soil pollution prevention law to become effective from January 1, 2019

As of January 1, 2019, the Soil Pollution Prevention Law of the People’s Republic of China will come into effect. The law is referred to as the most stringent soil protection law in history and will adopt the most rigorous system for protecting…

USDA releases annual Pesticide Data Program summary

More than 99% of samples tested in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Data Program had residue levels well below levels established by the Environmental Protection Agency. The USDA published the 203-page 2017 annual summary on…

Canadian government to invest in initiatives for automation, digital technologies in the ag sector

The Government of Canada continues to spur innovation by investing in the agriculture and agri-food industry, creating good middle-class jobs and ensuring the sector punches above its weight in a competitive global market. Today, Jean-Claude…

Renewal of approval of the active substances copper compounds

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1981 of 13 December 2018 renewing the approval of the active substances copper compounds, as candidates for substitution, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament…

Brazilian citrus sector updates list of authorized agrochemicals in the Ministry of Agriculture

A new update of the PIC (Integrated Citrus Production) List was announced on December 3, which is the authorized agrochemical grid for the Citrus Integrated Production system of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA).…

EU pesticide approval procedure to become clearer, safer

The EU special committee on pesticides has adopted plans to make the EU pesticide approval procedure more transparent and accountable. MEPs agreed that members of the public should be allowed to access the studies used to support the EU’s…

Since Chinese tariffs, US soybean sales to EU have doubled, 70% market share

U.S. soybean sales to the European Union have risen sharply. The European Commission says in the last five months, 3.7 million metric tons of U.S. beans have gone to the EU, which is more than double from July through November in 2017 and about…