Entries by Sandra Módenes

USDA Extends Crop Insurance Flexibilities To June Due To COVID-19

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, has extended program flexibilities for Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) and agricultural producers through June 30, 2022 or later. These flexibilities were originally set to expire this month. “Our priority is to keep our producers and partners as safe as […]

USDA releases results of annual pesticide residue study

USDA has released the 2020 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary. The summary shows that more than 99% of the samples tested had pesticide residues below benchmark levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The 2020 report was released by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), and marks the 30th year of PDP results. Over […]

Non-renewal of approval of the active substance indoxacarb;

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/2081 of 26 November 2021 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance indoxacarb, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN […]

El Gobierno concede una subvención de 18,8 millones de euros a Canarias para paliar los efectos del volcán La Palma en los sectores agrario y pesquero

La ayuda irá destinada a compensar los perjuicios producidos a agricultores y ganaderos en sus explotaciones y a restaurar infraestructuras rurales de uso colectivo dañadas En el ámbito pesquero las ayudas se destinarán a los armadores y tripulantes de buques y a los propietarios de barcos, lonjas o instalaciones de acuicultura en mar y tierra. […]

Brazil has established new rules for pesticides registration and research

On October 8, 2021, Brazil’s federal government published a new decree that changes the rules on the production, research, registration, use, import and export of pesticides in the country. The main objectives of Decree No. 10,833 are to reformulate the registration analysis process, facilitate pesticide research to enable technological innovations and implement actions to protect […]

Supply chain issues to continue in 2022

1.Block your purchases in advance. Stephen Pearce, director of AWP Associates and strategic sourcing expert, said, “From a buying perspective, what we’ve been advising our clients to do is to think about their sales and operations processes and make sure you’re doing things early enough, drive demand, because the game has changed.” In addition, he […]

Renewal of approval of the low-risk active substance calcium carbonate

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1448 of 3 September 2021 renewing the approval of the low-risk active substance calcium carbonate in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 […]

Non-approval of dimethyl sulphide as a basic substance

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1451 of 3 September 2021 concerning the non-approval of dimethyl sulphide as a basic substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the […]

Correction of the CAS number of the basic substance chitosan hydrochloride

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1446 of 3 September 2021 correcting Implementing Regulations (EU) No 540/2011 and (EU) No 563/2014 as regards the CAS number of the basic substance chitosan hydrochloride (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No […]