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The National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) is a collaboration between Oregon State University and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to provide objective, science-based information about pesticides, the recognition and management of pesticide poisonings, toxicology and environmental chemistry. It is funded through a ...
The lead agency for pesticide regulation varies from state to state but it is typically the state department of agriculture. [23] FIFRA authorizes EPA to provide funding for state pesticide programs. Many states augment the funds with user fees such as pesticide registration fees. [22]
In 1988, Congress amended the pesticide registration provisions requiring re-registration of many pesticides that had been registered before 1984. [7] The act was amended again in 1996 by the Food Quality Protection Act. [9] More recently the act was amended in 2012 by the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2012. [10]
IR-4's mission is to facilitate registration of sustainable pest management technology for fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, and other "minor" crops, i.e. high in value but not widely grown in the United States. While most of the minor uses investigated are small enough that it is not profitable for private business to establish the ...
Like other pesticides, fungicides are numerous and diverse.This complexity has led to diverse schemes for classifying fungicides. Classifications are based on inorganic (elemental sulfur and copper salts) vs organic, chemical structures (dithiocarbamates vs phthalimides), and, most successfully, mechanism of action (MOA).
Oregon State Parks seeks approval for new, improved campsite reservation system. Gannett. Zach Urness, Salem Statesman Journal. April 12, 2024 at 3:04 PM.
Through its nine divisions, it administers no fewer than 36 chapters of Oregon laws. [1] Established as the State Department of Agriculture (SDA) in 1931 by an act of the Oregon Legislative Assembly which consolidated a patchwork of state programs and bureaus. [2] [3] Its legislatively adopted budget for the 2019–2021 biennium was $128.4 ...
Acephate is an organophosphate foliar and soil insecticide of moderate persistence with residual systemic activity of about 10–15 days at the recommended use rate. It is used primarily for control of aphids, including resistant species, in vegetables (e.g. potatoes, carrots, greenhouse tomatoes, and lettuce) and in horticulture (e.g. on roses and greenhouse ornamentals).