Work group will discuss sustainable pest control
fying pathways to minimize the use of toxic pesticides and expand the use of integrated pest management practices; better protect public and environmental health; andengage, educate andpromote collaboration to achieve these goals.” The group’s members include Jenny Broome, Dr iscol l’s ; Don Cameron, Terranova Ranch ; Casey Creamer, Cal i fornia Ci trus Mutual ; Gabr iele Ludwig, Almond Board of California; John McKeon, Taylor Farms; Scott Park, Park Farms; Taylor Roschen, California Farm Bureau ; and Dani e l Sonke, Campbell Soup Co. Other members include Jim Farrar, University of California Integrated Pest Management; KimHarley, UC Berkeley; Margare t L l oyd , UC Coope rat i ve Extension; Houston Wilson, UC Organic Agriculture Institute; Chris Geiger, city of San Francisco; Lisa Herbert, Sutter County agricultural commissioner; Nina Ichikawa, Berkeley Food Institute; Dan Kaiser, Environmental Defense Fund;
SusanKegley, PesticideResearchInstitute; Suguet Lopez, Líderes Campesinas ; Nayamin Martinez, Central California Environmental JusticeNetwork;Margaret Reeves, Pesticide Action Network; Sarah Ryan, Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians; Cliff Ohmart, pest control advisor; Ron Whitehurst, PCA; PamMarrone, Chestnut BioAdvisors; andPaulWalgenbach,Bayer. The agencies described the group as “part of the state’s larger commitment to accelerating the transition away from hazardous pesticides.” In addition, they said, Gov. Gavin Newsomhas proposed “to fundaddition- al support for the transition” by replacing the current flat-fee mill assessment on pesticide sales with a “risk-based, tiered mill assessment, where higher-toxicity pesticides are assessed a higher fee.” The agencies said the additional revenue would fund IPM programs, strengthen enforcement and air monitoring; and “increase community engagement, par- ticularly indisadvantaged communities.”
A 25-member work group has been created by two state agencies to “accel- erate the systemwide adoption of safer, sustainable pest control practices.” TheCaliforniaDepartment of Pesticide Regulationand stateDepartment of Food andAgricultureannouncedappointment of the group last week.
Known as the Sus t a inab l e Pes t Management Work Group, it includes farmers, community members, univer- sity researchers, representatives of Farm Bureau and commodity groups, andpeo- ple from the pesticide business. The two state agencies said it has charged the work group with “identi-
FDA translates produce rule The Produce Safety Rule has now been translated into two addition- al languages, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced. grower curriculumfor farmers inChinese andwill soon finalize a similar document in Portugese.
The translations of the rule may be found online at www.fda.gov/food/ food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/ fsma-final-rule-produce-safety. Grapefruit, Valencia orange crops will be larger
The FDA said last week it has provid- ed versions of the rule in Chinese and Portugese, joining an earlier translation of the rule into Spanish. In effect since 2016, the Produce Safety Rule—part of the Food Safety Modernization Act— establishes “sci- ence-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing and holding of fruits and vegetables grown for human consumption,” FDA said. The agenc y sa id the addi t iona l translations of the rule will help en- sure the regulation is “accessible to a broad audience.” The Produce Safety Alliance, an FDA- funded training partner based at Cornell University in New York, will publish a
estimated the Valencia orange crop at 400,000 tons, up 11%. The estimates, issued last week, also forecast an increase in California produc- tionof tangerines andmandarins, up4.5% to 920,000 tons. However, USDA predicted overall
California production of grapefruit and Valenciaoranges should increase this sea- son, according to newestimates. Production of both crops in Texas has been reduced by the state’s severe mid-February freeze. In California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted grapefruit produc- tionof 168,000 tons in the 2020-21 season, up10.5%fromtheprevious season. USDA
California orange production to be down 2% in 2020-21, driven by a 5% decline in the navel orange crop, to less than 1.7mil- lion tons. The California lemon crop will also de- crease, the report said, to 960,000 tons— down 6.6% fromthe previous season.
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Quotations are the latest available for the week ending March 12, 2021 Year Ago Week Ago Latest Week Livestock Slaughter Steers – 5-Area Average Select & Choice, 1050–1150 lbs., $ per cwt. 112-113 113-114.05 114 Hogs – Average hog, 51-52% lean, Iowa-Minn. market, $ per cwt. 57.73 83.68 87.81 Slaughter Lambs – $ per cwt. 125–175 lbs. National weekly live sales 145-171.50 159-205 159-168 Field crops – basis prompt shipment Barley – U.S. No. 2, $ per cwt. Truck, Stockton-Modesto-Oakdale-Turlock 9.75-10 (by rail) 11.25 No Quote Cotton – ¢ per lb., Middling 1 3/32” Fresno spot market 61.96 82.56 77.22 Corn – U.S. No. 2 yellow $ per cwt. trucked 9.33 6.68 6.74 Alfalfa Hay – $ per ton, quality*, FOB Region 1, Northern Inter-mountain 180-220 (P) No Quote 190-240 (F/G/P) Region 2, Sacramento Valley 240 (P) 230 (P) No Quote Region 3, Northern San Joaquin Valley 265-290 (S) 250-295 (P/S) 250-285 (P/S) Region 4, Central San Joaquin Valley No Quote No Quote No Quote Region 5, Southern California 279 (P) 259 (P) 259 (P) Region 6, Southeast Interior 195-220 (P/S) 210-240 (P/S) 225-240 (S) Oat Hay – $ per ton, quality*, FOB Northern California, dairy No Quote No Quote No Quote Oats – U.S. No. 2 white, $ per cwt. Statewide, trucked price 190 (G) No Quote No Quote
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