Chlorpyrifos: the Final Chapter

Sep 07, 2021

By Bryan Jensen

This appears to be the final chapter for chlorpyrifos, the active ingredient in Lorsban and several other generic and packaged products. EPA has announced all tolerances for chlorpyrifos on food and feed will be revoked 6 months after final publication in the federal register. A tolerance is the maximum level of a pesticide that is legally allowed in or on raw agricultural commodities and process foods. Without a tolerance or exemption form a tolerance, pesticide residues in or on food is considered unsafe. To be clear, no uses of chlorpyrifos will be allow after the six-month grace period.

What does this decision mean for commodities treated with chlorpyrifos that are currently stored or crops that have been treated this current growing season and unharvested? If a residue is present as the result of a lawful application under FIFRA prior to tolerance revocation that product will be not considered adulterated.

Source : wisc.edu

Video: EP 73 Diversity is Resiliency – Stories of Regeneration Part 6

During the growing season of 2023 as summer turned into fall, the Rural Routes to Climate Solutions podcast and Regeneration Canada were on the final leg of the Stories of Regeneration tour. After covering most of the Prairies and most of central and eastern Canada in the summer, our months-long journey came to an end in Canada’s two most western provinces around harvest time.

This next phase of our journey brought us to Cawston, British Columbia, acclaimed as the Organic Farming Capital of Canada. At Snowy Mountain Farms, managed by Aaron Goddard and his family, you will find a 12-acre farm that boasts over 70 varieties of fruits such as cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, pears, apples, and quince. Aaron employs regenerative agriculture practices to cultivate and sustain living soils, which are essential for producing fruit that is not only delicious but also rich in nutrients.