BPIA sent a welcome letter to Chad McIntosh, the newly appointed Associate Deputy Director at EPA. The letter highlights key biological products industry priorities, including the need for adequate resources for the Office of Pesticide Programs and its Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division.

As part of the PRIA Coalition, BPIA submitted a memorandum to President-Elect Trump’s EPA Transition Team with recommendations to ensure the Office of Pesticide Programs is adequately resourced to carry out its critical functions.

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BPIA applauds the National Organic Standards Board for approving the Inert Ingredients in Organic Pesticide Products Proposal.

BPIA celebrates the signing of California Senate Bill (SB) 1522 by Governor Gavin Newsom, which establishes a comprehensive framework for biostimulants in California.

BPIA submitted comments in response to a Request for Information concerning USDA-AMS’s Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program.

BPIA commends the Senate Committee on Agriculture’s Ranking Member, John Boozman, for unveiling his 2024 Farm Bill framework.

BPIA is pleased to extend gratitude to the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture for successfully passing The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, H.R. 8647 out of Committee.

BPIA applauds the House Committee on Agriculture for unveiling its full 2024 Farm Bill text and including regulatory reforms inspired by the Plant Biostimulant Act, H.R. 1472.

BPIA applauds the House and Senate Agriculture Committees for advancing the 2024 Farm Bill by unveiling their respective frameworks. This legislation signifies a significant stride towards bolstering our agricultural landscape, prioritizing the needs of frontline growers and consumers, and the sustainable stewardship of our natural resources.

BPIA submitted comments to the National Organic Standards Board to help rectify the USDA organic regulations’ references to the outdated EPA inert ingredient Lists 3 and 4 and improve the policies and procedures for establishing allowable pesticide inert ingredients for use in organic crop and livestock production.

BPIA and other stakeholders submitted a proposal to the CFIA to permit registrants to change suppliers of certain ingredients without submitting an Ingredient Source Change Inquiry.

BPIA filed comments regarding an ANPR concerning the EPA’s approach to regulation of seeds treated with a pesticide registered under FIFRA.

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BPIA submitted comments to the National Organic Standards Board regarding allowable biological pesticide inert ingredients for use in organic crop production.