Winter Woman
Well-Known Member
I received a notice that MI has applied to put an additional fungicide on apples -- below is an excerpt, just so you can see how important it is to eat organic applies.
Excerpt:
Under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the
Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any
provision of FIFRA if the Administrator determines that emergency
conditions exist which require the exemption. Michigan Department of
Agriculture has requested the Administrator to issue a specific
exemption for the use of kasugamycin on apples to control fire blight.
Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as part of
this request.
As part of this request, the applicant asserts that kasugamycin is
needed to control streptomycin-resistant strains of Erwinia amylovora,
the causal pathogen of fire blight, due to the lack of available
alternatives and effective control practices.
The Applicant proposes to make no more than three applications of
Kasumin 2L on not more than 10,000 acres of apples between April 1 and
May 31, 2012 in Berrien, Cass, Grand Traverse, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm,
Newaygo, Oceana, Ottawa, and Van Buren counties. As currently proposed,
the maximum amount of the product to be applied would be 30,000
gallons.
This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the
application itself. The regulations governing section 18 of FIFRA
require publication of a notice of receipt of an application for a
specific exemption proposing use of a new chemical (i.e., an active
ingredient) which has not been registered by EPA.
The notice provides an opportunity for public comment on the
application.
Excerpt:
Under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the
Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any
provision of FIFRA if the Administrator determines that emergency
conditions exist which require the exemption. Michigan Department of
Agriculture has requested the Administrator to issue a specific
exemption for the use of kasugamycin on apples to control fire blight.
Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as part of
this request.
As part of this request, the applicant asserts that kasugamycin is
needed to control streptomycin-resistant strains of Erwinia amylovora,
the causal pathogen of fire blight, due to the lack of available
alternatives and effective control practices.
The Applicant proposes to make no more than three applications of
Kasumin 2L on not more than 10,000 acres of apples between April 1 and
May 31, 2012 in Berrien, Cass, Grand Traverse, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm,
Newaygo, Oceana, Ottawa, and Van Buren counties. As currently proposed,
the maximum amount of the product to be applied would be 30,000
gallons.
This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the
application itself. The regulations governing section 18 of FIFRA
require publication of a notice of receipt of an application for a
specific exemption proposing use of a new chemical (i.e., an active
ingredient) which has not been registered by EPA.
The notice provides an opportunity for public comment on the
application.
