There is little debate about whether treated seeds are important, but debate remains over whether there is an abundance of seed going to waste. Farmers look at treated seed as a high-value product, ...

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is advancing a landmark regulatory proposal to bring pesticide-treated seeds under state oversight, signaling a sweeping change from existing seed ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 25, 2019) EPA is using a regulatory loophole – the “treated articles exemption” – to allow systemic insecticides to be used in mass quantities, without regulating or labeling ...

The use of fungicide-treated seeds has risen sharply in the last few decades, the researchers said. While about 8% of soybean seeds were treated with fungicide in 1996, that figure rose from 60% to 75 ...

Considering soybean seed treatment but don’t know where to begin? We’ve put together an overview of the three main types of treatments and how they can protect your crop this year. By shielding ...

Seed-coated pesticides -- such as neonicotinoids, many of which are highly toxic to both pest and beneficial insects -- are increasingly used in the major field crops, but are underreported, in part, ...

California pesticide regulators are proposing new requirements for pesticide-treated seeds, setting up a fresh debate over how far the state should go in regulating seed coatings commonly used to ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 16, 2020) Pesticide exposure in farmland birds is a concomitant of pesticide-treated muesli (cereal) seed commonly planted during winter months, according to research ...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced Nov. 3 that it is withdrawing the rulemaking process for pesticide-treated seed disposal. It was a decision that farm groups applauded, as they have ...

The use of fungicide-treated seeds has risen sharply in the last few decades, the researchers said. While about 8% of soybean seeds were treated with fungicide in 1996, that figure rose from 60% to 75 ...