BPIA Biostimulant Innovation Committee Co-Chair provided updates on the evolving biostimulant regulatory situation in the United States in an Executives Speak interview with 2BMonthly.
During these very difficult times, BPIA member companies from coast to coast are helping others in need by supporting local community organizations with donations of disinfectants, personal protective equipment like masks, gloves and suits, and other needed supplies.
The biological products market has been building up over the last few years. The sector is on track to become a major factor in global agriculture.
BPIA Biostimulant Innovation Committee Co-Chair provided updates on the evolving biostimulant regulatory situation in the United States in an Executives Speak interview with 2BMonthly.
During these very difficult times, BPIA member companies from coast to coast are helping others in need by supporting local community organizations with donations of disinfectants, personal protective equipment like masks, gloves and suits, and other needed supplies.
The biological products market has been building up over the last few years. The sector is on track to become a major factor in global agriculture.
BPIA members participated in the first PRIA Coalition Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting of 2020. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the entire meeting was conducted remotely.
Rather than hold an in-person meeting, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will hold its Spring 2020 meeting online via public webinar on April 29-30, 2020. Along with some of our members, BPIA will provide oral comments during the pubic webinar on behalf of the biological products industry.
We hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy during these unprecedented circumstances. We have not received any reports of any of our 2020 Annual Meeting attendees becoming infected with COVID-19.
In support of the United Nations General Assembly’s International Year of Plant Health, BPIA held its 2020 Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon.
BPIA participated in the final PRIA Coalition Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting of 2019 at the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention’s Office of Pesticide Programs in Crystal City.
BPIA recently participated at a meeting of BioProtection Global (BPG) in Basel, Switzerland. BPG is the voice of the bioprotection industry for key topics on a global scale in order to promote bioprotection and harmonize proportionate regulations.
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As part of the BPIA 2019 Members Fall Fly-In, the BPIA Government Affairs Committee (GAC) led representatives from numerous BPIA member companies in dozens of meetings on Capitol Hill.
BPIA is excited to hold its 2019 Members Fall Fly-In to talk about biological products including biostimulants and biopesticides on Capitol Hill.
The goal of BPIA’s comments are to prevent overreach by the agency to regulate all GE microorganisms, especially those used as biostimulants.
The Biostimulant Industry submitted a response to EPA’s Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Plant Regulator Label Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants.
SciReg, Inc., a leading scientific, regulatory, and quality assurance consulting firm serving the pesticide, plant protection, pharmaceutical, animal health, and chemical industries, is seeking a pesticide registration specialist to join our growing team. This position will be based in our Washington, DC area (Northern Virginia) office. For more information see Pesticide Registration Specialist
BPIA holds its largest meeting ever in Portland, Oregon including a symposium focused on biopesticides, biostimulants, and transforming the supply chain to recognize the importance of biological products.
The new legislation reauthorizes PRIA through 2023. BPIA is thrilled that this bill has become law, re-establishing predictable timeframes in the biopesticides registration process and providing EPA with the resources it needs.
Even though EPA has an approved budget for FY2019, PRIA itself expired at 12:00 AM February 16th. The termination clause within PRIA provides for reduced fees until requirements to pay and collect all registration fees terminate by September 30, 3019.
BPIA members participated at the National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants (NAICC) 2019 Annual Meeting and Ag Pro Expo in Savannah, Georgia.
BPIA Government Affairs Committee members spent the day discussing BPIA and biological products including biopesticides and biostimulants with Congressional staff.