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. 

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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.

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.