Thursday, December 8, 2016

EPA RELEASES NOTICE OF DATA AVAILABILITY TO SUPPORT PROPOSED REVOCATION OF CHLORPYRIFOS TOLERANCES

Last week I told you about the EPA’s move to ban any product with chlorpyrifos in it, meaning Lorsban, Whirlwind, Warhawk, Yuma, Govern, Hatchet and Cobalt plus others. Please read the information below. There are petitions you can sign or better yet post a Personal comment on the EPA’s web site or do both. If we need Lorsban type products as tools for our growers we need to respond. We need grower response as well as yours. If a grower is in your office, please open the petition and have him sign. If you have any questions, please let me know. I appreciate your help! Greg Dow AgroSciences EPA RELEASES NOTICE OF DATA AVAILABILITY TO SUPPORT PROPOSED REVOCATION OF CHLORPYRIFOS TOLERANCES On November 10, 2016, EPA announced that they would issue a Notice of Data Availability (NODA) to support a proposed decision to revoke all chlorpyrifos tolerances and open a 60-day public comment period. That NODA is now available and the public comment period is open. EPA has indicated that this NODA comment period will be the last opportunity for stakeholders to express their need for chlorpyrifos. It is critical that our customers and stakeholders use this last opportunity to make their voice heard. www.chlorpyrifos.com/pdf/Chlorpyrifos NODA Customer Letter.pdf Petition Website DAS has created a petition website that enables customers and stakeholders to easily sign Petitions and support the need to maintain chlorpyrifos tolerances. All the signatures collected on these petitions will be submitted to EPA. The petitions are available at this link: www.chlorpyrifos.com/petition An explanation of the petition website and an invitation to follow a link and sign the petition is also included in the attached email. Petition Support Materials One page chlorpyrifos benefits documents have been created that provide customers and stakeholders important information about the need for chlorpyrifos in critical crops. These one-pagers may be downloaded at www.chlorpyrifos.com/petition and shared with customers and stakeholders. Contact your OP if you would like hard copies of these documents. Finally, a postcard with a brief explanation of the NODA and an invitation to go to the petition website will be provided. Each sales representative and account manager will receive fifty (50) postcards to share to share generously. If you need more, contact your OP. This is a critical time for chlorpyrifos. It’s the last opportunity to inform EPA just how much the Ag industry needs this chemistry. Use these resources to mobilize your customers and stakeholders to stand up and fight for chlorpyrifos. If you receive any media requests, please refer them to David Sousa. (317.337.6223, DJSousa@dow.com) Phil Jost U.S. Insecticides Marketing Leader Mobile: 317.750.8051 hjost@dow.com Dow AgroSciences LLC 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268 www.dowagro.com Solutions for the Growing World

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