PHILADELPHIA FMC
Corporation recently announced it
has reached a negotiated settle
ment with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency regarding use
of granular Furadan, an insecti
cide/nematicide that has been un
der special review by the ERA for
avian risk since October 1985.
This agency review has not
been based on human health is
sues. The settlement will reduce
use of the product over the next
three use seasons. Volumes sold
by FMC will be capped and will
decrease each year leveling off in
the 1995 use season to an amount
to maintain registrations on five
minor uses.
“As part of the multi-year phase
down to reduce use of granular
Furadan, we will eliminate its use
in selected geographies and also
eliminate certain application
methods prior to the start of the
next growing season,” said Earl
Morgan, general manager of
FMC’s Agricultural Chemical
Group, manufacturer of the pro
duct. “We will voluntarily cancel
major use registrations on com
and sorghum by the end of 1993,
and on rice by the end of 1994,
subject to agency reviews before
the use on these crops is scheduled
to end. However, we will retain
certain minor crop uses indefinite
ly.”
After September 1, 1991, state-
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wide registrations will be volun
tarily withdrawn in Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Maine. Mary
land, Massachusetts, New Hamp
shire, Rhode Island, Vermont and
Virginia. Also the coastal counties
of the following states will gener
ally not be labeled for granular
Furadan use after this September;
North Carolina, Oregon, South
Carolina and Washington. In Cali
fornia, com and sorghum use will
be voluntarily withdrawn Septem
ber 1, 1991, allowing only minor
uses, including rice, in the state.
Also, the com foliar broadcast ap
plication will be discontinued na
tionwide after September 1,1991.
Registration changes for the
1993 use season (after September
1, 1992) include maintaining sor
ghum registrations in only three
states: Kansas, Nebraska and Tex
as. Nationwide crop registrations
will also be voluntarily canceled
in the 1993 use season for alfalfa
stand establishment, cotton, pea
nuts, peppers, soybeans, sugar
beets and sunflowers.
Com and sorghum will not be a
labeled use after September 1,
1993, and rice will be taken off the
label after September 1,1994. For
these three crops, the agreement
includes an informal EPA review
provision prior to their deletion
from the label. In the fall of 1993,
the Agency will assess FMC in
formation and comments from the
public on the risks and benefits of
the com and sorghum uses and
may alter the planned program
based on that input The Agency
will also review rice use, either at
the same time or in 1994.
The setdement calls for an or
derly phasedown of product
through the distribution chain.
Material no longer in the hands of
FMC and in the hands of distribu
tors, dealers and growers may be
used as labeled, even after the
crop label expiration date. How
ever, for com, sorghum and rice,
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UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Penn State’s Department
of Horticulture will host the 88th
annual meeting of the American
Society for Horticultural Science
(ASHS) July 19-24 on the Univer
sity Park Campus.
The ASHS annual meeting is
one of the largest gatherings of
professionals working in horticul
tural research and industries. More
than 2,000 people are expected to
attend.
“The program will be of interest
to professionals in horticulture and
related agricultural fields, such as
plant pathology, food science and
entomology,” said Dr. Stephen
Wallner, head of the horticulture
department and general chairman
of the annual meeting.
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product may be used for only one
year after the crop label expiration
date.
FMC said the negotiated setde
ment was an opportunity to end
the Special Review without a pro
longed, burdensome, and expen
sive litigation process. “At the
same dme,” said Morgan, “the set
tlement provides a framework
through which the agricultural in
dustry can continue to benefit
from this popular and effective
crop protection product for some
period. The orderly transition es
tablished by the setdement allows
State Hosts American Hort Society
The meeting will include more
than 400 oral presentadons and
400 posters on topics such as plant
breeding, expert systems, pesdcide
safety, fertilizer management,
integrated crop management, and
marketing.
Also scheduled are three collo
quia on food safety, sustainable
vegetable production, and man
agement of postharvest disease
control resistance in horticultural
crops.
Three preconference tours will
showcase horticultural industries
across the state. Five additional
tours will highlight research at the
University Park Campus and the
Russell E. Larson Agricultural
Research Center.
University President Joab Tho
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FMC to continue to serve its cus
tomers while developing new and
current products as alternatives to
granular Furadan.”
Morgan noted that FMC contin
ues to disagree with the EPA on its
assessment of avian risk. “How
ever,” he said, “we also recognize
that despite the exposure reduc
tion measures and stewardship
programs we put in place, we were
unable to achieve a risk reduction
acceptable to EPA while inde
finitely maintaining major crop
uses.”
mas and Lamartine F. Hood, dean
of the College of Agriculture, will
welcome members of the society at
the opening plenary session in
Eisenhower Auditorium, Sunday,
July 20, at 2:15 p.m.
The William A. (Tex) Frazier
Lecture will immediately follow.
Dr. E. T. York, distinguished ser
vice professor at the University of
Florida, Gainesville, will speak on
sustainable agriculture.
Auxiliary events include a wel-
coming reception and dinner, a
social for university alumni
groups, a golf tournament, and a
square dance.
For more information about
registration, contact the American
Society for Horticultural Science
at (703) 836-4606.