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Letter to EPA"><img width="400" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EPA_Flag_800px-400x200.png" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" /></a></div> <div class="featured-post-content"> <div class="featured-post-title"><h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/03/bpia-sends-spending-plan-letter-to-epa/" rel="bookmark" title="BPIA Sends Spending Plan Letter to EPA">BPIA Sends Spending Plan Letter to EPA</a></h2></div> <div class="featured-post-text"><p>As part of the PRIA Coalition, BPIA sent a letter to EPA Administrator Zeldin noting the importance of adequately funding EPA’s Office of Pesticides Program.</p> </div> <a class="read-more" href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/03/bpia-sends-spending-plan-letter-to-epa/" rel="bookmark" title="Read this article">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="featured-post"> <div class="featured-post-thumb"><a 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2025 Annual Meeting in Sacramento, CA"><img width="400" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Great-Barn-photo-site-of-Farm-to-Fork-Dinner-400x200.jpg" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Great-Barn-photo-site-of-Farm-to-Fork-Dinner-400x200.jpg 400w, https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Great-Barn-photo-site-of-Farm-to-Fork-Dinner-1280x640.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></div> <div class="featured-post-content"> <div class="featured-post-title"><h2 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/12/bpia-2025-annual-meeting-in-sacramento-ca/" rel="bookmark" title="BPIA 2025 Annual Meeting in Sacramento, CA">BPIA 2025 Annual Meeting in Sacramento, CA</a></h2></div> <div class="featured-post-text"><p>Join us for BPIA’s 2025 Annual Meeting: March 31st – April 3rd at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento.<br /> Get Ready for an Unforgettable Experience! </p> </div> <a class="read-more" href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/12/bpia-2025-annual-meeting-in-sacramento-ca/" rel="bookmark" title="Read this article">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div id="content-area" class=" clearfix"> <div class="et_pb_extra_column et_pb_extra_column_main"> <div class="featured-posts-header"><h2>All News</h2></div> <article id="post-5686" class="post-5686 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/03/bpia-sends-spending-plan-letter-to-epa/" rel="bookmark"><img width="400" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EPA_Flag_800px-400x200.png" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/03/bpia-sends-spending-plan-letter-to-epa/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Sends Spending Plan Letter to EPA</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2025-03-31T14:30:09-04:00">March 31, 2025</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>As part of the PRIA Coalition, BPIA sent a letter to EPA Administrator Zeldin noting the importance of adequately funding EPA’s Office of Pesticides Program.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/03/bpia-sends-spending-plan-letter-to-epa/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5671" class="post-5671 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/03/5671/" rel="bookmark"><img width="250" height="193" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2-e1643338193668.png" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/03/5671/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Submits Comments to CADPR</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2025-03-18T16:54:34-04:00">March 18, 2025</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA submitted comments to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation in response to a request for comments.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/03/5671/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5635" class="post-5635 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/01/bpia-welcomes-new-epa-team/" rel="bookmark"><img width="400" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EPA_Flag_800px-400x200.png" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/01/bpia-welcomes-new-epa-team/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Welcomes New EPA Team</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2025-01-24T16:50:21-05:00">January 24, 2025</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA sent a welcome letter to Chad McIntosh, the newly appointed Associate Deputy Director at EPA. The letter highlights key biological products industry priorities, including the need for adequate resources for the Office of Pesticide Programs and its Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/01/bpia-welcomes-new-epa-team/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5624" class="post-5624 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/01/bpia-outreach-to-epa-transition-team/" rel="bookmark"><img width="400" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EPA_Flag_800px-400x200.png" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/01/bpia-outreach-to-epa-transition-team/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Outreach to Transition Team</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2025-01-08T13:52:53-05:00">January 8, 2025</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>As part of the PRIA Coalition, BPIA submitted a memorandum to President-Elect Trump’s EPA Transition Team with recommendations to ensure the Office of Pesticide Programs is adequately resourced to carry out its critical functions.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2025/01/bpia-outreach-to-epa-transition-team/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5618" class="post-5618 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/12/bpia-2025-annual-meeting-in-sacramento-ca/" rel="bookmark"><img width="400" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Great-Barn-photo-site-of-Farm-to-Fork-Dinner-400x200.jpg" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Great-Barn-photo-site-of-Farm-to-Fork-Dinner-400x200.jpg 400w, https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Great-Barn-photo-site-of-Farm-to-Fork-Dinner-1280x640.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/12/bpia-2025-annual-meeting-in-sacramento-ca/" rel="bookmark">BPIA 2025 Annual Meeting in Sacramento, CA</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-12-13T13:41:48-05:00">December 13, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Join us for BPIA’s 2025 Annual Meeting: March 31st – April 3rd at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento.<br /> Get Ready for an Unforgettable Experience! </p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/12/bpia-2025-annual-meeting-in-sacramento-ca/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5608" class="post-5608 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-news category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/11/bpia-applauds-chairwoman-stabenow-for-introducing-farm-bill-text/" rel="bookmark"><img width="400" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_2468-400x200.png" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/11/bpia-applauds-chairwoman-stabenow-for-introducing-farm-bill-text/" rel="bookmark">BPIA commends Chairwoman Stabenow for Introducing Farm Bill</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-11-19T16:36:07-05:00">November 19, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA commends Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow for releasing the text of the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act. </p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/11/bpia-applauds-chairwoman-stabenow-for-introducing-farm-bill-text/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5602" class="post-5602 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/10/bpia-applauds-the-nosb-for-approving-inerts-proposal/" rel="bookmark"><img width="192" height="192" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/organic.png" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/organic.png 192w, https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/organic-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/10/bpia-applauds-the-nosb-for-approving-inerts-proposal/" rel="bookmark">BPIA applauds the NOSB for approving Inerts Proposal</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-10-24T14:14:24-04:00">October 24, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA applauds the National Organic Standards Board for approving the Inert Ingredients in Organic Pesticide Products Proposal. </p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/10/bpia-applauds-the-nosb-for-approving-inerts-proposal/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5592" class="post-5592 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-news category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/10/bpia-comments-on-draft-list-of-taxa-that-are-or-contain-plant-pests/" rel="bookmark"><img width="400" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/usda-social-profile-round-400x200.png" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/10/bpia-comments-on-draft-list-of-taxa-that-are-or-contain-plant-pests/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Comments on Draft List of Taxa that Are or Contain Plant Pests</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-10-07T18:04:29-04:00">October 7, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA submitted comments in response to a Request for Public Comment concerning USDA-APHIS-BRS’s Draft List of Taxa that Are or Contain Plant Pests.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/10/bpia-comments-on-draft-list-of-taxa-that-are-or-contain-plant-pests/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5589" class="post-5589 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-news category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/09/bpia-submits-comments-to-nosb-3/" rel="bookmark"><img width="192" height="192" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/organic.png" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/organic.png 192w, https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/organic-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/09/bpia-submits-comments-to-nosb-3/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Submits Comments to NOSB</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-09-30T19:31:51-04:00">September 30, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA submitted comments in advance of the 2024 Fall Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board regarding USDA-AMS-NOP-NOSB-MS’s “Inert Ingredients in Organic Pesticide Products Proposal.”</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/09/bpia-submits-comments-to-nosb-3/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5574" class="post-5574 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-news category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/09/bpia-offers-feedback-to-pmra/" rel="bookmark"><img width="225" height="148" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CFF2.jpeg" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/09/bpia-offers-feedback-to-pmra/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Offers Feedback to PMRA</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-09-09T15:53:56-04:00">September 9, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA offered feedback to Health Canada’s PMRA regarding the new online e-Index builder.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/09/bpia-offers-feedback-to-pmra/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5567" class="post-5567 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-news category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/09/bpia-submits-comments-to-brs/" rel="bookmark"><img width="400" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/usda-social-profile-round-400x200.png" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/09/bpia-submits-comments-to-brs/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Submits Comments to BRS</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-09-03T21:22:21-04:00">September 3, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA submitted comments in response to a RFI concerning USDA-APHIS-BRS’s Exploring Pathways to Commercialization for Modified Microbes. </p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/09/bpia-submits-comments-to-brs/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5564" class="post-5564 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/08/bpia-applauds-passage-of-california-senate-bill-1522/" rel="bookmark"><img width="218" height="148" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/CA.jpeg" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/08/bpia-applauds-passage-of-california-senate-bill-1522/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Applauds Passage of California Senate Bill 1522</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-08-29T19:33:11-04:00">August 29, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA celebrates the signing of California Senate Bill (SB) 1522 by Governor Gavin Newsom, which establishes a comprehensive framework for biostimulants in California.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/08/bpia-applauds-passage-of-california-senate-bill-1522/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5527" class="post-5527 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/06/bpia-submitted-comments-to-usda-ams-on-greenhouse-gas-technical-assistance-provider/" rel="bookmark"><img width="200" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/amsusda_logo.jpeg" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/amsusda_logo.jpeg 200w, https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/amsusda_logo-150x150.jpeg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/06/bpia-submitted-comments-to-usda-ams-on-greenhouse-gas-technical-assistance-provider/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Submits Comments to USDA</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-06-28T17:03:48-04:00">June 28, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA submitted comments in response to a Request for Information concerning USDA-AMS’s Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/06/bpia-submitted-comments-to-usda-ams-on-greenhouse-gas-technical-assistance-provider/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5488" class="post-5488 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/06/bpia-applauds-senator-boozmans-2024-farm-bill-framework/" rel="bookmark"><img width="400" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_2468-400x200.jpeg" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/06/bpia-applauds-senator-boozmans-2024-farm-bill-framework/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Applauds Senator Boozman’s 2024 Farm Bill Framework</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-06-11T16:37:08-04:00">June 11, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA commends the Senate Committee on Agriculture’s Ranking Member, John Boozman, for unveiling his 2024 Farm Bill framework.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/06/bpia-applauds-senator-boozmans-2024-farm-bill-framework/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5478" class="post-5478 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/05/bpia-applauds-house-committee-on-agriculture-for-advancing-the-farm-food-and-national-security-act-of-2024/" rel="bookmark"><img width="400" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_2468-400x200.png" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/05/bpia-applauds-house-committee-on-agriculture-for-advancing-the-farm-food-and-national-security-act-of-2024/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Applauds House Committee on Agriculture for Advancing The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-05-24T11:06:17-04:00">May 24, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA is pleased to extend gratitude to the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture for successfully passing The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, H.R. 8647 out of Committee.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/05/bpia-applauds-house-committee-on-agriculture-for-advancing-the-farm-food-and-national-security-act-of-2024/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5471" class="post-5471 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/05/bpia-secures-plant-biostimulant-priorities-in-house-farm-bill/" rel="bookmark"><img width="400" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_2468-400x200.jpeg" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/05/bpia-secures-plant-biostimulant-priorities-in-house-farm-bill/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Secures Plant Biostimulant Priorities in House Farm Bill</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-05-17T16:08:12-04:00">May 17, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA applauds the House Committee on Agriculture for unveiling its full 2024 Farm Bill text and including regulatory reforms inspired by the Plant Biostimulant Act, H.R. 1472.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/05/bpia-secures-plant-biostimulant-priorities-in-house-farm-bill/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5463" class="post-5463 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/05/bpia-applauds-progress-in-2024-farm-bill-framework/" rel="bookmark"><img width="400" height="200" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_2468-400x200.png" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/05/bpia-applauds-progress-in-2024-farm-bill-framework/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Applauds Progress in 2024 Farm Bill Framework</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-05-02T07:03:24-04:00">May 2, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA applauds the House and Senate Agriculture Committees for advancing the 2024 Farm Bill by unveiling their respective frameworks. This legislation signifies a significant stride towards bolstering our agricultural landscape, prioritizing the needs of frontline growers and consumers, and the sustainable stewardship of our natural resources.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/05/bpia-applauds-progress-in-2024-farm-bill-framework/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5440" class="post-5440 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news et-has-post-format-content et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="post-thumbnail newslist"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/04/bpia-submits-comments-to-nosb-2/" rel="bookmark"><img width="192" height="192" src="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/organic.png" class="attachment-news_thumb size-news_thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/organic.png 192w, https://www.bpia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/organic-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px" /></a></div> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/04/bpia-submits-comments-to-nosb-2/" rel="bookmark">BPIA Submits Comments to NOSB</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-04-03T19:13:20-04:00">April 3, 2024</time> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>BPIA submitted comments to the National Organic Standards Board to help rectify the USDA organic regulations’ references to the outdated EPA inert ingredient Lists 3 and 4 and improve the policies and procedures for establishing allowable pesticide inert ingredients for use in organic crop and livestock production.</p> </div> <a href="https://www.bpia.org/2024/04/bpia-submits-comments-to-nosb-2/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </article> <article id="post-5375" class="post-5375 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry 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