Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 8470 / SEEDWORLD.COM JANUARY 2017 REGULATORY ROUNDUP Keeping you informed of legislative and regulatory changes at the state, national and international levels — from lawsuits to approvals to other regulatory issues affecting your business. NATIONAL EPA APPROVES LUMISENA DuPont received registra- tion approval from the Environmental Protection Agency for its Lumisena fungi- cide seed treatment. Lumisena improves crop establishment and stand uniformity by controlling Phytophthora in soybeans and downy mildew in sunflower crops. PVP VIOLATOR SETTLES WITH SYNGENTA Syngenta reports it reached a settlement with Kyle Awalt of Belleville, Kan., in response to his Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Act violation. Awalt admitted to offering for sale non-certified federally pro- tected AgriPro SY Monument and SY Wolf wheat seed. SY Wolf is one of several varie- ties of PVP-protected wheat marketed by Syngenta under its AgriPro seed brand in Kansas and surrounding areas. SY Monument was released in 2015 and is gaining favor from farmers due to good disease resistance and yield. SUBMIT COMMENTS ON GE CREEPING BENTGRASS The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service made available a final envi- ronmental impact statement (EIS) for public viewing that evaluates the environmental impacts, which may result from the deregulation of The Scotts Company’s and Monsanto Company’s geneti- cally engineered glyphosate- resistant creeping bentgrass. The EIS considered two alternatives:  (1) take no action; APHIS would not change the regulatory status, or (2) approve the petition for deregulation. Following the 30-day viewing period, APHIS will issue its record of decision. USDA CLOSES GE WHEAT FACT-FINDING After a thorough examina- tion regarding the GE wheat detection in Washington State, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service closed its fact-finding. The agency found no evidence of GE wheat in commerce. On July 29, 2016, USDA confirmed the discovery by a farmer of GE wheat plants growing in an unplanted agricultural field in Washington. After examining the farmer’s property, APHIS detected 22 wheat plant vol- unteers in an unplanted field. The GE wheat in question is resistant to the herbicide glyphosate. Working with the farmer, APHIS took measures to ensure that no GE wheat moved into commerce. The GE wheat was developed by the Monsanto Company and is referred to as MON 71700, containing the CP4-EPSPS protein.  USDA-AMS ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETING FOR NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS BOARD The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will hold a public meeting in Denver, Colo., April 19-21, 2017.  The board meet- ing will provide a forum for the organic community to provide input on issues con- cerning organic production and processing. During the meeting, which is open to the public, the board will address several petitions about changes to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. The public is invited to provide oral com- ments during one of two ses- sions, at the meeting or during a webinar. The webinar will be held April 13, 2017, from 1 - 4 p.m. Eastern.  CALIFORNIA COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF EPA On Nov. 21, a California fed- eral court ruled in favor of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and an industry coali- tion (Intervenors) in Anderson v. EPA — a lawsuit brought against EPA by a number of plaintiffs. Plaintiffs had asked the court to order EPA to reg- ulate seeds treated with pes- ticides as if the seeds were the pesticides themselves, the result of which would be to unnecessarily duplicate EPA’s science-based regu- latory review of the active ingredients used in treatment products. The court ruled in favor of EPA and the interve- nors and against plaintiffs on each of the plaintiffs’ claims. The industry coalition com- prised CropLife America, the American Seed Trade Association, the Agricultural Retailers Association, the National Cotton Council of America, the American Soybean Association, the National Association of Wheat Growers and the National Corn Growers Association. SW applewoodseed.com Seeds of Wildflowers & Garden Flowers Regional, Special Use & Custom Mixtures Hundreds of Species in Stock For a quote or catalog, call 303.431.7333 or email sales@applewoodseed.com