DPR Anticoagulant Rodenticides: Farm Bureau Comments Submitted
California Farm Bureau submitted formal comments to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation on its proposed mitigation for first- and second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides. The letter supports a science-based approach that preserves effective tools for managing destructive rodent pressures on farms. Farm Bureau urged DPR to clarify allowable use sites so essential agricultural areas such as irrigation canals, levees and farm access roads remain eligible; partner with the University of California Cooperative Extension to certify and deliver the required sustainable rodent management training; align "site" definitions and recordkeeping with existing pesticide use reporting; and provide flexibility on baiting duration limits and a practical implementation timeline. Farm Bureau also emphasized the public-health importance of controlling rodents that spread diseases and contaminate feed, water systems and food-handling areas.
Staff contact: Isabella Quiñonez, iquinonez@cfbf.com.
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