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November 14, 2018

pesticide application

PESTICIDE EXAM ...

Review sessions for certified pesticide applicators

4-hour reviews to help prepare for exam

November 12, 2018

Michigan State University Extension in southeast Michigan will be offering a pesticide manual review class at the Washtenaw County MSU Extension office in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2018. (Photo by Ricardo Silva, MSU Extension)

PESTICIDE REVIEW ...

Pesticide manual review class Dec. 11

Participants can prepare for the pesticide applicator certification exam

November 6, 2018

There are not any laws in Michigan or on the federal level that require food producers to disclose pesticides on their products either on the label or through any disclosure form; however, the use of pesticides in fresh produce is highly regulated. (Courtesy of MSU Extension)

PESTICIDE ...

Laws about pesticides: residues

Many consumers wonder about the safety of pesticides in our food system

November 4, 2018

AG POLICY ...

EPA approves dicamba use in Arkansas

Arkansas banned in-crop use of dicamba this year after numerous complaints

October 29, 2018

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PESTICIDE COURSE ...

Commercial Ag Weed, Insect, Plant Disease Course

CIC for commercial pesticide applicators set for Wednesday, November 14

October 25, 2018

pesticide application

WORKSHOP ...

Pesticide applicators workshop Nov. 14

Workshop is for certified applicators with categories 1A, 1B, 1C and 10

October 18, 2018

PhD student Melissa Mobley and Robert Gegear, assistant professor of biology and biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), examine bumblebees that have been fed small doses of a neonicotinoid pesticide as part of a study of the effects of the compounds on the long-term stability and survival of bee populations. (Courtesy of Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

NEW STUDY ...

Pesticide exposure and bumblebee decline

Queens and males are greatly affected by regular exposure to a low dose of pesticide

October 14, 2018

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BANNED PESTICIDE ...

Aldicarb use now banned in Wisconsin

Find Clean Sweep information at datcp.wi.gov

October 11, 2018

Kristine Schaefer

KEEP UP ...

Email notifications for pesticide applicators

Receive email notifications of upcoming Continuing Instructional Courses

October 9, 2018

PESTICIDE DISPOSAL ...

Unwanted Pesticide Disposal Program, Oct. 30th

Upcoming program will allow Oklahomans to properly dispose of unwanted pesticides