April 19, 2024 Pat Hastings
Purdue Agricultural Spray Nozzles: A Comprehensive Review (PPP-153)
Courtesy of Dr Fred Whitford, Purdue University Pesticide Safety Education Program for Illinois: Purdue Pesticide Programs has just published Agricultural Spray Nozzles: A Comprehensive Review (PPP-153). It can be found at https://ag.purdue.edu/department/extension/ppp/resources/ppp-publications/_docs/ppp-153.pdf. This 104 page document is currently being printed so hard copies will be available.
April 8, 2024 Pat Hastings
Pesticide Storage Inventory Due May 1st: Download Rutgers Templates
All licensed pesticide applicators, as well as dealers, who store pesticides are required by law to send a copy of their storage inventor(ies) with an explanatory cover letter to the local fire company by May 1st each year. In New Jersey, all licensed pesticide applicators and dealers who store pesticides are required per N.J.A.C. 7:30-9.5 […]
April 1, 2024 Pat Hastings
EPA Warns Farmworkers about Risks of Dacthal – Agency developing next steps to address risks
WASHINGTON — Today, April 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing its next steps to protect people from the herbicide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA, or Dacthal). EPA is warning people of the significant health risks to pregnant individuals and their developing babies exposed to DCPA and will be pursuing action to address the serious, permanent, […]
March 29, 2024 Pat Hastings
How to Prepare a Pesticide Container for Recycling or Reconditioning – What “Empty” Means Legally
Always refer to the current pesticide label “Storage and Disposal” requirements for disposal requirements of pesticide containers. EPA’s pesticide container regulations [40 CFR 156] establish standards for pesticide containers and repackaging. They also now provide standards for label instructions to ensure the safe use, reuse, disposal, and adequate cleaning of the containers. Cleaning the container before […]
March 21, 2024 Pat Hastings
USDA Memorandum to U.S. Growers on Use of Chlorpyrifos Insecticide Products in Food Crops for 2024
Courtesy of Dr. Anne Nielsen SEE ORIGINAL USDA EMAIL Memorandum to U.S. Growers on Use of Chlorpyrifos Insecticide Products in Food Crops for 2024 Background: On February 2, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an “Update on the Use of the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos on Food.” This EPA update referenced a Federal Register Notice […]
March 15, 2024 Pat Hastings
EPA Update on Existing Stocks Provisions for Three Chlorpyrifos Products (with Editor commentary)
[EPA OPP Post Date 03 15 2024].The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing an update on existing stocks provisions for three chlorpyrifos pesticide products made by the company Adama – Pyrinex Chlorpyrifos Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 11678-58), Chlorpyrifos 4E AG (alternate brand name Quali-Pro Chlorpyrifos 4E) (EPA Reg. No. 66222-19), and Vulcan (EPA Reg. […]
