September 25, 2023 Pat Hastings
EPA Requests Stakeholder Input on Proposed Training Program for Healthcare Providers to Address Pesticide Injuries
[EPA Update: 25 September 2023] Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment on the design of a health care provider (HCP) training program on pesticide-related illness and injury. Specifically, EPA seeks feedback from the public through a request for information (RFI) titled Request for Stakeholder Input on the Proposed Design of a […]
September 14, 2023 Pat Hastings
Pesticide Product Management Practices, Proper Disposal Methods, and Container Recycling Options for NJ Farms
Today the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued COMPLIANCE ADVISORY Enforcement Alert (#2023-17, issued: September 13, 2023).
September 1, 2023 Pat Hastings
DCPA (Dacthal) Technical Herbicide Product Suspended by EPA
[USEPA OPPT Update September 1, 2023]. Effective August 22, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suspended the technical-grade product containing the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA), marketed under the trade name Dacthal, for failure of the registrant to submit required data to support its continued registration. Technical-grade products are high-concentration forms of pesticides that are formulated […]
August 16, 2023 Pat Hastings
NJDA Ag Recycling Program — 1 CORE Credit Award: See Dates for Atlantic, Monmouth, & Salem Sites
Pesticide container disposal is offered to agricultural, professional, and commercial pesticide applicators who hold a NJDEP pesticide license. One core credit will be given to pesticide license holders who follow required processing steps and bring their license with them at time of collection. The program accepts non-refillable, high-density polyethylene #2 (HDPE) containers that are no […]
August 13, 2023 Pat Hastings
Private Applicators: NJDEP August Mailing of 2024 Invoices & Recertification Credit Status
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has mailed out pesticide license credit status to applicator, operator, and dealer mailing addresses of record. If you have not received your notice please review “NJDEP Pesticide Licensing & Registrations – 2024 Pesticide License Renewal Information“. If you are a Private Pesticide Applicator with a license expiration of […]
August 4, 2023 Pat Hastings
Bilingual Labeling: Parts of Pesticide Labels Will be Required to Also Be In Spanish
EPA Seeks Public Comments to Ensure Information on Bilingual (Spanish) Pesticide Labels Reaches the Hands of America’s Farmworkers [Posted to EPA OPP Update August 3, 2023]. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comments on how to make bilingual pesticide labeling accessible to farmworkers. As part of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of […]