In early May 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency distributed three flow charts describing the pesticide container and repackaging regulations that went into effect on August 16, 2011. The documents address the situation where a refiller has a portable refillable container and wants to fill it with
Read more →Archive for the 2012 News Category
The Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center recently released the guide “Practical Solutions for Pesticide Safety: Protecting Agricultural Pesticide Handlers” which is a collection of solutions and ideas identified on farms and reviewed and developed in a partnership with farmers, educators, and researchers in Washington
Read more →For Immediate Release Monday, March 26, 2012 Contact: Cary Hamilton, TPSA President Phone: 575-646-7020 E-mail: chamilton@nmda.nmsu.edu St. Louis, MO – The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) recently elected officers for 2012. The group also elected four board of director positions and elected the chairman. Re-elected to serve as
Read more →St. Louis, MO – The Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Research Foundation announce the availability of three pesticide educational comic books in Spanish. These full color publications are available free of charge and can be ordered via http://www.migrantclinician.org/clinical_topics/pesticide-comic-books.html.
Read more →St. Louis, MO – The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) held its 12th Annual Conference at the Boise Centre in Boise, Idaho, February 7-9, 2012. More than one hundred and ten conferees from across the U.S. and two foreign countries participated in the meeting. Agenda topics addressed the
Read more →St. Louis, MO – The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) held its 12th annual conference in Boise, Idaho in February 2012 and continued its tradition of presenting stewardship awards for outstanding contributions and programs. Three awards were presented: Outstanding Member: Jack Peterson, Arizona Department of Agriculture. Peterson has
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