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The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) Elects 2013 Leaders

For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 20, 2013   Contact:  Ples Spradley, TPSA President                 Phone:  501-671-2234                 E-mail:  pspradley@uaex.edu   St. Louis, MO – The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) recently elected officers for 2013. The group also elected three board of director positions and elected the

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2013 TPSA Conference Release

For more information contact Nancy Fitz, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs: 703-385-7385 TPSA Held 2013 Conference with Focus on Sustainability; Sustainability Leaders from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Greif, Inc. as Keynote Speakers (February 19, 2013) The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) held their thirteenth annual conference Feb. 5-7,

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TPSA Announces Free Webinar for Mini Bulk / IBC Container Compliance and Recycling, January 23, 2013, 10:00 am Central Time

Sponsored by Syngenta, Bayer CropScience and Tri-Rinse Presented in Partnership with CropLife Media Group (January 14, 2013) – The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) responding to an increased emphasis on retail stewardship and the 2011 EPA Pesticide Container Containment Rule, is presenting a free online webinar: Mini Bulk

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Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center releases pesticide safety guide

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

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The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (TPSA) Elects 2012 Leaders

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

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Two Organizations Announce the Availability of Pesticide Educational Comic Books

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.

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TPSA 2012 Conference Presentations Posted

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

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TPSA Announces 2012 Pesticide Stewardship Awards

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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