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Farmers Encouraged to Participate in Pesticide Notification Workshops

Brian German Industry, Radio Reports

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is hosting a series of public workshops that will inform the design of a Statewide Pesticide Application Notification System. The workshops will be taking place todaytomorrow, and Wednesday via Zoom. Western Agricultural Processors Association President and CEO, Roger Isom has questioned the need for a statewide notification approach. As the pilot programs continue to get underway, Isom noted that it will be important for the agriculture community to engage on the issue.

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“I think we need to take a close look at it and every single farmer in this state, and anybody who applies pesticides needs to be watching this,” Isom noted. “There’s 1,000-fold safety factor for human health in every pesticide regulation…Again, if there’s an impact, I get it, I understand it, but I don’t think that’s what the issue is here. This is to stop pesticide application, so we’re fighting it.”

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Farmers Encouraged to Participate in Pesticide Notification Workshops
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