Upon completion of this course provided by MVP Consolidated, you will be certified to provide your company’s pesticide safety training for handlers and fieldworkers and issue the blue WPS cards….
GMO Testing Pilot Project to Ensure Compliance with National Organic Program
…agricultural commissioners are responsible for verifying the organic certification of vendors at certified farmers markets, sampling organic produce for pesticide residue testing, and other activities that support organic growers and…
EPA’S McCarthy Visits Calif. Farm to Highlight Worker Safety
…million agricultural workers. The rule increases requirements for training, notification, pesticide safety and hazard communications. It also requires additional use of personal protective equipment and the availability of supplies for…
Guava Fruit Fly Eradicated from Long Beach Area of Los Angeles County
…approach has successfully eliminated dozens of fruit fly infestations from California. Trained workers squirted a small patch of fruit fly attractant mixed with a very small dose of pesticide approximately…
Calif. Tests Show Low or No Pesticide Levels in Many Fruits and Vegetables
Tests on produce collected by the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) indicate the vast majority of fruits and vegetables available for sale in California meet stringent federal pesticide safety standards….
Federal Pesticide Changes Mirror California Rules
…area or the application exclusion zone (up to 100 feet around the application equipment) during pesticide applications. Handlers must apply pesticides so as not to contact employees or other persons;…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portions of L. A. County
…by this technique. Trained workers squirt a small patch of fly attractant mixed with a very small dose of pesticide approximately 8 to 10 feet off the ground on street…
Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portions of Santa Clara County
…workers squirt a small patch of fly attractant mixed with a very small dose of pesticide approximately 8-10 feet off the ground on street trees and similar surfaces; male fruit…
The Western View: COOL Repeal
…States tightly regulates pesticide use, and other countries do not. This makes our food safer, but gives food from other countries a competitive advantage because they can use more powerful…
Dow Received A New Crop Label For Their Fungicide – Quintec
Dow AgroSciences received U.S. EPA and California Department of Pesticide Regulation approval for Quintec® fungicide on tomatoes. Quintec provides control of powdery mildew. Numerous field trials – conducted by the…
Central Valley ACP Update
…detection to make sure they submit their Pesticide Use Reports. A single Asian citrus psyllid was also detected in two different residential traps in North East Bakersfield – one in…
Guava Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…squirt a small patch of fruit fly attractant mixed with a very small dose of pesticide approximately 8-10 feet off the ground on street trees and similar surfaces. Male fruit…
DPR 2013 Air Monitoring Shows Most Pesticides Well Below Health Screening Levels
Once again, air monitoring results released from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) show that most of the monitored pesticides, in various rural agricultural communities, were found well below…
Sustainable/Organic Production on the Coast
…organic systems. Also exhibits by firms providing products acceptable for sustainable and certified organic production. CEUs are offered for Certified Crop Advisers and licensed Department of Pesticide Professionals. Who: Presented…