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2 dead, 1 injured after crop duster accidents in Texas & Missouri
By AGDAILY Reporters In a tragic series of events on Friday, two separate crop-dusting accidents resulted in the deaths of two pilots and...
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- Oct 4, 2022
- 3 min
WPS Pesticide Safety Trainer Course Schedule (Pesticide Safety... "I should know this" series)
…AND the winner of the most frequently asked question of the year is: “When is the next Pesticide Safety Train-the-Trainer Workshop?” By...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
FBI Warns of Ransomware Attacks on Farming Co-ops During Planting, Harvest Seasons
By Eduard Kovacs - SecurityWeek The FBI issued a private industry notification on Wednesday to warn agricultural cooperatives about a...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Feb 16, 2022
- 2 min
Pesticide Safety… “I should know this.”
Gloves, sleeves, boots, and pant legs – What’s a handler to do? By: Jennifer Weber, UA Pesticide Safety Education Program Welcome to the...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Feb 16, 2022
- 2 min
As Bayer Warns of More Glyphosate Shortages, Here's How Severe the Situation Could Be this Spring
TYNE MORGAN - thedailyscoop.com Based on a recent Farm Journal survey, 90% of the farmers who are having trouble sourcing inputs in 2022...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Feb 9, 2022
- 1 min
AZLGMA Sponsors Training About Harvest Equipment Decontamination
By: Ernie Lugo, Yuma ESS A presentation/training was recently provided to growers and harvesters in Yuma by the Arizona LGMA about...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Jan 15, 2022
- 1 min
AZDA Annual Recertification Training A Success.
By: Ernie Lugo, Yuma ESS Phoenix course held at AZDA Headquarters This year the Arizona Department of Agriculture held their...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Oct 26, 2021
- 1 min
AZDA Annual Recertification Course Returns to In-Person Format.
By: Yuma ESS Staff For nearly 30 years, the Environmental Services Division (now Environmental and Plant Services Division) has offered...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Oct 26, 2021
- 4 min
Aerial applicators in Arizona became popular during and soon after WWII.
Photos of one of the first aerial applicators in Arizona. By: Yuma ESS Staff Photo Courtesy of Robert Smith, Yuma County Photo Courtesy...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Aug 25, 2021
- 1 min
Over 200 participants in this year's Annual Food Safety Refresher training in Yuma
By: Yuma ESS This year's Annual Food Safety Refresher training course was attended by over 200 agricultural supervisors, crew...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Aug 6, 2021
- 3 min
EPA Announces Plan for Pet Incident Reporting & Releases Proposed Interim Decisions for 4 Pesticides
By: EPSD Staff The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its plan collect pet incident data on four pesticides used in...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Jul 23, 2021
- 2 min
History of melons in Arizona
“A number of varieties of cantaloupes and watermelons have been grown in the Yuma Valley for nearly 100 years”. By: Yuma ESS Staff Much...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Jul 16, 2021
- 3 min
USING REQUIRED PPE DURING PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS AND IN AREAS WHERE PESTICIDES ARE APPLIED.
By: Alex Bellotti, Yuma ESS When working with pesticides, one of the most important things to do before beginning is to read the label to...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min
Gila River Indian Community issues a temporary ban on all aerial applications.
By: Yuma ESS Staff The Gila River Indian Community announced in a press release issued on June 4th of this year, a moratorium on ALL...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min
EPA Offers Virtual Training for Pesticide Applicators in Indian Country
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering a free, two-day training webinar on August 11-12, 2021, to certify participants as...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
EPA Issues Order to eBay to Stop Selling 170 Unregistered, Misbranded Pesticides
By: EPSD Staff On June 16, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ordered eBay Inc., of San Jose, California, to stop...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Apr 14, 2021
- 1 min
Spring & Summer Harvest in Arizona
By: Alexander Meraz, Phoenix EPSD As the harvest of leafy greens comes to an end in Arizona, we see majority of harvest crews head back...
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Posted by: EPSD Staff
- Apr 14, 2021
- 2 min
U.S. Agriculture After the Pandemic
By: Steven Ramirez, Phoenix EPSD Photo: Jonathan Dinsmore, Dinsmore Farms [Somerton, AZ] After battling the obstacles presented by the...
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- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
Testing for AZDA Licenses
By: Alex Bellotti, Yuma EPSD AZDA Environmental & Plant Services Division offers several licenses in the agricultural industry. From...
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- Apr 13, 2021
- 2 min
Writing, Reviewing and Submitting the Form 1080.
By: Jim Steelman, Phoenix EPSD The State Department of Agriculture continues to monitor 1080s. We want this practice to be easy for...
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