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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, 20223 min read
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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Apr 22, 20222 min read
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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Feb 16, 20222 min read
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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Feb 16, 20222 min read
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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Feb 9, 20221 min read
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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Jan 15, 20221 min read
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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Oct 26, 20211 min read
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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Oct 26, 20214 min read
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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Aug 25, 20211 min read
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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Aug 6, 20213 min read
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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Jul 22, 20212 min read
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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Jul 16, 20213 min read
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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Jul 16, 20211 min read
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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Jul 16, 20211 min read
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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Jul 14, 20212 min read
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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Apr 14, 20211 min read
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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Apr 14, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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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