By: Jim Steelman, Phoenix EPSD The State Department of Agriculture continues to monitor 1080s. We want this practice to be easy for...

By: EPSD Staff, AZDA Headquarters Following the Governor’s mandate to implement the LEAN principles for government, and in an effort to...

On Monday, March 15th, Sunset Health hosted a COVID-19 vaccination event for agricultural workers. This event was coordinated with the...

By: Jim Steelman, Phoenix ESD Do you have critters in your neighborhood? The Environmental Services Division receives about a dozen calls...

By: Jack Peterson, ESD Associate Director ESD conducts inspections to verify compliance with the Worker Protection Standard (WPS). This...

By: Ernie Lugo, Yuma ESD Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the agriculture world keeps on turning. As an essential function, the...

Legal Definition of Drift: the physical movement of pesticide through the air at the time of a pesticide application from the application...

By: Steven Ramirez, ESD Inspector On October 29, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that there had been regulation...

By: SONJA BEGEMANN - Droves.com Devastating accident leaves one family without its patriarch and a wife without her husband.(Photo: Lacey...

Is It Time to Ditch the Term ‘Crop Protection’? By: Paul Schrimpf, CropLife Question: Is it time to start saying “pesticides” again? Do I...

By Jackie Pucci - CropLife.com Dr. Bill Johnson, Professor of Weed Science at Purdue University, believes that regulators will not renew...

By: Ernie Lugo, ESD First state office building; helped decentralized state services in 1930. (Photo courtesy of: B. Mania, AZDA) In...

By: Yuma ESD Staff Like in other parts of the country, several Douglas, AZ residents reported to the police department in that town that...

By: Jack Peterson, ESD Associate Director We have had questions relating to the worker protection program and training.  We have had to...

By: Yuma ESD Staff The health and safety of everyone is a priority for the Arizona Department of Agriculture. As an essential function,...

By: ESD Staff FDA advises consumers not to use any hand sanitizer manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico, due to the potential...

By: EPA OPPU Agricultural workers and pesticide handlers directly support the nation’s agricultural production and food supply and EPA is...

By: Ernie Lugo, ESD UPDATE: THIS IS NO LONGER IN EFECT The use of crop protection products in Arizona requiring respiratory protection...

By: Ernie Lugo, ESD In 2018 and 2019. Arizona was in the Ag spotlight because of food safety issues with contaminated Romaine lettuce. As...

By: Jack Peterson, ESD Associate Director AZDA Environmental Services Division rules are codified within Title 3 of the Arizona...