The Southeast Area Extension is happy to announce the 2026 pesticide continued education classes.  We are offering three in-person pesticide license recertification workshops. We offer the 7 core ...

The University of Wisconsin's Private Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification Program has announced updates to its training and certification process for 2026. In-person training sessions and ...

Pesticide safety is extremely important. If the directions on the label are followed, both the applicator and the environment ...

Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that another year has already come and gone. With each new year comes new changes. One ...

In early 2024, the Colorado Department of Agriculture made a change for private pesticide licensing. Private pesticide applicators who need to take licensing tests, or re-test due to license ...

A crop duster applies fungicide to an orchard of nectarines north of Easton in this file photo from 2000. A Kingsburg-based farm chemical applicator is facing thousands of dollars in penalties and the ...

Researchers say they’ve identified 168 chemicals that may affect gut bacteria, substances that people can encounter in a range of everyday environments. Experts from the University of Cambridge ...

Researchers say they've identified 168 chemicals that may affect gut bacteria, substances that people can encounter in a range of everyday environments. Experts from the University of Cambridge ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For decades, Khoji Wesselius has noticed the oily scent of pesticides during spraying ...

As the study authors explain: “Hundreds of millions of pounds of synthetic pesticide active ingredients are used every year in the United States, and pesticide exposure can occur through food, ...

SALINAS — The use of pesticides in the Pajaro Valley has drawn further scrutiny in recent months, especially with various demonstrations and the efforts of a 30-day hunger strike by local activists. A ...

Eating fruits and vegetables is key to good health, but a new study suggests that choosing produce with higher pesticide residues may boost the amount of these chemicals leaching into the body.