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Read article: Updated Worker Protection Standards Application Exclusion Zone requirements
Updated Worker Protection Standards Application Exclusion Zone requirements
Do your pesticide applications fall under the scope of the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard (WPS)? If so, you should take a few minutes to review...
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Read article: Revised Pesticide Safety Education publications for 2024-2025
Revised Pesticide Safety Education publications for 2024-2025
Are you preparing to take your Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) pesticide licensing exams? If so, you should check to see if you have the...
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Read article: Know this for a simplified registration and licensure process
Know this for a simplified registration and licensure process
In December, the University of Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program will once again offer in-person training clinics. Offerings will be...
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Read article: Online training and testing closed for maintenance until October 2024
Online training and testing closed for maintenance until October 2024
As the spray season is winding down for many Illinois pesticide applicators, the training and testing season has also slowed way down for The...

News Releases

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Understanding the EPA’s final herbicide strategy
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - In August 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a new herbicide strategy aimed at better aligning with the Endangered Species Act. This new strategy will alter pesticide labels by adding extra mitigation measures that seek to reduce pesticide exposure to over...
Brooke Katcher and Lindsay Mahoney
Harvest is stressful, the community says thanks
MORRIS, Ill. – As farmers throughout Grundy, Kankakee, and Kendall Counties work diligently to bring in another harvest, University of Illinois Extension and the Kendall-Grundy and...

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