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Pesticide containers
Read article: Household hazardous material collection events scheduled for fall 2023
Household hazardous material collection events scheduled for fall 2023
Now is the time to get rid of any old or unwanted pesticides in your chemical storage area. The Illinois EPA one-day household hazardous waste...
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Read article: Unintended herbicide injury on trees: A growing concern
Unintended herbicide injury on trees: A growing concern
Overall, certified pesticide applicators do an excellent job keeping pesticides on target to protect crop yield and the aesthetics of various...
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Read article: Paraquat certification valid 3 years: Are you due for training?
Paraquat certification valid 3 years: Are you due for training?
Just a quick reminder that Paraquat users are required to participate in product training every three years. EPA requires that Paraquat applicators...
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Read article: EPA releases draft herbicide strategy; public comment period open
EPA releases draft herbicide strategy; public comment period open
Strategy aims to increase efficiencies while supporting farmers, herbicide users with continued use of important pesticide tools.  ...

News Releases

wild parsnip
Identify, avoid, and manage troublesome wild parsnip
URBANA, Ill. — Often parsnips, large white carrot-like root vegetables, are substituted for celery in soups and stews. The cultivated parsnip that we eat heralds from the appropriately named wild parsnip, Pastinaca sativa. However, wild parsnip is a plant to avoid. The wild version of cultivated...
Get rid of weeds and insects at home without pesticides
URBANA, Ill. – It finally happened; your garden’s first tomato is ready to harvest. Bright red and plump, you can practically taste it, but on closer inspection someone already has. Do you dig out the trusty bottle of insecticide? Not so fast, says...

Videos

Farm Management: Pre-plant Spraying

Before the seed goes in the ground, farmers spray the ground. For this particular filed the farm is using 28% nitrogen and a preplant herbicide. Thanks to technology, the farmer can utilize GPS and other onboard technology to better control the amount of spray being used.

How to Remove Garlic Mustard with Herbicide

Garlic mustard is a high-priority invasive plant that harms native forest ecosystems in Illinois. Completely removing it takes several strategic approaches over a series of years.

Chemical control can be paired with hand-pulling plants and prescribed burns to manage large infestations....

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