November/December 2023

Pesticide applicator in-person training and testing locations and dates set for 2023-2024

November 8, 2023

The University of Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program has released their upcoming clinic schedule. While locations span the state, the number of clinics are fewer than experienced previously. If you are interested in attending an in-person clinic, be sure to register early as seating is limited. Click the event heading below to see training times and the venue address. Check training...

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Quicker check-in process for Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program clinics

November 10, 2023

Pesticide News

If you plan to attend a University of Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program training clinic for the first time since 2020, you will likely notice that we have updated our registration system. Among the many improvements, the new system allows...

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WPS pesticide safety training requirements refresher: Illinois

October 23, 2023

Pesticide News

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a regulation intended to reduce the risks of illness or injury resulting from occupational exposures to pesticides used in the production of agricultural plants. WPS requires agricultural employers and commercial pesticide handler employers to provide...

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Let your voice be heard! Public comment period on proposed rate changes to chlorothalonil

November 28, 2023

Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Growers

The active ingredient chlorothalonil (e.g. Bravo, Daconil) is undergoing the registration review process, and the public comment period is now open through January 17 for the EPA’s Chlorothalonil, Proposed Interim...

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The Illinois Pesticide Review is published six times a year. For more information about pesticide safety or for more issues of this newsletter, please visit us at www.pesticidesafety.illinois.edu. You can also reach us at 800-644-2123.

Editor: Michelle Wiesbrook, Extension Specialist, Pesticide Safety Education, Email: buesinge@illinois.edu
The development and/or publication of this newsletter has been supported with funding from the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

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