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The Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) at the University of Illinois has recently filled a...
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Jean Miles retires after 28 years with Pesticide Safety Education Program
Jean Miles never liked any attention being placed on her, but she deserves some. She quietly retired this past March just as our busy clinic season...
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Online training and testing closed for maintenance until October 2025
As the spray season is winding down for many Illinois pesticide applicators, the training and testing season has also slowed way down for the...
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Protect your eyes while working with pesticides
How well are you protecting your eyes while applying pesticides? Unprotected or inadequately protected eyes are at high risk of pesticide exposure,...
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Crop dusting: Exploring aerial application safety by plane or drone
URBANA, Ill. — One of the trademarks of summer is the sight of planes and helicopters making gravity-defying turns as they make passes up and down cornfields. While this evokes awe and amazement, it also elicits curiosity as to what they are doing and why. Additionally, when serious or fatal...
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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...
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