We have the quarter-mile buffers where our children are going to schools, and we’re having some of these pesticides drift ...

Congressmen John Garamendi, who represents Yolo County, introduced the “Farmworker Pesticide Safety Act” in commemoration of Cesar Chavez Day on Wednesday. His office stated that this bill would ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Did you know that a disinfectant wipe is a pesticide? If your answer is “no,” you are not alone. Many people are not aware of what defines a pesticide and may not understand the ...

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- February is National Pesticide Safety Education Month, a reminder for everyone to review their pesticide safety practices. The Weed Science ...

Although a number of health hazards associated with pesticide exposure have been well documented, relatively little is known about the knowledge and health beliefs that may influence pesticide ...

Beyond Pesticides, the Center for Food Safety (CFS), and others are doing victory dances this week after back-to-back court wins. By denying a writ of certiorari in Hardeman v. Monsanto, the U.S.

Chemists created a more reliable, robust and efficient way to monitor pesticide exposure and help protect the health and safety of agricultural workers, especially for emerging sectors like the ...

Pesticide labels are more like long technical manuals, sometimes totaling 30-plus pages. The intent of all that information is to minimize the risk of handling the highly toxic chemicals. And there ...

The government’s plant and crop development agency has opened a new pesticide testing laboratory in Cebu City to help improve food safety standards in the country.

Just as the Toyota Prius was a major environmental breakthrough in the automotive industry, so have pesticide treated seeds served as a similar breakthrough in sustainable agriculture. The Prius ...