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This section of the webpage contains information regarding pesticide safety issues of significant interest or impact for PSEPs, or the stakeholders they serve. Information is archived for future reference.

NPSEC News – August 23rd, 2018

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   NPSEC News – August 23rd, 2018 THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE 2018 NPACSE WORKSHOP! We had a wonderful few days in San Antonio with all of you at the 2018 National Pesticide Applicator Certification & Safety Education Workshop. It was an event filled with informative presentations, wonderful people, and a great […]

NPSEC News – August 14th, 2018

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   More information about the National Pesticide Applicator Certification & Safety Education Workshop and Collaboration Teams Monday 4:00 – 4:50 Training Potluck Selected Dishes to Share (something new that could be shared, strategy or resources)   Modeled after the tradition of the popular AAPSE Lightning Round presentations at former national meetings, we have 10 spots […]

BASF acquires Bayer Assets

This article was originally published by Vegetable Growers News. A link to the article is placed below. BASF has closed the acquisition of a range of businesses and assets from Bayer. The transaction is a strategic complement to BASF’s crop protection, biotech and digital farming activities and marks its entry into seeds, non-selective herbicides and nematicide […]

Breaking News: Court orders EPA to Remove Chlorpyrifos from Sale in the U.S.

This article was originally published by Micheal Biesecker of the Associated Press.  A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping a widely used pesticide on the market despite extensive scientific evidence that even tiny levels of exposure can harm babies’ brains. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]

Display Tables Now Available for NPACSE Workshop

NPSEC is pleased to announce the opportunity for attendees or interested business organizations to display at the 2018 National Pesticide Applicator Certification & Safety Education Workshop in San Antonio, August 20-22, 2018. Any attendee/organization that has registered for the Workshop can reserve a display table to showcase their work, services and products during the full […]