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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 – June 27th, 2018

    NPSEC News – June 27th, 2018 2018 NPACSEW Conference Agenda Attached in the link below is the detailed agenda for the National Pesticide Applicator Certification and Safety Education Workshop (NPACSEW) in San Antonio from August 20-22, 2018. The workshop is jam-packed with a variety of important topics including WPS, C&T, pesticide registration and pesticide safety. […]

BREAKING NEWS – Updated Notice: Availability of WPS Training Materials

As of December 19th, 2018, WPS Pesticide Safety Training must be conducted using EPA-approved materials that have the full expanded content in the 2015 WPS. You can view the notice here. At the NPSEC Store, you will find EPA-approved materials with expanded 2015 WPS content. To visit the NPSEC Store, please click here.

Pollinator Week, June 18 – 24!

From the Honeybee Health Coalition: Pollinator Week is an annual celebration of the hard work honey bees and other insects and animals undertake every day to support our food and healthy ecosystems. This year the Honey Bee Health Coalition is marking the week by sharing our recent tools, resources and initiatives to support the industrious […]

Significant Changes to Dicamba labeling

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1511194020685{background-color: #f1f1f1 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dicamba damage that has become an increasing problem nationwide. EPA has reached an agreement with Monsanto, BASF and DuPont on measures to further minimize the potential for drift to damage neighboring crops from the use of Dicamba formulations used to control weeds in genetically modified cotton and soybeans. New requirements for the […]