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The Colorado Department of Agriculture has made a change for private pesticide licensing. Private pesticide applicators who need to take licensing tests, or re-test due to license expiration, will now ...

Testing in 2024 was conducted on 9,872 samples of 19 different commodities of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, nuts ...

Three California lawmakers have sharply criticized as inadequate a proposed regulation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency governing the use of human volunteers in pesticide experiments.

OLIVIA — The Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District will conduct pesticide applicator testing from 8 a.m. to noon on two separate days — Feb. 22 and April 18 — in the district office at ...

Background: Irritant contact dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) are frequent among agricultural workers and require targeted interventions. Patch testing is necessary for differential ...

A study reveals that common fruits and vegetables can increase exposure to pesticides without consumers realizing it.

Fruit grower Brian Nakamura remembers when the state started pesticide testing in the streams near his orchards more than 22 years ago. He can point to exactly what sparked him and fellow growers to ...