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The state agencies also have primary responsibility for training and certifying pesticide applicators. [22] Currently, all states have enforcement responsibility and most have certification authority. [22] The lead agency for pesticide regulation varies from state to state but it is typically the state department of agriculture. [23]
The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) identifies the type of requirements that must be satisfied to obtain the proper license needed to purchase and apply restricted use pesticide. [2] The process required to obtain a pest control licenses is regulated by a combination of state laws, federal laws, common law, and private company policies.
If you plan to use a Restricted Use Pesticide on land or sites for the production of agricultural commodities, reside in the state of Minnesota, and your private pesticide applicator certification ...
Currently, he is principal investigator for Iowa on the NCI/EPA/NIEHS-funded Agricultural Health Study (AHS), a prospective cohort study of 90,000 commercial pesticide applicators, private pesticide applicators, or spouses of private applicators from the states of Iowa or North Carolina. [4] He is a co-director of the AHS Coordinating Center. [5]
Opinion: The liability rules for pesticides would protect the best interests of Iowans and the ag industry's success, writes state Sen. Jeff Edler.
Weed killer at center of liability debate is produced, widely used in Iowa. The pesticide at issue is Roundup, a weed killer commonly used on crops in Iowa and elsewhere, and also produced in ...
Mexican Brand Insect Fluid, "Under the Insecticide Act of 1910" The Federal Insecticide Act (FIA) of 1910 was the first pesticide legislation enacted. [2] This legislation ensured quality pesticides by protecting farmers and consumers from fraudulent and/or adulterated products by manufacturers and distributors.
The Pesticide Recordkeeping Program (PRP), authorized by the 1990 farm bill (P.L. 101–624, Sec. 1491), requires that private pesticide applicators keep records of the pesticides they use in agricultural production and that the records be surveyed to provide a database on restricted-use pesticides.