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The lack of respirators, needed to apply certain pesticides, is cause for concern in farm country, but how much of a concern depends on whom you ask and where they’re located. “Yes, there are ...

An agricultural system that forces farm workers to sacrifice their health is neither sustainable nor just. “So some farm workers just don’t know how harmful pesticides are,” says Mayra Reiter, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 19, 2024) An article published in the journal Science of the Total Environment finds that the European Union’s (EU) risk assessment process, required for registration, ...

Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is necessary to protect farmers and other agricultural workers from pesticides, grain dust, mold, and other hazards. The COVID-19 global pandemic, however, has ...

Oregon OSHA representatives Garnet Cooke, left, and Khadija Mostafa will present pesticide safety courses for continuing education credits during the virtual Northwest Ag Show on Feb. 16 and 17.

Dr Melanie Bateman is employed by CABI,an international, inter-governmental, not-for-profit organization that receives funding from governments, foundations and the private sector to solve problems in ...