If pesticide drift is an issue where you live, work, study or play, contact PAN. The group can send out a “Drift Catcher”—a device that collects air samples which can then be analyzed for ...

Pesticide drift is a serious concern for organic farmers, and they’ve come up with several defenses, such as buffer strips. Twelve states are part of a registry of farms that tips off aerial ...

Pesticide drift puts McMillen and much of the organic industry in a tough spot. "It's so out of our hands," she says. This year, she says, she's been forced to grow her plants "defensively." ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new Purdue Extension publication examines the causes and effects of pesticide drift, including information on how to recognize and report a drift incident.. Pesticide drift ...

"When I think back to that night, it was just horrible," de Anda says. These kinds of high-profile incidents pushed California lawmakers to pass new pesticide drift legislation in 2004.

Unique Software For Preventing Pesticide Drift Date: July 25, 2005 Source: USDA/Agricultural Research Service Summary: The first user-friendly computer software for estimating the droplet drift ...

Pesticide drift is a common problem that affects nearly every farming community in the US—whether crops are sprayed by hand, through fumigation, or via planes. Now, the federal government is ...

EPA cracks down on pesticide spray drift from farms that harms innocent people: 'Ensure that vital public health protections are in place' first appeared on The Cool Down. The Cool Down.

In Oregon, some pesticides meant to kill weeds or insects are known to drift and cause serious health problems. In 2013, residents in a rural community in Curry County blamed aerial pesticide ...

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced it is putting protections in place sooner for farmworkers, their families and the general public near where pesticides are applied. The ...

Over 100 schools in Stanislaus County face pesticide risks. Learn about regulations and the impact of pesticide drift on students’ health and safety.