NASDA
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
. — The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training Program. This funding, effective Aug.
NASDA
JANUARY 22, 2024
NASDA members, the state commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture, have chosen five issues to serve as the organization’s primary policy focus for 2024. They include the 2024 Farm Bill , food safety , labor reform , pesticide regulation and PFAS. Press Release ARLINGTON, Va. territories.
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NASDA
MARCH 18, 2024
Our nation’s farmers, applicators, consumers, and other users rely on quality pesticide registration decisions and guidance from federal regulators to allow for the meaningful use of pesticidal tools while ensuring both human health and our environment are protected. million for the operations of EPA-OPP. While FY2024 did provide $1.0
Real Agriculture
JULY 18, 2024
The use of drones for spraying pesticides on crops is still off-label and not legal in Canada, but it’s one step closer to becoming reality. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has approved its first herbicide for drone application in Canada, although it’s not for agricultural use.
Civil Eats
MARCH 27, 2024
But as Civil Eats’ reporting has shown over the past 15 years, the impacts of those pesticides are profound and span the entire food chain—from threatening important organisms in soil to causing illness due to acute exposure during use. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). percent of the world’s pesticide sales. In the U.S.,
Civil Eats
JULY 24, 2024
More and more pesticides approved for use on U.S. The new analysis, published today in Environmental Health Perspectives, represents the latest effort to understand how common PFAS are in pesticides, which are widely used around the country and directly affect food, water, and soil. The EPA took steps to address that contamination.
NASDA
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
. ### NASDA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit association which represents the elected and appointed commissioners, secretaries and directors of the departments of agriculture in all 50 states and four U.S. NASDA enhances American food and agricultural communities through policy, partnerships and public engagement. territories.
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