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Alabama Pesticide Safety Education Program

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Farmworkers work to grow and harvest the food we eat every day. This puts them at risk of exposure to pesticides. National Farmworker Awareness Week helps to show the efforts these important people do everyday. Find out more at: afop.org/nfaw/
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Read the label before purchase, before each application, and when you are storing or disposing the pesticide. Obtain competent assistance if something on the label is not understood.
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Calibrate and maintain application equipment to make sure it will apply the pesticide product uniformly and at the correct rate.
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Permanent buffers are areas or strips of land maintained in permanent vegetation, designed to intercept pesticide spray droplets, flowing water, and/or eroding soil. Permanent buffers also provide wildlife habitat around the farm or home. #FFA2021
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If possible, use preventative pest control where pest resistance is known to be occurring. Preventative control prevents a pest outbreak by making an application before the problem appears, which can reduce the number of pesticide applications needed. #FFA2021
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Seed treated with a pesticide may be hazardous to birds and other wildlife. The best way to dispose of a small quantity of leftover treated seed is to plant it more than one inch deep in a non-cropped area at a normal seeding rate. #FFA2021
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Make sure you know how to dispose of the particular pesticide, following all federal, state, and local regulations, as well as the product label. #FFA2021
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Your state’s household waste agency can provide recycling options or instructions on where to dispose of unwanted household pesticides. Check local newspapers for disposal events which may be hosted by local landfills #FFA2021
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Granular lawn pesticides (or ‘weed and feed’ products containing both an herbicide and a fertilizer) that land on driveways or sidewalks should to be swept up or back onto the lawn. Pesticides move easily off paved or gravel surfaces into drains and ditches. #FFA2021
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Wash clothing worn during pesticide application before re-use, wash it separately from other laundry, and properly discard items that have become heavily contaminated with pesticide. It is best to dispose of clothing that has been contaminated by undiluted product. #FFA2021
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February is National Pesticide Safety Education Month! Watch for and be prepared to re-tweet information about pesticide safety to your “Twitter-verse” every day during the Month of February! Be safe and remember, the Label is the Law!
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Anything that causes very fine droplets (wrong nozzle, clogged nozzle, high spray pressure, etc.) will increase the chance for pesticide spray drift. High temperatures and low relative humidity during application will also increase the chance for drift. #FFA2021
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Clean up small liquid and dry pesticide spills immediately, using a good absorbent material such as cat litter, sand or sawdust. Know the proper handling and disposal practices for the spilled material. Always consult the label! #FFA2021
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The EPA reviews pesticides before they are sold. States cannot remove restrictions set by EPA, and cannot register a product rejected by EPA. State agencies can add restrictions and are usually responsible for label enforcement. For more information, see bit.ly/3l6lDMs
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Professional Women In Pest Management Gulf States Networking event scheduled Jan. 27, 2021, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm (CST). Cassie Krejci keynote speaker, “Start With One” – mentorship and community leadership. Register now. tinyurl.com/GulfStatesPWIPM .
Don’t treat when rainfall is imminent or when winds are moderate (greater than 8 mph or the maximum indicated on the pesticide label). These conditions may decrease performance of the pesticide and/or move it off-target. #FFA2020
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Pesticide Clean Day Jan 20, 2021, Madison County at Tennessee Valley Regional Research & Extension Center in Madison, AL 35756, 8AM – 12PM. Contact Daniel Sheffield for details (334) 240-7236. Products disposed: pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, & rodenticides.
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Pesticide Clean Day Jan 20, 2021, please note registration is required in order to receive all information on disposal.
Save the date! The Southwest Alabama Row Crops Webinar will be held on February 18, 2021 at 8:30 am. The agenda will be released soon with the registration link.
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