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Atrazine and Drinking Water: Understanding the Needs of Farmers and Citizens
This is a brief but detailed explanation of atrazine use in Indiana that offers insight into why the chemical is so widely used and how it gets into public drinking water supplies. This publication also addresses weed ma...
Atrazine Use & Weed Management Strategies to Protect Surface Water Quality
This publication discusses the importance of atrazine products to Indiana farmers, and best management practices (BMPs) for achieving weed control and reducing off-site movement into surface water....
Communicating with the News Media
The goal of the media is to present the facts and report each story in a way that will help us decide for ourselves what impact it might have or what value it holds. Reporters rely on the experts to provide the informati...
Vehicular accidents involving personal injury or hazardous material releases represent the greatest liability that companies face every day. Drivers of commercial vehicles need to be trained, certainly, but they also nee...
Mint Production and Pest Management in Indiana
This publication provides information about producing mint. Included is information about planting and maintenance, irrigation, harvesting and oil distillation. Pest maintenance is also discussed for weeds, diseases and ...
This publication provides scouting information and treatment options for disease and insect pests of grapes for commercial producers. ...
Pest Control in Indiana Cantaloupe Production
Questions often arise about the use of pesticides in any cropping system. This publication provides information on how cantaloupes are grown in Indiana including how producers control diseases, insect and weed pests....
Pest Control in Tomatoes for Processing
This publication provides scouting information and treatment options for disease and insect pests of tomatoes for commercial producers....
Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), OPP is required to consider the benefits that pesticides provide to the United States public. Benefits assessments measure the potential economic imp...
Pesticide Regulations that Affect Growers
This publication provides information about certain restrictions placed on private pesticide applicators. It also covers information about drift control and how to obtain a pesticide permit in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, a...
Pesticide Safety and Calibration Math for the Homeowner
This eleven-page publication entitled, "Pesticide Safety and Calibration Math for the Homeowner" discusses how to choose the right pesticide. Calibrations, conversions, and examples are supplied. Safety practices and...
Pesticide Safety Tips for the Workplace and Farm
This pictorial guide to best pesticide management practices provides information on how to safely handle and store pesticides at the workplace or farm. It is important to follow the label instructions for handling and st...
Pesticides and Commercial Vehicle Maintenance
Talks about fleet vehicles of commercial pesticide applicators—their safety, environmental contamination, and appearance. Provides a maintenance checklist....
Pesticides and Community Right-to-Know
Do you store hazardous chemicals? Do you live near facilities that store hazardous chemicals? Do you volunteer your time on the Local Emergency Planning Committee? These and many other questions are addressed in "Pestici...
This publication addresses the issue of pesticide use on the farm and the evaluation and regulation of pesticides. It also lists telephone numbers of food, health, and pesticide organizations as well as other national...
Pesticides and Material Safety Sheets: An Introduction to the Hazard Communication Standard
An introduction to the Hazard Communication Standard focuses on the role of the material safety data sheet (MSDS) in providing guidance and direction for safer manufacture and handling of pesticides. Documentation and...
Pesticides and Personal Safety
Explains how pesticides work, discusses hazards associated with improper use of pesticides, and considers emergency treatment and prevention of toxicity problems....
Pesticides and Pest Prevention Strategies for the Home, Lawn and Garden
This publication presents various pest prevention and control programs which can be employed in the home environment. Home, food, health, pet, wildlife, flower and vegetable garden, fruit and shade tree, and turf pest ...
Pesticides and the Balancing Act
This new trifold publication presents pesticide issues under discussion, concerns surrounding their use, and benefits attributed to pesticides. "Pesticides and the Balancing Act" provides insights into gaining the publ...
Pesticides and the Home, Lawn, and Garden
This guide addresses information all homeowners should know about using over-the-counter pesticides. Features include pesticide safety, pesticide labels, definitions of words commonly found on pesticide labels, and pesti...
This publication provides an overview of the pesticide registration process, descriptions of individual components of the label and explains how to properly use the information on a label....
Pesticides and Their Proper Storage
Use this pesticide checklist to determine whether your pesticides are stored safely and correctly....
Failure to plan for the possibility of drift can cost you money, performance, time, and good relationships with neighbors. This publication provides information on how to prevent drift, what can happen if drift does occu...
The E's of Extension Presentation (poster)
This poster is a visual piece promoting eleven essential elements of effective extension presentations....
The Why's and How-To's of Pesticide Recordkeeping
This two-page fact sheet outlines the reasons for keeping records and how to keep records most efficiently. Some records are required to be kept for two years. Learn which ones. The fact sheet also lists events in whic...
