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Hot Ones: What Can Chicken Wings Teach Us About Pesticides?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
November 8, 2024

It has been too long since I got a blog out. I am sorry, two hurricanes, weeks of travel, and life in general, got the better of me. We are back on schedule from here on out, I promise! Now to somehow unravel this one for you. What on earth ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brett Bultemeier, Pesticide Hygiene, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Residue, PPE

EPA Endangered Species Act Workplan

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
October 4, 2024

Just a few weeks ago I took my son to his first concert. Well, he had been to other shows, but this was the first seeing a band he hears all the time and sings their songs. He challenged me to work that into a blog. I will do him one better ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: BLT, Brett Bultemeier, Endangered Species, EPA, Herbicide Strategy, Insecticide Strategy, Pesticide Information Office, PULA, Rodenticide Strategy

AI Makes Pesticides Work

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
September 20, 2024

Ode To AI Makes Pesticides Work Where fields of green meet skies so blue, And pesticides aid crops anew. Let safety be our guiding light, Protecting health, both day and night. With careful hand and measured pace, We shield ourselves, embrace ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Active Ingredient, Brett Bultemeier, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticides. Pesticide Label

Florida Pesticide Testing Updates

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
September 5, 2024

Testing, everybody’s favorite thing. I am sure some of your best school memories were of taking a test, so this blog should just make you so excited. Jokes aside we have very important updates to share, so come learn about Florida Pesticide ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brett Bultemeier, FDACS, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Testing, Remote Proctored Exams

What is a Herbicide Strategy?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
August 26, 2024

Here of late my blogs have really been about one topic, EPA, EPA, EPA. Does saying it three times real fast summon the ghost of Rachel Carson? There is a reason for this focus, as there are major fundamental changes occurring within the EPA. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brett Bultemeier, Bulletins Live Two, Endangered Species, EPA, Herbicide Strategy, Pesticide Information Office

Can the EPA Ban Pesticides?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
August 9, 2024

We all know there are pesticides that are no longer around anymore. Products like DDT have been gone for decades (nearly 40 years) and others have come and gone. But how do they go away, is it voluntary, mandatory, slow, fast….Can EPA ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brett Bultemeier, EPA, News, Pesticide, Pesticide Information Office

On The Road Again, Where Was The PIO?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
July 26, 2024

It has been a whirlwind month for me and the PIO. I think I have been in hotel or guest beds more than my own, but it’s all worth it. Aside from my own vacation I have truly been On The Road Again, find out Where Was the PIO? APMS Immediately ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: AAPSE, American Association Of Pesticide Safety Educators, APMS, Aquatic Plant Management Society, Brett Bultemeier, Pesticide Information Office, PIO
Man putting pesticide into a mix tank

Mixologist: How To Properly Tank Mix

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
July 12, 2024

Peanut butter and jelly, milk and cookies, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, combinations can create magic. Beyond delicious treats and sick beats, we do combinations in the pesticide world as well. Tank mixing is a common practice but must ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brett Bultemeier, Incompatibility, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticides, Tank Mixing

LCLM: What is it and what has changed?

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
June 28, 2024

    I warned you long ago that pesticide safety is LOADED with acronyms and here is another one: LCLM. I will make it even worse, there are changes coming to LCLM that radically change how you get this mystical, yet to be ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brett Bultemeier, FDACS, LCLM, Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide License

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