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		<title>Time to Check Your Boom Sprayer Calibration</title>
		<link>http://blog.pested.psu.edu/2013/05/13/time-to-check-your-boom-sprayer-calibration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Riden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog is written by Bill Riden, our Pesticide Education     Specialist.

Successful pesticide application requires proper calibration of your application equipment. Applying the correct rate of pesticide is of the utmost importance. If you apply too little pesticide, you may have poor pest control. You can also incur additional costs if re-treatment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scammers Offering Pesticides at Great Prices–BEWARE!</title>
		<link>http://blog.pested.psu.edu/2013/04/08/scammers-offering-pesticides-at-great-prices-beware/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s blog is written by Dave Scott, Chief, Division of Health and Safety in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. 
Phone and email scams happen every year, and every year people get cheated out of a few hundred dollars or worse. And unfortunately, the items being sold range from everything from insurance, medicines, vacations, to even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Material Safety Data Sheet vs. the Safety Data Sheet</title>
		<link>http://blog.pested.psu.edu/2013/03/11/the-material-safety-data-sheet-vs-the-safety-data-sheet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Richards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog is written by Kerry Richards, the Penn State Pesticide  Education Program Director.

OSHA&#8217;s Hazard Communication Standard Move to Align with Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)
Under its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires  Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for all hazardous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kindergarten through 8th Grade &#8212; START DRAWING!</title>
		<link>http://blog.pested.psu.edu/2013/02/11/kindergarten-through-8th-grade-start-drawing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week’s blog is written by Christina Becker, an Extension Specialist in the Penn State Pesticide Education Program. Chris coordinates the statewide Poison Prevention Outreach Program for our office, which is well underway for March 2013.
Make Posters for the 2013 Poison Prevention State and National Poster Contests
...to draw a Poison Prevention Poster!
Nationally, March is Poison [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 State Poster Contest Winners Recognized at PA Farm Show in January 2013</title>
		<link>http://blog.pested.psu.edu/2013/02/04/2012-state-poster-contest-winners-recognized-at-pa-farm-show-in-january-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Becker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week’s blog is written by Christina Becker, an Extension  Specialist in the Penn State Pesticide Education Program. Chris  coordinates the statewide Poison Prevention Outreach Program for our  office, which is well underway for March 2013.

Winners of the 2nd Annual Pennsylvania Poison Prevention Poster Contest were recognized at the Pennsylvania Farm Show [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The AEE Student Teacher Workshop: Exploring Pesticide Education with an Incredible Group of Young Educators</title>
		<link>http://blog.pested.psu.edu/2013/01/28/the-aee-student-teacher-workshop-exporing-pesticide-education-with-an-incredible-group-of-young-educators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Over</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kelly Over, our Education Program Assistant, starts off our 2013 blog with a recap of a recent workshop done for the Penn State Agricultural and Extension Education student teachers.
The Penn State Pesticide Education Program (PEP) is grateful for partnerships with the Pennsylvania Association of Agricultural Educators and Penn State Agricultural and Extension Education, enabling a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Renewal of Pesticide Dealer License</title>
		<link>http://blog.pested.psu.edu/2012/12/17/renewal-of-pesticide-dealer-license/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Riden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All licensed pesticide dealers in Pennsylvania should have received (or will be receiving soon) their renewal notice for the 2013 Pennsylvania Pesticide Dealer License. One of the changes on this year’s renewal is the requirement to have a certified dealer manager on staff.
The new pesticide regulations effective December 11, 2012 require any person attempting to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>West Nile Virus in 2012: A Year to Remember</title>
		<link>http://blog.pested.psu.edu/2012/11/12/west-nile-virus-in-2012-a-year-to-remember/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Gripp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is November and we can finally say good-bye to Pennsylvania&#8217;s West Nile Virus season. 2012 will be remembered for the early horse detection in March and the record number of positive detections since surveillance started in 2000.Unfortunately for the human victims of West Nile Virus, some may be living with the serious effects of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mercer County Student Takes Top Honors in the National Poison Prevention Contest</title>
		<link>http://blog.pested.psu.edu/2012/11/06/mercer-county-student-takes-top-honors-in-the-national-poison-prevention-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Becker</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.pested.psu.edu/?p=2934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s blog is written by Christina Becker, an Extension Specialist in the Penn State Pesticide Education Program. Chris coordinates the statewide Poison Prevention Outreach Program for our office, which is quite an undertaking. Not mentioned in the blog below is that last year, the program reached over 8,000 kids! Chris has already begun her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>October is Children’s Health Month!</title>
		<link>http://blog.pested.psu.edu/2012/10/29/october-is-children%e2%80%99s-health-month/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.pested.psu.edu/2012/10/29/october-is-children%e2%80%99s-health-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Over</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kelly Over, our Education  Program    Assistant, wrote this week&#8217;s blog. She helps coordinate our outreach educational programming.
Keeping children safe and healthy should always be a top priority. This blog highlights the importance of protecting children around the home, including pest prevention, pesticide safety, and even Halloween safety tips!
Why are children more [...]]]></description>
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