There will be a pesticide collection station for Missouri farmers and households. It will be held on Saturday, May 30, at the University of Missouri Fisher Delta Research Center in Portageville, beginning at 8 AM through 1 PM. The event is free.
The following items will be accepted: pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, rodenticides, dewormers, fly tags, and fertilizers containing herbicides or pesticides.
Note to Missouri residents only: pesticides from businesses, pesticide production facilities, pesticide distributors, pesticide retailers and the like will not be accepted. For questions, contact C.J. Plassmeyer, Missouri Department of Natural Resources at 573-751-0616 or visit: www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/pesticide for further collection sites and dates.
Sponsors for this event are Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Fisher Delta Research Center and the University of Missouri Extension.