For decades, farmworker communities across California have demanded the right to know beforehand what, when and where hazardous agricultural pesticides will be applied.
They have wanted to be able to take safety precautions against exposure to pesticides drifting from fields. For years, these communities have called for an online system that could warn of upcoming toxic pesticide applications.
On March 24, that system finally arrived, as the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) launched the new online statewide pesticide notification system called “Spray Days.”…