{"id":25763,"date":"2022-03-16T23:04:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T23:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/divi-agbio\/?page_id=25763"},"modified":"2026-03-24T21:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:29:46","slug":"cepep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/agbio\/cepep\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Environmental Pesticide Education Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/agsci.colostate.edu\/agbio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2024\/10\/corn-banner-2.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;darken&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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