Pesticide Safety – Plant PestsMajor Program

2163

Total Hours

Contributed.

23535

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

18

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

37

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of producers who plan to complete the Kentucky Pesticide Applicator Training

2834

Number of producers who  successfully completed Kentucky Pesticide Applicator Training

3015

Number of producers who plan to train workers in worker protection standards (WPS)

1194

Number of producers who trained workers in worker protection standards (WPS)

832

Number of producers who plan on making changes to their farm’s  chemical handling, storage and disposal practices

1871

Number of producers who  changed aspects of their farm’s chemical handling, storage, and disposal practices

1058

Number of producers with plans to communicate with neighbors around their farm about pesticide sensitive areas

2089

Number of producers who  communicated with neighbors/users of pesticide-sensitive areas around their farm

1250

Number of producers who plan to improve spray application record-keeping (including the posting of signage) as a result of participating in this program

2744

Number of producers who  improved spray application record keeping, including posting signage

1658

Stories

GAP Tobacco Workers Training,

The Calloway, and Graves county extension services Co-Hosted a regional tobacco workers safety training with GAP connections in earlyaugust. The purpose of this training was to provide farmers with a simple andeffective outlet for training their Hispanic workers that migrate annually towork in the tobacco crop. In August farmers receive large amounts of workers toassist with harvest and at times, it is difficult to find the time to traineach individual to OSHA standards. By providing this traini...

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GAP Tobacco Workers Training,

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • GAP Tobacco Workers Training,

    The Calloway, and Graves county extension services Co-Hosted a regional tobacco workers safety training with GAP connections in earlyaugust. The purpose of this training was to provide farmers with a ... Read More

  • Utilizing improved technology to combat resistant weeds

    Preparing grain crop producers to properly utilize dicamba based herbicides was a major educational effort by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Food and Environment prior to the 2018 g... Read More

  • Commercial Pesticide CEU Program

    November 2018 our office was contacted by a local farm supply store about needing continuing education units (CEUs) for retaining their commercial pesticide license. The group usually attended a neigh... Read More

  • Pasture Weeds

    Noxious (or invasive) weeds can significantly decrease pasture production by taking nutrients away from grasses and shading. In recent years it has been very prolific and has caused major damage to pa... Read More

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