McCracken County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020





1041 - Pesticide Safety – Plant Pests
1041.2) 54

Number of producers who  successfully completed Kentucky Pesticide Applicator Training

1041.3) 19

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

1041.4) 17

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

1041.5) 10

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

1041.6) 5

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

1041.7) 5

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

1041.8) 26

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

1041.9) 11

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

1041.1) 17

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

1041.10) 5

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



Success Stories

Request from Commercial Pesticide Applicators Prompts Training by UK Extension

Author: Kathryn Wimberley

Major Program: Pesticide Safety – Plant Pests

ISITUATION:Chemical application at its best is simultaneously safe, effective, economical, and environmentally-conscious. Achieving each of these attributes for plant pest management is an ongoing educational process for a variety of applicator groups, including farm managers and workers, gardeners, crop advisors, point-of-sale employees, and industry and government agency representatives. This process will include educational sessions, hands-on demonstrations, test plots, coordinated recommenda

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