Extension
It Starts With Us
| 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 |
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
