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| 1041 - Pesticide Safety – Plant Pests | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1041.1) | 166 |
Number of producers who plan to complete the Kentucky Pesticide Applicator Training |
| 1041.2) | 138 |
Number of producers who successfully completed Kentucky Pesticide Applicator Training |
| 1041.3) | 32 |
Number of producers who plan to train workers in worker protection standards (WPS) |
| 1041.4) | 24 |
Number of producers who trained workers in worker protection standards (WPS) |
| 1041.5) | 19 |
Number of producers who plan on making changes to their farm’s chemical handling, storage and disposal practices |
| 1041.6) | 12 |
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) | 8 |
Number of producers who communicated with neighbors/users of pesticide-sensitive areas around their farm |
| 1041.9) | 99 |
Number of producers who plan to improve spray application record-keeping (including the posting of signage) as a result of participating in this program |
| 1041.10) | 60 |
Number of producers who improved spray application record keeping, including posting signage |
Author: Matthew Adams
Major Program: Pesticide Safety – Plant Pests
Pesticide usage is a necessary part of modern conventional agriculture. One issue with pesticide use that most don’t think of is the amount of used plastic containers in which the pesticides are purchased in. A resurgence in use of these smaller containers has also come due to herbicide resistance issues promoting farmers to use different chemicals that are used at lower rates. Many of these containers will have very small traces of pesticides left on the inside of the containers, making t
