Author: Susan Fox
Planning Unit: Lyon County CES
Major Program: Tobacco
Plan of Work: Farm Management
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
Tobacco farmers are facing increased need to comply with Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) requirements. In cooperation with the local farmers, a GAP training has been held for two years in Lyon County for 99 tobacco farmers and their H2-A workers in 2018 and for 110 farmers and workers in 2019. The program has included collaboration with the Western Kentucky Regional Migrant Education Program, the Department of Labor, local farmers, and local emergency services. This year CPR training was offered for the farmers, 11 farmers participated in this training.
Presentations and speakers included:
Interpreters: Debbie Bourland and Eugenia Luna, Western Kentucky Regional Migrant Education Program; Frankie Menendez, Eddyville, KY; Daniel Altamirano, Mexico.
Small Group Sessions: (20 minutes each)
General Session:
One worker reported that he used compression on a wound as a result of the information he received at the program. In addition to use of interpreters for translation to Spanish we also utilized Microsoft Translator to translate slides from English to Spanish. For some parts of the program the app allowed them to read or hear interpretations as well using their iPhones. Packets, including individual certification cards, were prepared for each worker and a trained H2A worker list was provided for the farmer. Farmers that participated in this program received very favorable feedback when visited by GAP inspectors.
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