MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY PROPOSAL FOR FY 2012-13 PESTICIDE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM FUNDS

• Sponsoring Institution: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Project Status: TERMINATED
• Funding Source: OTHER GRANTS
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0230730
• Grant No.: 2012-48679-20250
• Project No.: MICL05064
• Proposal No.: 2012-03510
• Program Code: PSEP
• Project Start Date: Sep 1, 2012
• Project End Date: Aug 31, 2013
• Grant Year: 2012

Project Director
Olsen, L. G.

Recipient Organization
MICHIGAN STATE UNIV
(N/A)
EAST LANSING,MI 48824

Performing Department
Entomology

Non Technical Summary
The federal law requires that the state based Cooperative Extension Service provide the training needed to enable applicators to become certified to apply restricted use pesticides. With this very small USDA NIFA grant we are partially meeting this objective.

Animal Health Component

(N/A)

Research Effort Categories

Basic

(N/A)

Applied

100%

Developmental

(N/A)

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
723	5220	3020	50%
711	5220	3020	25%
133	5220	3020	25%

Knowledge Area
133 - Pollution Prevention and Mitigation; 711 - Ensure Food Products Free of Harmful Chemicals, Including Residues from Agricultural and Other Sources; 723 - Hazards to Human Health and Safety;

Subject Of Investigation
5220 - Pesticides;

Field Of Science
3020 - Education;

Keywords

pesticides, pesticide training, pesticide certification, pesticide

safety, restricted use pesticides

Goals / Objectives
The purpose of this grant is to assist Michigan State University in developing and administering programs to train pesticide applicators consistent with the standards prescribed by USDA to allow them to apply restricted use pesticides.

Project Methods
We will do this by: 1. developing and coordinating initial and re-certification education programs or hands on activities to train applicators, 2. developing and updating manuals and other training materials, 3. developing a web site to deliver pesticide safety information, and 4. coordinating and planning activities with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division staff to effectively manage this program.

Progress 09/01/12 to 08/31/13

Outputs
Target Audience: Wedeveloped and coordinated initial and re-certification education programs or hands on activities to train pesticide applicators. These offerings were posted on our web site, MDARD web site and in newsletters and trade magazines, and sent by post card where targeted populations were identified. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? We offered 52 training programs with attendance of1562 trainees who could obtain a totoal of 216 recertification credits. Fees from the programs generated $26,200 for the program, much more than this very small grant. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? We submitQuarterly adn final reports of accomplishments to theMichigan Department of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentPesticide Advisory Committee, the Michigan Agri-Business Association Pesticide Committee,EPA Region 5 and our administrative bosses. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Weupdated our web site to deliver pesticide safety information and posted training programs. We conducted a turf exam item analysis and provided MDARD a list of 45 questions that need to be reviewed for discrimination and difficulty.

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