Progress 09/01/12 to 08/31/13
Outputs
Target Audience: About 3,200 of the approximately 13,500 Kentucky farmers who are certified as private pesticide applicators were trained in Cooperative Extension offices across the state by county extension agents. Training materials were narrated powerpoints supplied by the state PSEP program. In addition, approximately 4,000 certified commercial and non-commercial pesticide applicators were certified or earned continuing education credits provide by the CES or by professional organizations in programs approved by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Changes/Problems: Pesticide educators and private and commercial applicators need more relevant training for new problems, products, and application techniques. They also are expecting more of this training to be available on demand. Preparing and delivering this information in new, portable ways continues to be a challenge. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Extension specialists in entomology, plant pathology, and weed science provide annual update information to county extension agents for horticulture and agriculture and natural resources to prepare the agents to train private applicators and to prepare them to make responsible pesticide use recommendations. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Narrated powerpoint presentations on general and crop-specific topics were prepared and distributed to county cooperative extension offices across the state. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? The narrated powerpoint presentations have been effective in covering pesticide related topics that are relevant to private appicators. This effort will be expanded. The Cat 10 Demonstration and Research manual will be revised.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
A Category 1 Ag Applicator manual has been developed and is under review by the Ky Dept of Agriculture.
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