We may continue work with this document, but additional funding must be secured. Progress on 2000 Activity 5 We are developing an annotated bibliography of pesticide safety training materials for Spanish speaking farm workers. Draft document is currently under review. Completed document should be available at our website in Sept. 2000. This tool is designed to help farmers and their technical advisors incorporate environmental factors in their decision making in pesticide selection and management.
Current materials are for corn and soybeans.
Reducing pesticide use and risk requires an investment of resources and potential exposure to financial risks on the part of farmers. There are risks inherent to the use of pesticide. Improving access to and understanding of pesticide information is a valuable approach to reducing pesticide use and risk. Level of participation in Resource Center advisory group, funds secured, website development, number of visitors to site, etc. This is a grower self-assessment tool designed to serve grower education and motivation functions, as well as IPM implementation measurement and other functions.