IATP served in a review and advise role. Currently collaborating in an effort to develop a draft IPM assessment for field corn. First draft is now under review. 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.