Project Overview
The ”Spray Safe, Spray
Well” project team delivered a series of eight simultaneously interpreted webinars
over the winter of 2021-22 designed to support beginning, organic, and Spanish-speaking
vegetable farmers in reducing their risks associated with pesticide use. Over
100 individuals participated in at least one webinar, while 35 more completed
the pesticide applicator license preparatory course resulting in four participants
acquiring their applicator’s license. The project team worked individually with
growers underserved by crop insurance over the summer of 2022 to provide tailored
on-farm technical support to further reduce the production, legal, and financial
risks associated with pesticide use. Specifically, growers were supported in
developing and adopting Integrated Pest Management strategies for the crops
they were growing, calibrating spray equipment, trialing and evaluating new
spray nozzle types to improve pesticide deposition and coverage, adjusting the
pH of spray water using OMRI-listed citric acid buffers, and more. In-person
meetings were also offered to a group of 9 vegetable farmers in Eastern New
York’s “North Country” region focused on calibrating boom sprayers and
appropriate adjuvant selection to improve pesticide efficacy and to a group of
11 urban farmers in Brooklyn, NY to discuss tips for reducing risks associated
with backpack sprayers.
Number of Participants: 154
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
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EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
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REPORTS & EVALUATIONS
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