Introducing

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Introducing

• The Pesticide Environmental Stewardship (PES) Web
  Site

A central repository for detailed, up-to-date
information, educational modules, and
self-assessment tools.
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PES Web Site Goals

• Summarize principles of pesticide stewardship
• Direct users to resources (links) by stewardship
  topic and,
• Provide educational modules and self-assessment
  tools.

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Major Topics Proposed

• Protection of Groundwater/Surface Water
• Pesticide Resistance
• Drift Management
• Protection of Non-Target Organisms
• Transportation
• Storage
• Calibration, Mixing and Application
• Pesticide Disposal
• Integrated Pest Management
• Container Recycling
• Recordkeeping.
• More topics may be added later

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Personnel and Partnerships

• Four coordinators representing the Midwest,
  Northeast, South, and West will work with
  Extension, government, industry, commodity
  associations, and environmental organizations to
  identify and/or develop the best resources for a
  holistic approach to PES.
• The Coordinators are
• Wayne Buhler, NC State University, National
  Coordinator
• Ron Gardner, Cornell University
• Jim Wilson, South Dakota State University
• Carol Ramsay, Washington State University
• The 2007 topics are protection of groundwater,
  recordkeeping, drift management, and storage.
• The National Science Foundations Center for IPM
  will coordinate the IPM topic.

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Web Site Recruitment and Use

• Email, brochures, and presentations at meetings
  will announce and promote the use of the Web
  site.
• CIPM will also advertise the site through the
  USDA Regional IPM Centers network, which
  currently receives in excess of 2 million hits
  per month.
• Organizations, businesses, and individuals
  answering PES questions or providing education
  and information will be able to direct
  individuals to this Web site.
• Extension and other educators will be able to use
  this tool as a part of their educational
  programs.
• Educational modules may be used to provide
  continuing education credits toward the
  recertification of licensed applicators or to
  prepare the user for state certification exams.
• Link to eXtension (extension.org)

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Financial Support and Allocations

• Startup funds have been provided by Syngenta as
  part of their membership in the CIPM.
• The project has been approved by the Industry
  Advisory Board of CIPM as a core project.
• CIPM will administer the project funds.
• Financial support has been given to each Regional
  Coordinator and a part-time Grad student, whose
  names and affiliations will appear on the PES Web
  site homepage.

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Pesticide Storage A PES Module in Progress
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