Thank you to Mary Centrella, PhD, Director & Educator of the Pesticide Safety Education Program, for this guest post.
The purpose of National Pesticide Safety Education Month is to reinforce core principles of safe pesticide use with many audiences and raise awareness of and support for the land-grant university Pesticide Safety Education Programs (PSEPs). To learn more about National Pesticide Safety Education Month and access national resources, visit the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship website.
New York’s Pesticide Safety Education Program
New York State has its own PSEP! The Cornell Cooperative Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program (CCE-PSEP) is dedicated to delivering objective, science-based pesticide education that promotes the proper use of pesticides, to ultimately help reduce risks to applicators, consumers, and the environment. Come to us for pesticide safety training, information on proper pesticide use, and for general pesticide questions. We can help you to identify and reduce pesticide risks to people and the environment. We can help you better understand how to use pesticides properly and legally, following the current national and state-specific pesticide regulations and registration. In New York, pesticides are regulated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
CCE-PSEP Resources
We develop pesticide applicator certification training manuals, host on-demand online applicator recertification training courses, present and host live pesticide safety/informational talks to applicators and the public, publish the Cornell Crop and Pest Management Guidelines, and answer pesticide-related questions from any person or organization
CCE-PSEP looks forward to continuing to serve NYS applicators and citizens by providing pesticide safety information and training every month – not just February! Reach out to our team for any pesticide questions or to learn more about CCE-PSEP.
