Using Research to Design and Evaluate Pesticide Dealer Training Wayne Buhler, Ph.D. Pesticide...

Using Research to Design and Evaluate Pesticide Dealer

Training

Wayne Buhler, Ph.D.Pesticide Education Specialist

Department of Horticultural ScienceNC State University

http://jpse.org/v5.html

Dealer Day 2003Dealer Day 2003

A Pesticide Dealer… “…any person who is engaged in the business of distributing, selling, or offering for sale restricted-use pesticides directly to end users” (NC Pesticide Law of 1971).

Certified and licensed by NCDA&CS

Possessed by the individual, not dealership

Dealership must employ, or be owned, by a licensed dealer


Why Provide Dealer Training?

• Principal source of pest/pesticide management information

• Readily accessible to pesticide users• Familiar with their products, their

customers, and local production practices


Survey Undertaken in January 2001

• Coordinated by NC CES and NCDA&CS

• 8 page survey mailed to all 794 dealers

• 400 were returned = 50% response rate

• Dealers who returned survey received 0.5 hr credit


Survey Objectives

• Characterize the dealer population

• Determine dealers’ needs for information

• Develop an agenda for dealer training (Dealer Day!)


Purpose of Dealer Day

• Provide up-to-date information on pesticide “handling”

• Increase dealers’ awareness of resources available to help themselves and their customers

• Respond to NC Dealer Survey


Figure 1. Regions Represented

3614

50

CoastalPiedmontMountains

% of respondents in each region


Figure 3. Primary Industry Served

77

1012

Ag row/forageHorticultureHomeowner



Figure 5. Years of Experience

51

16

10

12

12

5 years or less6 to 10 years11 to 15 years16 to 20 yearsOver 20 years



Figure 6. Age of Respondent

28

145 7

30

17

30 or younger31 to 4041 to 5051 to 6061 to 70Over 70



Figure 7. Level of Education Completed

26

34

5 2

11

22 Some highschoolHighschool/GEDTechnical programSome college4-year degreePost graduate



Figure 9. Organizational Type

3

12

13

15

58

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Other

Cooperative

Regional

National

Local independent



Figure 10. Number of Outlets in NC

27

6

9

950

0 10 20 30 40 50

Over 20

11 to 20

6 to 10

2 to 5

One



Figure 22. Products Sold

38

51

54

87

88

90

97

0 20 40 60 80 100

Pesticide application equip.

Personal protective equip.

GMO seed

Seed

Fertilizer

Restricted use pesticides

General use pesticides

% of respondents


Figure 23. Value-Added Services Offered

15

15

15

16

23

33

51

60

66

68

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Record keeping

Crop management

Field mapping

Product training for cust.

Pest monitoring/scouting

Pesticide application

Soil testing

Fertilizer application

Pesticide recommendations

Fertilizer recommendations

% of respondents


Figure 25. Technologies Used in the Organization

51

60

64

75

91

0 20 40 60 80 100

VCR

Email

Internet

Computer

FAX

% of respondents


Figure 26. Use of the Internet

14

24

31

32

45

46

64

92

0 20 40 60 80 100

Info on non-chemical alternatives

Selling products

Buying products

Networking

Regulatory information

Providing info to customers

Research-pest management

Email

% of respondents


Figure 29. Usefulness of Information: Written Material

22

25

26

55

61

94

0 20 40 60 80 100

C&P Press ornamental/turf (blue book)

Commodity newsletters

General chemical/applicator magazines

C&P press Ag labels (green book)

Farm chemical handbook

NC Agricultural chem manual

% of respondents


Figure 32. Usefulness of Information: Websites

8

18

23

0 5 10 15 20 25

Crop DataManagement

Systems

C&P Press(Green/Blue

book)

NC AgriculturalChemicals

Manual

% of respondents


• The key sources of pesticide information were the NC Agricultural Chemical Manual and NCSU Extension Agents/Specialists.

• Regulatory and label changes were obtained almost equally from manufacturers, regulatory agencies and distributors.

• However, those who used NCDA&CS were the most satisfied with the information they had available about regulatory and label changes.


Figure 53. Effectiveness of Different Training Formats

30

35

46

51

60

69

80

0 20 40 60 80

Self-directed/self study

Computer

Group activities

Lecture

Outside speakers

Video

Hands-on demos

% of respondents


• When asked about the length, time and location of training, the majority of dealers preferred a program that was one day or less in length and held on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday in January or February.


Figure 66. Pesticide-Related Topics Desired in Training Programs

41

43

44

45

45

45

55

57

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Pesticide disposal asst prog

Occupational safety

Storage

Emergency response

Inspectors' expectations

Record keeping/reporting

Helping clientele-pest mgmt

Pesticide use regulations

% of respondents


Figure 67. Pesticide-Related Topics Wanted Accessible in Written Material

50

5052

51

5354

54

55

57

46 48 50 52 54 56 58

Transportation regs

Storage

Pesticide use regulations

Occupational safety

Record keeping/reporting

Plastic pest container recyc prog

Supplemental labeling

National fire protection act

Worker protection standards

% of respondents


51% of dealers indicated that “Take Home Reference Material” was important.


Dealer Day Agenda (single day)

• What Inspectors Expect• Navigating the Dealer Website• Preventing Indoor Use of Ag Pesticides• Labeling and Registration (Sec. 18 and 24c)• Environmental Stewardship for Dealers• Transporting Pesticides• Pesticide Security• Pesticide Container Recycling Program• New Designs in Packaging


Dealer Day

• Five regional, one-day events• Tues., Wed., Thurs. in late Jan./early Feb.• 5 hrs license credit, plus CEUs for CCA• $20 registration fee (manual, lunch, & breaks)• Support from EPA and Ag Chemical Industry


Program Evaluation

• 151 attendees at the 5 programs• Pre- and Post-Training Evaluations• Reasons for attending: 1. credits, 2. topics• Overall rating = 4.3• Top rated session: “What Inspectors Expect”• “When will you offer another ‘Dealer Day’?”


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