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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-03-06, Page 55by Debbie St- C SRve Ontario Will have to have one individb tvi/ ft,-•;Ostielfle, ,S9fety 'r � 1991. Vie initiative to start this 'gram, making peSticide lair chaffs with a certificate :ado ;glue frotario .growers ; said Jeff Wilson. Wilson, chairman of Ag Care.sand owner/operator of=` frait/vcgetablo fes, vote on pesticide fears and �yfga,..��v.tsa�t9r y -B ticegi'F�annepr�sv* 'Week 1Ast �4 Uesday. Jan. 8 in 10hesley. Ag Cam • Agrieriltural Groups ' eon - coned About oeur a 4.04.w_. Environment, is . an • organon representing ORM fanners.' The certificate 'program 4#111 be an intensive one -day course on pes- ticide handling and the' itnpactu of. mishandling or misapplication of the product By' early1994 a national standard on pesticide safety and Use should be in place,. he 'said. inn an interview 'after. his presen- tation. "It is important nationally bccausse we're hearing across Canadarlots of conch, :or r��`i its nce ati ns, abxut pesticide, and how , eel: What wo'Ve found out h .it'S , not the produc't,, but how' it's Used: ce. affeets the elflike communis lie. said consumers" were bom- barrdedwith pesticide inf grrnati n in ROGRESS '91 91 ear vs fact .. Farmers today have a higher degree 3f knowledge and education" When asked. .how many of • "We all have ' felt Wett#0. Xll consumers." Inlarderto alleviate the flays., farmers have to inform 'the con- sumer what they're. using. Any -agent used to control pests bas lie. or no risk " t the, agent can -be missused; ' PEST DE USE: IC A'SING - g -ver the last ve'ye , pestici• use has decreased by `17.9 ;per` cent {. Ontario. r... w, ian y 1e lack an widens '' ofr modern farming tactics., nasfile pest, management. course, l'alutost everyone raised they hand Wilson also said . today's prod are -tested exhaustively before they a�� used. Seience s gettingfar ore exact, The. downside to~s is that ;t contribotestoabundant infortnationo and the upside is that the product is e austively* scrutinized.' The,,Apestion f�ers rust d 0.l !(4i. 5 .1 with is whether'jor not . .� p ience as the definition of absolute, "Ag Vicse'a til# alternativeother than pitting faith In the -scien- tific cotntrisaity audit': framework: We :. have to rely on this. fn►ework" • :" Fanners' -can't ignore nature and. the affect -pests can have on- food They cannot produceiw thout r+c . nizing• and dealing with the pest, that are out•there, be Said. BOOSTING 'CONFD N_ CE LEVET,: IN FOOD - Farmers:. ` operate under a regulatory system,:he said, *Jng. they • should " increase cot sumer Confidence -Art- theniseli4v. - The -consumer •confidence level farmers is at its lowest, •he said. Ag mare ,redo es finers of; WO, suou m nbpndanitamount e and reasonab%y 'priced food. Wilson said depeni ing�' car. tho Tiffin•> paw UST' 111.S.1 ANNOUNCED V FM:arch brnly.. SPECIAL PRICES and SOWAL OPELS