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
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