MAY 15, 2006

ISSUE 1115

FFVA’s Mike Aerts spoke to growers, pesticide handlers and others at a WPS Road Show in Hillsborough County last week.

ON THE ROAD FOR WORKER PROTECTION

Thanks to farmers, ranchers, pesticide handlers and others throughout the state, the recent series of Worker Protection Roadshows were a great success.

Participants of the well-attended events, held in venues from Homestead to Quincy, learned about changes to the federal Worker Protection Standard (WPS) in the roadshows, which were sponsored by Florida agriculture industry leaders including FFVA’s Environmental & Pest Management Division, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the University of Florida Pesticide Information Office. Find out more in the May issue of Harvester Online at www.ffva.com.