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Impact Report
| For plan | Integrated Pest Management Systems (Bernalillo County) |
| Date | October 10, 2007, 9:15 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Private Applicator CEU Training: The New Mexico Department of Agriculture sends lists of Private Applicators whose license are due to expire on December 31 of the current year. This County Agent planned, prepared and coordinated a five (5) hour CEU program so the Private Applicators could re-certify their license without having to re-test through NMDA. NMDA approved the workshop for the 5 CEU credits required. Letters were sent to the Bernalillo County private applicators, an e-mail to neighboring counties with a copy of the letter of invitation for any of their applicators wishing to attend. The attendance by county was: Bernalillo – 3, Hildago -1, Sandoval – 2, and Valencia – 5. Ten re-certified and one did not have a license, but attended for the information. A pre-test and post-test was administered, and a formal evaluation tool was used. Those results were: Private Applicator's Pre / Post Test Results 2006 Question #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 Pre-Test missed 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 6 0 0 Post-Test missed 1 1 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 Test Scores 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Average Pre-Test 90 80 50 80 75 90 100 90 80 70 805/10 80.50% Post Test 100 90 75 90 70 90 90 100 90 n/a 795/9 88.30% The most frequently missed post test question was: "Which of the following is not considered a pesticide?" Choices were: Insecticide, Herbicide, Fungicide & Penicullin. In future classes, I plan to spend more time classifing the different types of pesticides. (Four of nine missed this question) The other question with two of nine missing the answer was:" In a person applying pesticides suddenly feels ill, they should: Choices were:Read the label, Get medical advice quickly, Take label or container to doctor or All Three. More time will be spent emphasizing first aid or emergency procedures. Overall the test results were 7.8% higher than the pre-test which was a significant increase in knowledge. The one participant with the most increase scored 25% higher in his post-test. The overall impact of the workshop was that 100% of the private applicators that attended were re-certified to renew their NMDA Private Applicator Pesticide Licenses. Evaluation Private Applicators Workshop 2006 Saturday, December 16, 2006 Low Ave. High Pesticide History, Labels & Safety 1 2 3 4 5 Comments: Number of responses 2 5 4 Percents 18% 45% 37% 1. Excellent Presentation 2. Very Good Practical Application of Pesticides (Video) 1 2 3 4 5 Comments: Number of responses 1 3 7 Percents 9% 27% 64% 1. Very good video, lots of information. 2. Excellent Presentation 3. Very good. 4. Rodent part was very useful! Pesticides & Groundwater Contamination 1 2 3 4 5 Comments: Number of responses 5 6 Percents 45% 55% 1. Excellent Presentation 2. Very good 2. Handout very useful - part hidden - modify slides? Selected Poisonous Range Plants 1 2 3 4 5 Comments: Number of responses 1 3 7 Percents 9% 27% 64% 1. Lots of info…Very good slide show. 2. Excellent Presentation 3. Good - very useful! Pesticide Handlers & the Workers Protection Standard (Video) 1 2 3 4 5 Comments: Number of responses 2 2 7 Percents 18% 18% 64% 1. Excellent Presentation 2. Very Good 3. Good review. Overall Evaluation 1 2 3 4 5 Comments: Number of responses 4 7 Percents 36% 64% 1. Very good Course! 2. Bob did an outstanding job of presenting the material. He made it interesting and informative. He was well prepared and knew the subject matter well. 3. Information and the way it was conveyed was easy to comprehend and retain. How will you you use this information? 1. Towards application on private lands plus to identify plants that are deadly. Also as a refresher class. 2. For my own use. 3. This info will be useful when chemicals are used for treatment. Also when an animal gets sick. 4. For my own information. 5. Every time I spray my apple orchard 6. Anytime I spray or fight rodents. 7. Assess/protect pasture land. Other Comments? 1. This course should e offered to all farmers & ranchers, regardless whether they have a private applicator's license or not. 2. Very valuable information! Should be mandated before obtaining license. 3. Thanks for the course. 4. I liked the jokes! Evaluation for Bob Pate, County Extension Agent file:Private Applicators WKSP EVALUATION - results-06 |