Pesticide Storage and Handling

At this event we're going to focus on the best management practices for pesticide storage, mixing, and handling. Perhaps not the most flashy topic, but one that can keep you safe, save you time, and prevent uncontained spills. We're brining in speakers from Wilson farm, who by their own account have "at least one of the top three best pesticide storage facilities in New England." But by our account, it's by far the best one we've seen. Come with photos of your own facility if you want to prove us wrong. We'll also tour the pesticide storage facility at the turf research farm and hear about their motivation for updating it. Bring your own stories and questions about pesticide storage as well. If you have a question you don't want tied to your name, feel free to submit it here and we'll do our best to come prepared with an answer. There will be some hands-on activities and a facilitated discussion to share and learn from each other.

This is the second event in our "From Tip to Tank: Pesticide Applicator Laboratory Series." There's no need to have attended the first event to join for the second! The series was funded by the Northeast Risk Management Education program and is designed like a laboratory class, where we actually do the thing rather than just talk about it.

*This event has been approved for 2 private certification credits.*

This work is supported by the Northeast Extension Risk Management project award no. 2025-70027-45395, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.