Careers
in Precision Agriculture - Drive into the Future
with a Career in Precision Agriculture. Information
about training and scholarships for preparation for
a career in precision agriculture. Listing
of Career Development Programs in Precision Agriculture.
D&E Committee Meeting PDF – June 7, 2006 handouts from the IRCC T&D Meeting.
Fundamental Principles for Product Traceability - Recent events in the agriculture industry indicate the desirability of a system to track products throughout the entire distribution chain. The purpose of this Document is to provide some assistance in identifying basic components of a traceability system.
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A Career in Precision Agriculture - 12 minute
video features various industry recruiters explaining
the technical aspect of ag retail and the educational
opportunities available to prepare potential employees
for this increasingly technical field.
Hazardous
Materials Shipping Descriptions
(provided by Southern
Crop Protection Association)| Table
HAZMAT
Videos and Booklets
The Interregional Coordinating Council's Transportation
and Distribution Committee produced a General Awareness
Training Video Program.
IRCC T&D Training Material - The Interregional Coordinating Council’s Transportation and Distribution Committee (IRCC T&D) has updated two reference books; “Hazardous Materials Shipping Guide” a simple reference for the regulations for transporting hazardous materials and “Hazardous Materials Shipping Descriptions”, which provides the proper shipping description of hazardous materials in the agricultural and related industries.
State Requirements for On-Farm Bulk Storage - summarizes requirements for on-farm bulk storage in 13 Midwestern states.
Teacher
Resources - Educational materials about
crop chemicals and plant development.
War of the Weeds Presentation - America farmers are in a war. The weeds are out there, and they're buried in the soil and they would compete with our crops for resources and our crop yields would go down. So it's a war between crops and weeds for resources and the crops need our help. Without chemical weed killers, weeds would destroy our crops and the only hope for America would be its teenagers. This presentation was developed by Leonard Gianessi, Director of the Crop Protection Research Institute which is a research unit of the CropLife Foundation.
Water
Issues Brochures - A reference
to 30 commonly asked questions about pesticides and
health issues. |
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to view and print PDF files.
Fundamental
Principles for Storage of Crop Protection Products [PDF]
- The purpose of this document is to provide
the "fundamental principles" of packaged crop
protection products storage and handling.
The
How To's With Respect to the Fundamental Principles
of Packaged Crop Protection Products Storage [PDF]
provides assistance in upgrading or constructing packaged
storage warehouses in accordance with The Fundamental
Principles of Packaged Crop Protection Storage
Survey Form For Public Warehousing of Crop Protection Products
May 2007 Revised Survey Form [PDF] - The purposes of this document are to: (i) provide assistance in evaluating public warehouses' qualifications to receive, store, and ship crop protection products and (ii) identify any areas for improving safety at any such public warehouses.
Product
Standards [PDF]
- Employees promote environmental stewardship
to ensure a safe and abundant food supply.
Field
Marking System [PDF]
- A field identification system for crop protection
technologies. |