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PARTICIPATION IN PESTICIDE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CHANGES IN OPINION LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
Abstract
The United States Department of Agriculture has become increasingly concerned about the way in which people use chemical pesticides. This interest has been attributed to an alarming increase in harmful uses which have often caused serious bodily injury and sometimes death.In an attempt to cut down on these personal injuries and to curtail the loss of valuable crops, animals and shrubbery, the Cooperative Extension Services of the state universities have instituted educational programs designed to increase knowledge of the proper and safe use of chemical pesticides. These programs have included conferences, workshops, clinics, radio and television programs, as well as an in- crease in the amount of printed materials sent to dealers about chemical pesticides. The primary objective of these activities is to create in all citizens an awareness of the benefits from the proper use of chemical pesticides.
Subject Area
Continuing education
Recommended Citation
LOOBY, LAWRENCE EUGENE, "PARTICIPATION IN PESTICIDE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CHANGES IN OPINION LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES" (1967). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI6800749.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI6800749