Previous Workshops

All NEPSEC photographs displayed on this web page were taken by Richard Johnson, Penn State Pesticide Education Program, and Robert Bellinger, Coordinator of Pesticide Programs at Clemson University.

Pesticide Program Update, Winand Hock and Jay Ellenberger

"What a wealth of knowledge these two men have!"

"Great addition for newcomers."

"Win and Jay did a good job. I have heard this talk several times but this is good for the people that do not deal with pesticides on a daily basis."

Adult Learning Programs, Dr. Kimberly Townsend

"Excellent information. I will definitely be using this in my programming going forward."

"The presentation made you think how to handle adults in the learning process."

"I knew much of this but she was very creative in her approach."

Hands-on Label Comprehension, Emelie Swachhamer

"Interesting way to engage the audience."

"This presentation is something that can be used in the education of core credits to growers."

"A new tool to use!"

Navigating Pesticide Safety Web Pages and Drift Minimization Software, James Gingerich, Sharon Gripp, and Eric Lorenz

"This presentation allowed us to find pesticide material on the web."

"I deal with most of these sites on a daily basis, but this is very good for the agents and field staff that do not deal with these issues on a daily basis."

"Good review and confirmation for me. "

Worker Protection Standard Activities, Kerry Richards

"Great introduction for a new employee to PSEP. Seeing and learning are greatly appreciated as a means of teaching. The greenhouse setting brought things to life."

"Really enjoyed the group interaction of real world situations. "

"Using a good, but not quite picture-perfect, facility was good. "

"This topic is the most important to have growers understand and be in compliance with the law."

Nozzle Selection and Spray Drift Table Demonstration, Andrew Landers

"Andrew does a good job of explaining things on a level you can relay to applicators."

"This was a very good program using high tech. Very helpful to understand the proper nozzle selection for the job."

"All farmers should see this demonstration."

Pesticide Formulations, Pat Hipkins

"I will definitely use these demos with my training."

"Excellent ideas for small groups."

"Provided ideas and materials that I can immediately put to use in my programming."

Toxicity and Exposure Reduction, Kerry Richards

"This material can be used for all individuals using chemicals. It has impact on people who come in contact with any chemicals--very good program. "

"Relevant--PPE information demonstrates how easily applicators can expose themselves to pesticides. "

"Good ideas that I can use. Liked the black light demo best."

"Kerry always keeps it interesting."

Non-Traditional Pesticide Training Skits, Tom Bowman and Steve Gatton

"They use an original teaching form."

"Excellent and good tactic from getting points made to many audiences."

"The BEST--not sure I can do it...but they were great."

"New and different--totally different than any other training I have seen."

Calibration Demonstration, Wayne Buhler

"Excellent preparation of equipment, completeness of explanations."

"I hate math, so the booklet and other reference materials are extremely welcomed!"

"Wayne did a great job covering a large amount of difficult material in a condensed time."

Pesticide Spills, Tom Butzler

"Excellent demonstration. Will incorporate situations like this one into our programming."

"Good instruction, audience participation, demo very good, great discussion."

"Will use materials for this year's meetings."

Drift Minimization, Bob Bellinger

Photographs of this demonstration were not taken at NEPSEC but at SRPSEC in North Carolina by Wayne Buhler, Pesticide Education Specialist at North Caralina State University.

"Great presentation. Will use this idea in future workshops."

"Very good demonstration with practical tips on giving this presentation."

"Fun and interesting; will be easy to demonstrate and follow the way Bob set this up."