. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. pesticide labels, to apply pesticides according to label instructions and warnings, to recognize local en- vironmental situations, and to re- cognize poisoning symptoms and procedures to follow in case of a pesticide accident. In any case where a person, at the time of testing for certification, is unable to read a label, the responsible state agency would use a testing procedure, approved by EPA, that could adequately assess his competence with regard to the standards. Certification will be re- lated and limited to the use and han
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. pesticide labels, to apply pesticides according to label instructions and warnings, to recognize local en- vironmental situations, and to re- cognize poisoning symptoms and procedures to follow in case of a pesticide accident. In any case where a person, at the time of testing for certification, is unable to read a label, the responsible state agency would use a testing procedure, approved by EPA, that could adequately assess his competence with regard to the standards. Certification will be re- lated and limited to the use and handling of each individual pesti- cide for which he desires certifica- tion. Therefore, the applicator will be authorized to use only the pesticide for which he has demon- strated competence. EPA-Agriculture Sign Agreement on Training of Pesticides Applicators Russell E. Train, Administrator of the Environmental Protetion Agency, and Earl L. Butz, Secretary of Agriculture, recently announced the signing of an interagency, cooperative agreement calling for federal, state and local cooperation in the training and certification of pesticides applicators. The agree- ment will help to implement exist- ing regulations concerning certifica- tion of applicators. "This agree- ment will provide policy guidelines to regional, state and local agencies to promote the development of applicator training programs, by bringing federal, state and local resources to bear on this activity," said Train. "These programs will help to insure both that restricted pesticides are used safely and that agricultural productivity is main- ; "The Department of Agricul- ture's Extension Service will work closely with EPA to assist the states' cooperative extension ser- vices in implementing training pro- grams," said Secretary Butz. "The Extension Service is the basic 6 educational arm of the Department of Agriculture; therefore, its per- sonnel and resources will be a v
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