Professional crop consultants can work with you to reduce pesticide risk

The Wisconsin Eco-Fruit project works with John Aue at Threshold IPM Services to coach growers on IPM strategies. Contact John at jgaue@mwt.net, 608.538.3192

Wisconsin Association of Professional Consultants networks consultants through New Horizons seminars and an annual meeting. They also publish a regular newsletter. Contact Judy Brannstrom, 608.833.7989, wapac@itis.com

Are you interested in becoming a crop consultant? Contact The American Society of Agronomy for more information on how to become a certified crop consultant in Wisconsin.

The UW offers courses in IPM that can help you pick up the skills you need to apply IPM to your own cropland or use to become a consultant to growers. Go to their home page for more information about up-coming classes.

The WI Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) certifies people to apply pesticides. If pesticide application is part of your business you may want to take the UW training for pesticide application and take this DATCP test to ensure you are not taking any undue risk in your use of pesticides.



Who sponsors this site?

This site is made possible by Wisconsin agricultural organizations that know reducing high-risk pesticides is both possible and desireable. Reducing pesticides is possible because farmers and researchers are continually searching for better ways to manage pests. Reducing high risk pesticides is desirable because high risk pesticides can have unintended negative affects on our health and environment.

A number of agencies also support the University of Wisconsin's Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems work on pesticide reduction. They are:

  • US EPA - Minor and Specialty Crops IPM Special Projects: “Pesticide reduction in WI fruit production,” 2006-2009
  • USDA Special Projects pesticide reduction grants, 2002-present
  • Center for Agricultural Partnerships, in cooperation with the US Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters: “EQIP for apple growers,” 2005
  • American Farmland Trust, in cooperation with the US Environmental Protection Agency – Region V: “Pesticide Risk Reduction in WI Apple/Fruit Production,” 2004-2007
  • USDA SARE PDP: “WI Eco-apple production education and outreach,” 2004-2006