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Pest Management - Core 4 Pest Management
Technical References and Training Materials


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Technical References

Training Documents

Core-4 Presentations

NRCS Policy and Standard

Contacts

 

Technical References:

Conservation Buffers to Reduce Pesticide Losses  PDF Document (1.3 MB) 

Note: This may take over 11 minutes to view or download using a 28.8 kb modem

PDF Document PDF files

Training Documents:Core 4 Conservation Practices, June 1999

Download an electronic copy of the the Pest Management training section:

View the Table of Contents of Part 3: Pest Management

Part 3: Pest Management  PDF Document (4.3 MB) Note: This may take more than 41 minutes to view or download using a 28.8 kb modem. 


Download or view the Full Core 4 training manual, not just this chapter:
Core 4 Conservation Practices Training Guide  PDF Document (9.6 MB) Note: This may take more than 90 minutes to download or view using a 28.8 kb modem.


Power Point Document PPT files

Core 4 presentations:

Montana SWCS Annual Meeting, November 8-9, 1999; Billings, MT Power Point Document (3.5 MB)
Prepared and delivered by Joe Bagdon 
Note: This may take more than 32 minutes to download using a 28.8 KB modem

National SWCS Annual Meeting August 8, 1999; Biloxi, MS  Power Point Document (408 kB)
Prepared and delivered by Joe Bagdon

Regional Core 4 Training Sessions and the Pine Bluff, AR session Power Point Document (8.5 MB)
Prepared by Joe Bagdon and presented by either Joe Bagdon or Jerry Lemunyon 
Note: This may take more than 80 minutes to download using a 28.8 KB modem

CTIC Board Meeting May 5, 1999  Power Point Document (194 kB)
Prepared and delivered by Joe Bagdon
CTIC -- Conservation Technology Information Center


 

NRCS policy and Standards:

Revised NRCS Pest Management Standard (595), NHCP Notice 125, April 2001 MS Word Document (40 Kb) link updated 4-27-01

  Updated [Posted 1-15-2002]
New NRCS Pest Management Policy
General Manual Title 190, Ecological Sciences Division, 
Part 404 - Pest Management.

Note: There is a problem with downloading the Pest Management policy from the NRCS Electronic Directives System site. Click here to download a printable version. MS Word Document (96kB )

Questions?

Contact:

Joe Bagdon  Pest Management Specialist and NAPRA/WIN-PST Team Leader

joseph.bagdon@ma.usda.gov

Phone: (413) 253-4376
FAX: (413) 253-4375
VoiceCom: 9047-4376

Ken Pfeiffer Pest Management Specialist/Agronomist

kpfeiffer@wcc.nrcs.usda.gov
Phone: (503) 414-3061
FAX: (503) 414-3101
VoiceCom: 9019-3061


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