Trac Software Workshops

Abstract

Farmers must produce pesticide records on demand, for EPA Worker Protection, NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation, food safety audits, food processors, produce brokers, eco-markets, organic certifiers, etc. Trac Software has been documented to improve pesticide application record-keeping and to facilitate generating reports. Since its development in 2003, over 500 fruit farmers in New York have obtained Trac Software and 98 percent say they will continue using it. A prior survey of Trac users found 76 percent would like training sessions. Eleven Trac Software workshops were presented, effectively educating 208 people in the fruit-farming community to expand their pesticide record-keeping and reporting capacity and ultimately enhance the stewardship of their lands.