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What do we need to do Better?• I need to work harder to better characterize ourchallenges and success (properlycharacterizing our successes as compared toother programs like Energy Star)• Pesticide environmental stewardship iscomplex, situational, location, topographical,and thus is hard to define what success lookslike – education both with pesticide users andwithin the EPA• EPA needs to do a better job of describingwhat data we need to frame our partnershipsuccesses in a pesticide risk reduction context
What do we need to do Better (continued)?• Partners to continue your environmentalstewardship efforts• Work to frame your successful techniques inways that others will be able to adopt the newpractices• Document and communicate success in termsof the EPA label: did you reduce the amountused, the applications needed to achievecontrol? An IPM practice that “beats” the labeluse directions is a fundamental way tomeasure success
Page 2 and 3: Partnership Programs at EPA OPP•
Page 5 and 6: Measuring our Success of Partnershi
Page 7 and 8: Emerging Topics for PESP• Concept
Page 9: What our Partners Bring to the Tabl
Page 13 and 14: Final Thought• Documenting and pr

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