206.24 - AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVE.
206.24 AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVE.
A program of education and demonstration in the area of the
agricultural use of fertilizers and pesticides shall be initiated by
the secretary of agriculture on July 1, 1987. The secretary shall
coordinate the activities of the state regarding this program.
Education and demonstration programs shall promote the widespread
adoption of management practices which protect groundwater. The
programs may include but are not limited to programs targeted toward
the individual farm owner or operator, high school and college
students, and groundwater users, in the areas of best management
practices, current research findings, and health impacts. Emphasis
shall be given to programs which enable these persons to demonstrate
best management practices to their peers. Section History: Recent Form
87 Acts, ch 225, § 226