The Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station County Cooperative Extension (RCE) programs will be sponsoring commodity-specific outreach that will include the 2015 Revised Worker Protection Standard (WPS). These programs are eligible for pesticide applicator recertification credit. Brochures and contacts for the events are provided below. Rutgers Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) will provide presentations on the revisions to the WPS for the 2017 growing season at the following events: 
- NJACTS Revised WPS for the 2017 Growing Season Workshop. (3 hours). 2017 Atlantic Coast Agricultural Convention & Trade Show. February 9, 2017. Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey & Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Harrah’s. Atlantic City.
- Revised WPS for the 2017 Growing Season. (45 minutes).Rutgers 2017 Blueberry Open House. February 21, 2017. Frog Rock Country Club. Hammonton. Gary Pavlis (RCE Atlantic).
- Revised WPS for the 2017 Growing Season. (1 hour). Rutgers North Jersey 2017 Commercial Vegetable Growers Meeting. February 23, 2017. RCE Hunterdon County. Flemington. Pete Nitzsche (RCE Morris) 973-285-8307 x2.
- Revised WPS for the 2017 Growing Season. (1 hour).Rutgers Central Jersey Vegetable Growers Meeting. February 24, 2017. RCE Monmouth. Freehold. Bill Sciarappa (RCE Monmouth) 732-431-7260.
- Respiratory Protection for Pesticides for Landscape and Nursey Operation: Reading Between the Lines of the Label. (1 hour). The New Jersey Nursery & Landscape Association’s NJ Plants Expo. February 28, 2017. Lori Jensen, Executive Director, NJNLA. Edison, NJ.
- Revised WPS for the 2017 Growing Season. (1 hour). Rutgers North Jersey Tree Fruit Growers Meeting. March 1, 2017. RCE Hunterdon County. Flemington. Contact: Pete Nitzsche (RCE Morris) 973-285-8307 x2.
- Revised WPS for the 2017 Growing Season (45 minutes). March 2, 2017. Location: Savoy Inn, Bridgeton. Contact: Dave Bachinsky (Crop Production Services; 856-297-0470).
- Overview Revised WPS for the 2017 Growing Season (30 minutes). Rutgers Spring 2017 Twilight Fruit Meeting. March 16, 2017. Location: RCE Gloucester County. Hemant Gohil (RCE Gloucester) gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu.
- Worker Protection Standards – New Rules in Place (30 minutes). Rutgers Vegetable Integrated Crop Management Twilight Meeting. April 25, 2017. Location: East Vineland Fire Hall. Rick VanVranken (RCE Atlantic) vanvranken@njaes.rutgers.edu.
- WPS Respiratory Protection Requirements for the 2017 Growing Season (30 minutes). Rutgers Tree Fruit Grower’s Twilight. Tuesday May 2, 2017. Hill Creek Farms. Hemant Gohil (RCE Gloucester) gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu.
- WPS Handler Training: Tools for the 2017 Growing Season (30 minutes). Rutgers 2017 Winegrape Twilights. Wednesday May 24, 2017. Location: White Horse Winery, Hammonton. Hemant Gohil (RCE Gloucester) gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu.
- WPS. Rutgers Blueberry Growers Twilight Meeting (30 minutes). Thursday May 25, 2017. Location: Atlantic Blueberry, Cape Mays Landing. Gary Pavlis (RCE Atlantic) pavlis@aesop.rutgers.edu.
- WPS. Rutgers 2017 Cranberry Growers Twilight Meeting (30 minutes). Wednesday June 14, 2017. Location: Tom Budd’s Farm, Vincentown. Ray Samulis (RCE Burlington) samulis@aesop.rutgers.edu.
- WPS Respiratory Protection Requirements (1 hour). Wednesday August 23, 2017. Location: Gromark, Bridgeton, NJ. Gromark: 856-455-7688.
Please contact your local county Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension, or Rutgers PSEP (848-932-9802) to inquire further about WPS outreach in New Jersey.