Team:Lethbridge/Practices

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Practices

Risks

The off-target risks of current pesticide use and our emphasis on preventing off-target effects.

Stakeholders

The cost analysis for current small molecule pesticides.

Current Problems

The issues with current pest control methods including small molecule pesticides, crop care and other pest control methods.

Public Outreach

During our project we spoke with a Fusarium research scientist, an organic farmer, and an agricultural innovator/reserach scientist about our project and what they do.

We also collaborated with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada to discuss the potential ethical implication of our project.

From left to right: Anas Eranthodi, Ph.D Candidate; Andrew Mans, Organic Farmer; Ken Coles M.Sc. B.Sc. P.Ag, General Manager Farming Smarter.