Sustainability is a theme that runs throughout the work of the University of Arizona’s (UA) Cooperative Extension program.
For more than 80 years Cooperative Extension has used classes, seminars, workshops and other methods to bring research-based information to farmers and ranchers throughout Arizona.
“Cooperative Extension agents work with producers to be economically viable while engaging the public and also helping to insure we have a minimal negative impact on the environment,” said Rick Gibson, Pinal County’s Cooperative Extension director.
Arizona growers have been able to dramatically reduce their use of toxic substances by implementing integrated pest management (IPM), said Peter Ellsworth, state Integrated Pest Management (IPM) coordinator and director of the Arizona Pest Management Center.
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