Surry Medical Ministries Agricultural Community-Based Project Complete!

Surry Medical Ministries (SMM) has successfully completed its $80K, two-year Agricultural Community-Based Projects Grant project, AVOID: Pesticides (EVITA: Pesticidas), an accessible virtual pesticide safety education model designed with and for migrant and seasonal farmworkers across five rural counties in Western North Carolina. Funded by the Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative (PERC), the project delivered Spanish-language education through trusted, mobile-friendly platforms that farmworkers already use.

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Updated Soil Fumigation Manual

PERC is Now Accepting Updated National Soil Fumigation Manual Pre-Sales and Requests for Modifiable File from PERC!

Now open through 2/20/2026

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New Resource: Bilingual Glossary

PERC is pleased to share a new Bilingual Glossary of 149 Terms for Pesticide Certification and Training. Created through the Core Manual Spanish Translation project, this glossary uses a “meaning-for-meaning” approach with synonyms to reflect applicator terminology. It will guide all future PERC translations and broaden access for Spanish-speaking communities.

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About PERC

PERC aims to protect the public and the environment by minimizing the misuse of pesticides, increasing access to high-quality education for applicators, and managing projects in support of safe pesticide use, thereby ensuring the safety of chemicals in the marketplace.

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Worker Protection Standard Compliance Assistance Library

This collection of educational resources help people on farms, orchards, forests, and other agricultural establishments comply with the Worker Protection Standard (WPS). We’re talking FAQs, checklists, employer tools, and more.

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Certification and Training

In order to buy or use the certain pesticides, some applicators must become certified and licensed. We create some of their study manuals and exams. Learn more!

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Agricultural Community-Based Projects

Local nonprofit organizations are funded by PERC to serve farmworkers, agricultural pesticide handlers, their families, and/or their communities by contributing to the safe use of pesticides and/or working safely in areas where pesticides are used.

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