The cape COD cranberry growers' association (cccga) is one of the oldest farmers' organizations in the US

Cccga supports approximately 330 growers farming 13,000+ acres of cranberry bogs throughout southeastern massachusetts. Cccga maintains a professional staff that aids growers by facilitating grower educational opportunities, seminars and other grower-focused activities. The project will provide educational opportunities via training addressing cranberry integrated pest management (IPM) and applicator/worker pesticide safety training, activities:integrated pest management (IPM) educational efforts clinics and training topics and related curriculum will be developed related materials developed clinics and training sessions held worker safety educational efforts training sessions related materials secured topics and related curriculum will be developed clinics and training sessions heldsubrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:integrated pest management (IPM) educational efforts. Deliverables: clinics and training sessions: 2 count educational IPM clinics on new and emerging cranberry pests 2 count educational sessions on cranberry IPM tools and concepts 1 count workshop on honeybee management and health 1 count workshop on insect scale IPM outcomes: increased knowledge and IPM implementation worker safety educational efforts training sessions 1 count workshop use of personal protective equipment (PPE)-respirator use 1 count workshop worker safety training -worker protection standard (WPS) (40 CFR part 170) outcomes: increased knowledge and understanding beneficiaries: cranberry producers in MA and other states such as: me, NJ, or, RI, WI and affiliated stakeholders.