Applying crop protection products (pesticides) carries important responsibilities not only for doing the best job possible to control insects and diseases but for limiting the potential for off target impact of an application.
To prevent problems, equipment operators must take extra care when spraying near field edges, especially when near sensitive sites such as streams, roads, houses, schools, livestock, and pets.
This brochure presents principles of pesticide application stewardship so that mistakes that may have wide-reaching implications can be understood and avoided. Because ultimately, it’s the applicators responsibility to safely apply pesticides.
