Private Applicator Record Requirements

Certified private applicators, as defined by federal law, are private property owners or their employees who apply restricted-use pesticides to their own properties, or properties they rent, for the purposes of producing an agricultural commodity. This encompasses farms, ranches, forests, greenhouses, and nurseries. The 1990 Farm Bill, also known as the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and […]

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Application Recordkeeping

Pesticides include herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides, and any other product that claims to control or repel a pest organism. Why Keep Records? There are several answers to that question: Federal and state laws require you keep application records for restricted-use pesticides, or in some cases for all pesticide applications made by a certified applicator. Application […]

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Pesticide Application Record keeping

Pesticide application record keeping

This site provides information about pesticide recordkeeping. Click on the links below or in the sidebar navigation frame to learn who is required to keep records of pesticide applications, what elements are required by law and are beneficial for your farm or business, and resources for further, or state-specific, information. Application Recordkeeping — Why keep records […]

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