Landowners, particularly farmers and ranchers, have unique opportunities to be environmental stewards of the land and minimize the impacts of pesticides. This section describes buffers used to reduce drift and wind erosion potential. For a complete description of the full benefits of buffers, including installation and maintenance see the links to resources at the bottom of the page. Wind Buffers Also referred to as windbreaks or shelterbelts, wind buffers […]
Windbreaks
Evaluate the Site
Potential problems before you make the application to identify sensitive areas such as susceptible crops, beehives, wetlands, bodies of water, houses, and inhabited areas (i.e. schools, hospitals). Applicators must know the direction of prevailing winds and exactly what lies downwind of the application. During any application, some droplets may be carried downwind from the application […]