Pesticide Protection for Critical Areas

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Pesticide Protection for Critical Areas

• Speakers notes
• Needed handout include.
• Fact sheet Keeping Herbicide out of Groundwater
  and Surface Water.
• And
• Form Pesticide Records Form (W/Examples)
• from MGSP website http//www.kbs.msu.edu/mgsp/Cro
  pping_Systems.htm

Also needed are Pesticide labels for the
following pesticides AAtrex , Lumax,
Counter15Gr, Bicep Magnum, Sevin, Harness,
Harness Xtra, Hornet, and a few other pesticide
labels common to your area. They maybe printed
from http//www.cdms.net/manuf/default.asp
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Pesticide Protection for Critical Areas

• Crop A Syst Pest Management Section
• Lyndon Kelley MSU Extension
• District Groundwater Agent
• Kellogg Biological Station

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• How do you protect surface and ground water in
  and near fields from pesticide contamination?

Pesticide labels with groundwater and surface
water advisory statements are followed.

• Weed Control Guide for Field Crops,E-434 , pg. 26
• Do not apply Axiom to permeable or
  coarse-textured soils where the water table is
  shallow as this may result in ground water
  contamination.
• Do not apply Axiom to sites that are vulnerable
  to runoff and surface water contamination.

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Pesticide Label Legal documentation agreed
upon between EPA and manufacture of pesticide
providing necessary information to applicator.
Name of product Environmental
Hazards Ingredient statement Type of
formulation Net contents
Precautionary statement Signal Word
Directions for use EPA Registration Number
First Aid Child hazard
warning Storage and Disposal
Re-entry Statement
Name address of manufacturer
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Pesticide Label

• Confers some liability to applicator.
• Creates a three party approach to pesticide use.
• ---- Registrant, Manufacture of product
• ---- Government, EPA MDA
• ---- Applicator, you or your crop pesticide
  applicator

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Pesticide Certification Requirements

• Restricted Use Pesticide
• - Certification is required for purchase or
  application.
• - Applicator assume greater amount of liability
  for the use.
• - Product potentially more hazardous
• - Product has environmental restrictions
• - Product has leach or run-off potential

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Win PST http//www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/pestmgt
/winpst.html
Manufactures Labels http//www.cdms.net/manuf/def
ault.asp
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• How do you protect surface and ground water in
  and near fields from pesticide contamination?

Field maps indicating pesticide-labeled setbacks
and shallow groundwater restrictions are
followed.

• Weed Control Guide for Field Crops,E-434 , pg. 26
• Do not apply Axiom to permeable or
  coarse-textured soils where the water table is
  shallow as this may result in ground water
  contamination.
• Do not apply Axiom to sites that are vulnerable
  to runoff and surface water contamination.

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• Herbicide Groundwater Restriction Examples

• Do not mix, load or use within 150ft. of any well
  without loading pad, unless well has been
  properly plugged and abandoned.
• Do not apply to following soils if groundwater
  depth is 30 ft or less sands with less than 3
  organic matter, loamy sands with less than 2
  organic matter, or sandy loams with less than 1
  organic matter.
• Do not exceed 2.5 Lbs/acre application of
  Atrazine in any calendar year

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• Herbicide Restriction Surface Water - Examples

• Do not mix, load or use within 50ft. of any
  intermittent stream or river.
• Do not apply within 66 ft. of tile standpipe,
  point where surface water enter intermittent
  stream or river. Do not apply within 200 ft. of
  lake or impoundment. Product must be incorporated
  2-3 on tile field or applied to heavy residue.
  Do not exceed 2.5 Lbs/acre application of
  Atrazine in any calendar year

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Other Examples of Pesticide Restrictions

• Honey bee protection, setbacks , no puddling
• Endangered species, brown Sadder butterfly,
  Kirkland warbler.
• Local County based ordinances, Van Buren Co.
  Grape / 2,4-D setbacks, and notification.
• See your local MSU or USDA office for specific
  area concerns.

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Field maps indicating pesticide-labeled setbacks
and shallow groundwater restrictions are
followed.
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Field maps indicating pesticide-labeled setbacks
and shallow groundwater restrictions are
followed.
http//gwmap.rsgis.msu.edu/viewer.htm
Two Pot holes ( low area ), standing water most
springs, consider 66 setback All pesticide
mixing and loading conducted in field at least
150 from any well. Ditch split field, provide 66
ft. from water edge for Atazine, Bicept and
Harness Extra
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Pesticide Use
The Robins farm , Wensel farm , Studeman farm ,
The J L Farm- and Bill L. farm are all manage
by the same operation. Herbicides are all applied
by Lee (RUP cert. m..) or Edd (RUP cert.
m..) Corn is grown in rotation with
soybeans on all field except for alfalfa on the
west 18 acre of Studeman farm and the South east
10 acres of the Bill L. farm. The product use
list Follows
Corn -Prowl - 3.3EC at 1.5 qt. / acre -Bicept
II Magnum - at 1.0 qt. / acre or -Lumax - at
1.75 qt. / acre or -Harness Extra at 2.0 qt.
/ acre
Soybeans Round up ready Two or three
applications of -Clear Out 1 to 1.5 qt. /
acre One insecticide application for aphids -
Mustang 1 pt. / acre

• Alfalfa
• Leaf hopper control -1-3 applications (more
  application on grazed pastures)
• Ambush W 3.2 oz./acre or Sevin 80 S 1.25
  lbs/acre

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Robins farm - Hillsdale Sandy Loam- 0.9 Organic
Matter
Pot hole
creek
Pot hole
Small Creek within 120 Ft. from SE. corner of
field Estimate at 15 ft. to ground water Two Pot
holes ( low area ), standing water most
springs Three home on west end of farm, two home
near NE. corner of farm Livestock pasture and
barns on west end of farm
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Robins farm - Hillsdale Sandy Loam- 0.9 Organic
Matter
Pot hole
creek
Pot hole
Small Creek within 120 Ft. from SE. corner of
field ( 110 wooded setback) Avoid pesticides
with shallow ground water restrictions Do not use
Harness Extra on this field. Two Pot holes ( low
area ), standing water most springs, consider 66
setback All pesticide mixing and loading
conducted in field at least 150 from any
well. Livestock pasture and barns on west end of
farm (use caution )
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Studeman farm Oshtemo sandy Loam, Spinks Loamy
Sand 1.3 to 0.8 organic Matter

• No surface water within 500 Ft.
• Estimated 80 ft. to ground water
• Three home on east end of farm
• Livestock pasture and barns on east end of farm

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Studeman farm Oshtemo sandy Loam, Spinks Loamy
Sand 1.3 to 0.8 organic Matter

• All pesticide mixing and loading conducted in
  field at least 150 from any well.
• Livestock pasture and barns on east end of farm
  (use caution )

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Bill L.s farm- Spinks Loamy Sand 0.8 organic
Matter
No surface water within 500 Ft. 80 ft. to ground
water Five homes near surround farm Livestock
pasture and barns near SE. corner of farm
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Bill L.s farm- Spinks Loamy Sand 0.8 organic
Matter
All pesticide mixing and loading conducted in
field at least 150 from any well. Livestock
pasture and barns near SE. corner of farm (use
caution )
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Wensel farm - Hillsdale Sandy Loam- 1.2 Organic
Matter
pond
Pond that connects to Lake 180 ft. N of west
Field 240 ft. fro NW. corner of East field
Ditch split field, Estimated 25 ft. to ground
water at N end of farm , 60 ft. at S
end. Livestock pasture and barns on east end of
farm Two neighboring home East of fields
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Wensel farm - Hillsdale Sandy Loam- 1.2 Organic
Matter
pond
Pond that connects to Lake 180 ft. N of west
Field 240 ft. fro NW. corner of East field
Avoid pesticides with shallow ground water
restrictions Ditch split field, provide 66 ft.
from water edge for Atazine, Bicept and Harness
Extra Estimated 25 ft. to ground water at N end
of farm , 60 ft. at S end. All pesticide mixing
and loading conducted in field at least 150 from
any well.
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Ditch
Pond
J L Farms- home place Oshtemo sandy Loam, 1.2
to 2.5 Organic Matter Four home wells in close
proximity to field Pond and Irrigation well in
center-north side of field, Ditch at east end of
field Cucumber grown in neighboring East field
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Pond
J L Farms- home place All pesticide mixing and
loading conducted in field at least 150 from any
well. Maintain 66 setback from water edge for
Lumax and Bicept Magnum, Harness Extra The use
of Sevin is avoided when cucumber are grown in
neighboring East field
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Pesticide Protection for Critical Areas

• Inventory pesticide use
• Develop a list of water quality related label
  restrictions for pesticide used
• Identify critical Areas that may invoke
  restrictions
• Map restricted areas
• Inform / instruct pesticide applicator of water
  quality restrictions