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Please Dont Catch the Drift University of Wisconsin Pesticide
Applicator Training Program
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Spotty pest control Why Talk About Drift? Drift 2014
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Spotty pest control Wasted chemicals Why Talk About Drift?
Drift 2014
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Spotty pest control Wasted chemicals Off-target damage Why Talk
About Drift? Drift 2014
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Spotty pest control Wasted chemicals Off-target damage
Litigious Society Why Talk About Drift? Drift 2014
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Spotty pest control Wasted chemicals Off-target damage
Litigious Society Result-higher costs-$$$ Why Talk About Drift?
Drift 2014 Harley Davidson
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Spotty pest control Wasted chemicals Off-target damage
Litigious Society Result-higher costs-$$$ Environmental impact Why
Talk About Drift? Drift 2014
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Spotty pest control Wasted chemicals Off-target damage
Litigious Society Result-higher costs-$$$ Environmental impact More
populated areas Why Talk About Drift? Drift 2014
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Everyone Wants the Good Life! Drift 2014
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Spotty pest control Wasted chemicals Off-target damage
Litigious Society Result-higher costs-$$$ Environmental impact More
populated areas? Public more aware of pesticide concerns!
(Negative) Why Talk About Drift? Drift 2014
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Issues with herbicide resistance Dicamba soybean DHT soybean
New Technology on its Way Drift 2014
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Wisconsins Record Drift 2014
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One out of 10 applicators will have to deal with a drift
complaint. (Fred Whitford, Purdue Pesticide Program) Will Drift
Affect You? Drift 2014
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Movement of spray particles and vapors off-target causing less
effective control and possible injury to susceptible vegetation,
wildlife, and people. Adapted from National Coalition on Drift
Minimization 1997 as adopted from the AAPCO Pesticide Drift
Enforcement Policy - March 1991 Definition of Drift Drift 2014
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DATCP Investigates all reports and Prohibits significant drift
Significant drift has a identifiable impact and that evidence
supports drift. Drift 2014
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Particle Drift - movement of spray particles during or after
the spray application Vapor Drift - associated with volatilization
(gas, fumes) Types of Drift Drift 2014
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Particle Drift More distinguishable, crosses rows, more severe
near source. Vapor Drift tends to follow low parts of the field,
less distinguishable, sometimes no pattern at all. Patterns of
Drift Drift 2014
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Think about the area surrounding each field. Preventing
Problems Drift 2014 Grapes!
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Think about the area surrounding each field. Follow Label
restrictions. Preventing Problems Drift 2014
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Think about the area surrounding each field. Follow Label
restrictions. Calibrate spray equipment. Preventing Problems Drift
2014
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Think about the area surrounding each field. Follow Label
restrictions. Calibrate spray equipment. Be Considerate of
neighbors. Preventing Problems Drift 2014
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Think about the area surrounding each field. Follow Label
restrictions. Calibrate spray equipment. Be Considerate of
neighbors. Respond courteously to complaints. Preventing Problems
Drift 2014
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New Condition Sweeping the Nation A new condition is sweeping
the nation, Caller I.D. itis. This condition was first identified
by the United States Center for Telephone Conduct. It is believed
to be infecting millions... Drift 2014
The relation between height above the canopy of a crop like
cotton or soybean and the speed of wind. 30 20 10 6 2 0 11 mph 10
mph 8 mph 7 mph 5 mph Height Above Crop Canopy, Feet Wind Speed
Factors Affecting Drift Drift 2014
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Weather Characteristics Wind direction/velocity Temperature and
humidity Air stability/inversions Topography Factors Affecting
Drift Drift 2014
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Try not to fall into the trap of declaring I need to spray
RIGHT NOW!. Forcing an application under poor conditions almost
always leads to drift or other errors. Factors Affecting Drift
Drift 2014
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Probably not the best time to spray Drift 2014
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DriftWatch is a tool for identifying specialty crop sites and
to further enhance communications between producers of specialty
crops and pesticide applicators that promote awareness and
stewardship activities to help prevent and manage drift effects
that sometimes occur from spray operations.
http://www.driftwatch.org/
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Minimizing spray drift is in the best interests of everyone. Do
your part to keep pesticide applications on target. Drift 2014