Industry Stewardship
Improving ground spray application of pesticides CropLife Australia and the Australian Ground Sprayers Association are actively engaged in national and regional spray drift initiatives and have partnered to produce SprayBest. SprayBest is a best practice guide for spray applicators and farmers to provide the latest advice and resources required for efficient spray application and effective spray drift management.
SprayBest supplements CropLife’s best practice reference guide, MyAgCHEMuse, and is an integral part of SprayPASS, the Australian Ground Sprayers Association’s stewardship program. In Australia, the economic impact of weeds is estimated to be more than $4.8 billion each year. That’s why crop protection products are crucial to modern integrated pest management techniques and systems. However, it is critical that spray applicators, farmers and environmental land managers are properly equipped to use all registered
crop protection products safely and responsibly. Meaningful change in agricultural practice has been shown to result in improvements in on-target application efficiency and reduce the risk of pesticide drift occurring. However, management and minimisation of off-target spray drift is complex. SprayBest is part of CropLife’s StewardshipFirst program which is a suite of whole-of-lifecycle initiatives and programs for the plant science industry’s products.
The best practice guide for ground spray application of pesticides | First edition
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CROPLINKS THE NEWSLETTER OF CROPLIFE AUSTRALIA | SUMMER 2020
