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New Pesticide Application Record Keeping Manual Available

New Pesticide Application Record Keeping Manual Available
 
The new Pesticide Application Recordkeeping Manual is a 40 page spiral bound booklet with useful tables and information.
 
If you are a pesticide applicator it is required that you maintain pesticide application records for three years. This new manual has 16 pages in table form to record the required pesticide application information.
 
In addition, the manual contains:
  • A Table of Measurements with metric conversion for Length, Area, Volume, Weight and Concentration.
  • A list of Worker Protection Standards (WPS) common Definitions and Terms.
  • A Worker Protection Standard Checklist to check to be in compliance.
  • A checklist for Sprayer Pre-Calibration.
  • Step by Step Instructions for Backpack Sprayer Calibration for the 1000 sq. ft. method and also for converting Ounces to Gallon per Acre.
  • Four pages of Backpack Sprayer Calibration Recordkeeping Form tables.
  • Step by Step Instructions for Boom Sprayer Calibration and 4 pages of Boom Sprayer Calibration Recordkeeping Form tables.
  • Information concerning Cleaning Your Field Crop Sprayer.
  • Information on Winterizing Your Field Crop Sprayer.

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