The study compared a conventional farm that used recommended fertilizer and
pesticide applications with an organic animal - based farm (where manure was applied) and an organic legume - based farm (that used a three - year rotation of hairy vetch / corn and rye / soybeans and wheat).
Not exact matches
«Agricultural practices» shall mean all activities conducted by a farmer on a farm to produce agricultural products and which are inherent and necessary to the operation of a farm including, but not limited to, the collection, transportation, distribution, storage and land
application of animal wastes; storage, transportation and use of equipment for tillage, planting, harvesting, irrigation, fertilization and
pesticide application; storage and use of legally permitted fertilizers, limes and
pesticides all in accordance
with local, state and federal law and regulations and in accordance
with manufacturers» instructions and warnings; storage, use and
application of animal feed and foodstuffs; construction and use of farm structures and facilities for the storage of animal wastes, farm equipment,
pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock, for the processing of animal wastes and agricultural products, for the sale of agricultural products, and for the use of farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural products;
China's Ministry of Health, meanwhile, is trying to control schistosomiasis infections
with a combination of drugs and
applications of molluscicides,
pesticides that wipe out the disease's snail carriers.
Surveys of American farmers by the Department of Agriculture show that the use of Bt [pest - resistant] corn aimed at the corn borer, for example, hasn't done much to reduce the
application of
pesticides to corn, because the vast majority of corn acreage isn't treated
with pesticide to control that pest.
Furthermore, the color marker means that if any resistance developed we would see it in the field, and could address it
with other methods such as the
application of
pesticides which OX513A is susceptible to.
With today's newer products, flea control can be successful without
pesticide application to the yard.
During initial
application indoors, a methoprene fogger or spray is usually combined
with the
pesticide Dursban to kill adult fleas.
«If an accidental chemical leak, aerial
application of a
pesticide, or failure to install equipment to protect birds from power lines can result in a person being charged
with violation of the MBTA, why not release of cats into the environment?
After bathing a diseased dog
with a quality anti-acaricidal shampoo (acaricides or miticides are
pesticides that kills mites), topical treatment may include, clipping hairs, removal of dirt and debris from lesions and the
application of quality antiseptics.
In another case, a
pesticide maker, sales representative, alfalfa field owner, and aerial sprayer were all charged
with violating the MBTA when several migratory birds died after
application of a
pesticide to an alfalfa field.
Higher runoff is expected to mobilise fertilisers and
pesticides to water bodies in regions where their
application time and low vegetation growth coincide
with an increase in runoff (Soil and Water Conservation Society, 2003).
At MSU what other
pesticide was getting widespread campus
application, coinciding
with the onset of those many bird deaths, at that troublesome time?
Pesticide safety and
applications along
with customer service were just part of my duties.