GA Pesticide Applicator case studies
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The Georgia Pesticide Applicator credential is a state certification for people who apply pesticides as part of their work - growers and farm employees who treat their own or their employer's land, and for-hire applicators who treat property belonging to others. Authority sits with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, whose pesticide program enforces state and federal law on the sale, distribution, and use of pesticides; the governing framework is the Georgia Pesticide Control Act of 1976 (O.C.G.A. The GA Pesticide Applicator case studies are 5 cases and about 3,887 words.
1The Nephew, the Restricted-Use Insecticide, and the Late Incorporation
Dalton farms 900 acres of row crops and pecans near Cordele and holds a current Georgia private applicator license. In June his dealership delivers 2.5 gallons of a restricted-use soil insecticide.
762 words, about 4 min2A Third Application, a Special Local Need Label, and a Tank That Curdles
A south Georgia sod farm manager holds a Georgia commercial applicator license in the ornamental and turf category and manages 45 acres of St. Augustine sod beside a subdivision pond.
769 words, about 4 min3Heat, a Torn Glove, and Pinpoint Pupils
on a day forecast to reach 97 degrees F in Colquitt County, a 24-year-old mixer and loader begins loading methomyl 90SP, a DANGER-POISON restricted-use carbamate, for a 120-acre vegetable field. The label requires a respirator, chemical-resistant gloves, long sleeves, and eye protection for mixing and loading.
780 words, about 4 min4Two Miles per Hour at Dawn
On May 22 an applicator treats 80 acres of Georgia pasture with a 2,4-D ester herbicide for broadleaf weeds. He starts at 6:15 a.m.
815 words, about 4 min5Calibration Math before the Pigweed Gets Away
A Calhoun County peanut grower is about to spray 40 acres for Palmer amaranth with a pull-type sprayer: 300-gallon tank, 20-foot boom, 12 nozzles on 20-inch spacing, 15 mph, 30 psi. The herbicide label he intends to use gives 1.5 pt of product per acre at 20 gallons per acre with 0.25 percent v/v nonionic surfactant, and states: apply to weeds less than 3 inches tall, control declines with size, and do not apply when wind exceeds 10 mph or during a temperature inversion.
761 words, about 4 min