NM Pesticide Applicator case studies
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The New Mexico Pesticide Applicator certification is a state credential issued through the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA). It documents that an individual has demonstrated the competency the state requires to apply, or to supervise the application of, pesticides in a defined use category - private agricultural, public health/right-of-way, structural, ornamental and turf, and other commercial or public categories. The NM Pesticide Applicator case studies are 5 cases and about 3,528 words.
1Supervision, Certification, and Records on a Pecan Orchard Job
Ruiz Agricultural Services holds a New Mexico commercial applicator license. On a Tuesday morning in July, owner Marta sends a newly hired technician, Devin - who holds no applicator certification of any kind - to apply a restricted-use insecticide to 60 acres of pecans near La Mesa.
765 words, about 4 min2Tank Mix Conflicts, Alkaline Water, and Mixing Order
A pecan grower near Roswell asks you to tank-mix three products in one 500-gallon load: Bug-Brand 4EC (an emulsifiable concentrate insecticide), CopperGard 50WP (a wettable-powder fungicide), and a liquid phosphite nutrient. The well water tests pH 8.6 and very hard (450 ppm as CaCO3).
731 words, about 4 min3Heat, a Respirator, and a Worker Who Doesn't Look Right
August, 106 degrees F, in the Hatch Valley. Your crew of three is hand-spraying a chile pepper field with a Category I insecticide whose label requires a respirator, chemical-resistant gloves, long sleeves, long pants, and waterproof boots; the REI is 24 hours and the signal word is DANGER.
701 words, about 4 min4Calibrating a Boom Sprayer Before a 22-Acre Pass
You are calibrating a pull-behind boom sprayer before a 22-acre herbicide pass on a fallow field. The boom is 20 feet wide with 8 flat-fan nozzles spaced 20 inches apart.
591 words, about 3 min5An Evening Application Next Door to a Vineyard
in early September in the Mesilla Valley. A grower wants you to spray 2,4-D amine on 40 acres of fallow ground to knock back kochia before planting.
740 words, about 4 min