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  2. 2010
  3. February
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  5. Water Rate Survey
 
 
Over the next few years, all agricultural chemical products are going to be reviewed under the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) Operating Principles in Relation to Spray Drift Risk (www.apvma.gov.au/spraydrift).

Part of this review will involve the establishment of mandatory downwind no spray buffer zones from areas of identified risk which will be established according to the amount of chemical used.

Currently, there is a lack of information regarding what water rates (at the point of run off) are typically used in industry. As a result very high water rates must be used to establish buffer zones, which means, they may be much larger than required by standard industry practices. DPI Chemical Standards are conducting this survey to gather and provide a report to the APVMA about what water rates are typically used in horticulture so the whole of industry is not restricted by a ‘worst case scenario’ of excessively high water rates.

Your responses to this quick 5 minute anonymous survey are greatly appreciated and will go towards benefiting your business and the horticultural industry as a whole.
 
 
* 1. What is your postcode?
   
 
 
 
* 2. What area of horticultural production land do you manage?
 
Not applicable
 
< 1 Ha
 
1 -5 Ha
 
6 – 10 Ha
 
11 – 20 Ha
 
21 – 50 Ha
 
51 – 100 Ha
 
>100 Ha
 
 
* 3. What is your primary involvement in horticultural production?
 
Family run grower
 
Large business grower
 
Agronomist/Consultant/Reseller
 
Employee
 
Contract sprayer
 
Researcher
 
Other
 
 
 
* 4. What agricultural chemical use training have you completed (select all that apply)?
 
Don’t know
 
None
 
Agricultural chemical users course (or equivalent)
 
Agricultural chemical users course (or equivalent) with refresher
 
Advanced spray application course
 
Agriculture/Horticulture TAFE certificate
 
Agriculture/Horticulture TAFE diploma
 
Agriculture/Horticulture University degree
 
Other

 
5. The following responses relate to the maximum water rate used for dilute spraying at the point of run-off. For the following crops that you are involved in the production of, please enter either:
- the water rate (L/Ha), OR
- both the sprayer tank size (L) and area treated with one full tank (Ha)


FRUIT CROPS

Water rate (L/Ha) Sprayer tank size (L) Area treated with 1 full tank (Ha)
Banana
Grapes
Mango and Avocado
Oranges
Other citrus (lemons, mandarins, etc.)
Pineapple
Pome fruit (apples, pears, etc.)
Stone fruit (cherries, peaches, apricot, plums, etc.)
Strawberries
Other berries (raspberries, blackberries, etc.)
 
VEGETABLE CROPS

Water rate (L/Ha) Sprayer tank size (L) Area treated with 1 full tank (Ha)
Bulb vegetables (onion, fennel, spring onion, etc)
Cucurbits (melons, pumpkin, zucchini etc.)
Flowerhead brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, etc)
Fruiting vegetables (tomatoes, capsicum, eggplant, chilli etc.) Ground based production
Fruiting vegetables (tomatoes, capsicum, eggplant, chilli etc.) Trellis based production
Legumes (peas, beans, etc.)
Lettuce
Other leafy vegetables (spinach, rocket, bok choi, etc.)
Potatoes
Other root and tuber vegetables (carrots, radish, turnip, etc.)
Stalk and stem (celery, artichoke, asparagus, etc.)
Sweet corn
 
OTHER CROPS

Water rate (L/Ha) Sprayer tank size (L) Area treated with 1 full tank (Ha)
Tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, etc.)
Flowers
Ornamental Plants
Turf
Herbs
 
Specify details for another crop not listed above
Crop name Water rate (L/Ha) Sprayer tank size (L) Area treated with 1 full tank (Ha)
1.
2.
3.
 
 
* 6. What sources of information do you access in order to determine what water rate to use (select all that apply)?
 
Own knowledge
 
Field trials to find the actual point of run off
 
Canopy Volume (CV) or Unit Canopy Row (UCR) methods
 
Product labels
 
Other information supplied by chemical manufacturers
 
Chemical resellers
 
Agronomists/consultants
 
Neighbours
 
Farmer groups
 
Industry groups
 
Other, please specify

 
 
 
* 7. Do you vary the water rate for different sized trees/plants?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
* 8. Do you vary the water rate for different growth stages (i.e. dormancy vs. canopy)?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
* 9. Do you vary the water rate for different chemical product types (i.e. insecticides, fungicides etc)?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
* 10. Do you use concentrate spraying techniques?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
11. Please provide any comments or feedback
   
 
 
12. Please supply your email address if you wish to receive further information about this survey.
Please note that the survey results are not connected to your email address.
   
 
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is committed to protecting personal information provided by you in accordance with the principles of the Information Privacy Act 2000. Your personal information will not be disclosed to any other organisation, unless authorised by law. If you wish to access information held about you or have any other enquires about this project please contact [email protected].
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