Maintain and enhance biodiversity: Plants - reduce pesticide impacts |
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Increase in soil microflora population |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic fungicides on food crops |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops |
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Control stem-base diseases |
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Continuous cropping (monoculture) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Accurate application of pesticides on food crops |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops |
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Use synthetic pesticides on food crops |
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Use biological control on food crops |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for food crops |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic fungicides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use biological control on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Accurate application of pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Lower losses of pesticides to terrestrial environments |
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Reduce pesticide losses from hard surfaces |
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Reduce spillages of pesticides |
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Use closed transfer systems |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Operators are steady on their feet when pouring pesticides directly into a tank, preferably on the ground or a platform at the right height |
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Replace caps on pesticide containers after rinsing and draining and store them upright in an outer carton |
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Use a suitable funnel and fill slowly so air can enter while pouring when filling sprayers |
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Use a fill-level alarm, flow meter or pre-set shut-off valve when filling sprayers |
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Maintain pesticide equipment to prevent leaks and failures |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Ensure that your pesticide store is secure and located more than 10m away from a watercourse and/or drain |
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Pesticide stores are capable of retaining spills and leaks |
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Pesticide handling facilities are located at least 10m away from any watercourses or vulnerable sites |
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Pesticide handling facilities are located away from existing farmyard flash flood routes, rain water outlets and gutter outfalls |
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Clean up any spills or splashes of pesticide immediately |
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Sprayer washings are subject to bioremediation |
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Sprayers are washed on biobeds |
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Sprayers are washed in the field |
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Sprayer washings are contained |
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Sprayers are washed in a bunded area and washings are collected |
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Hard surfaces where pesticides are handled drain into proper sewers or treatment facilities |
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Reduce pesticide spray drift |
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Increase droplet size of spray |
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Use air-assisted pesticide sprayer |
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Use tunnel pesticide sprayer |
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Use shielded pesticide sprayer |
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Use sensor-equiped pesticide sprayer |
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Use banded pesticide sprayer |
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Use spray additives |
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Use low drift nozzles when applying pesticides |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Reduce the effect of windspeed on drift |
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Reduce the height of the sprayer boom |
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Reduce the travelling speed of the sprayer |
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Create a distance barrier between sprayed areas and surrounding environment |
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Use no crop zones |
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Use no spray zones |
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Create a physical barrier between sprayed areas and surrounding environment |
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Create an artificial windbreak between sprayed areas and surrounding environment |
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Use shielded pesticide sprayer |
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Plant a vegetative windbreak between sprayed areas and surrounding environment |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic fungicides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use biological control on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Accurate application of pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic herbicides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use mechanical or flame weeding on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Accurate application of pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic insecticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Only use pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) when pest thresholds have been exceeded |
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Use biological control on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Accurate application of pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic herbicides on food crops |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops |
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Use plant growth regulators (PGRs) on cereal crops |
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Continuous cropping (monoculture) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Accurate application of pesticides on food crops |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops |
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Use synthetic pesticides on food crops |
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Use mechanical or flame weeding on food crops |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |
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Reduce the amount of synthetic insecticides on food crops |
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Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops |
|
Continuous cropping (monoculture) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
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Accurate application of pesticides on food crops |
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Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops |
|
Use synthetic pesticides on food crops |
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Use biological control on food crops |
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Only use pesticides on food crops when pest thresholds have been exceeded |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for food crops |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |
|
Reduce the amount of synthetic fungicides on food crops |
|
Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops |
|
Control stem-base diseases |
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Continuous cropping (monoculture) |
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Do not use synthetic pesticides |
|
Accurate application of pesticides on food crops |
|
Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops |
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Use synthetic pesticides on food crops |
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Use biological control on food crops |
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Use pest and disease resistant varieties for food crops |
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Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops |
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Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops |