Pocket Record Book

Missouri Pesticide and Nutrient Application Record

The Pocket Record Book

Contents:

General Background Information

Poison Control Centers

Agency Contacts

Pesticide Application

USDA pesticide record keeping requirements
Pesticide management practices
Determining nozzle tip size and sprayer calibration
Sprayer calibration worksheet

Manure Management

Nutrients available in manure
Manure sampling and analysis
Determining the amount of manure to spread
Estimating manure spreader capacity
Determining your application rate
Manure beneficial management practices
Separation distances for spreading manure

Soil Sampling and Interpretation

General soil test interpretation
Soil sampling methodology
Yield goal setting

Field Record Sheets

Combined operations
Fertility & soil test
Pesticide
Scouting

HTML, PDF & Word formats

General information

This book is designed for Missouri agricultural producers to use as a tool for recording pesticide and nutrient application data. Information on topics such as soil testing and interpretation, beneficial management practices, manure spreader calibration and pesticide sprayer calibration are included to make this a handy reference as well.

Nationally, agriculture producers are expected to improve their record keeping on practices which can have an environmental impact. Missouri producers are being asked to do their part. Keeping accurate records of their farming operations throughout the year will be a valuable tool to use when planning for the future. These same records can be used to document pesticide or nutrient practices in cases of legal action.

The Water Quality Focus Team and state specialist from agricultural engineering and agronomy departments produced the pocket record book. Your comments are welcome.

Contact your local county University Outreach & Extension Office for a copy.

Contributions from:

Fred Fishel, State Pesticide Programs Coordinator
Charles Fulhage, State Agricultural Engineering Specialist
Matthew Herring, Regional Agronomy Specialist
John Lory, State Envir. Nutrient Management Spec., Agronomy/Commercial Ag Program
Don Schuster, NRCS/DNR Liaison
Kent Shannon, Regional Agricultural Engineering Specialist
Mark Stewart, Regional Agricultural Livestock Specialist
Odie Swanegan, NRCS
Frank Wideman, Regional Agricultural Engineering Specialist

Coordinated by the Water Quality Focus Team

Printing and distribution support from:

Commercial Agriculture Program
Farmland Industries, Inc.
Missouri Farm Bureau
Missouri Farmers Association (MFA)
Missouri MSEA
Niangua River Water Quality Project
USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

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		Frank Wideman widemanf@missouri.edu 321 North Main Street Perryville, MO 63775 (573) 547-4504 Last updated January 18, 2006
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