A Game Changer for Integrated Pest Management
Staying Ahead with Plant Protection Products
One of the primary challenges for farmers today is keeping up with the latest approved chemical products and changes to product label registrations. This task is crucial as it ensures the safety and effectiveness of their crop protection strategies. Access to accurate information about product labels, including approved active ingredients, application rates, withholding periods, and the maximum number of applications per season, is essential for effective farm management.
The Current Landscape
Governments are responsible for approving plant protection products, and these approvals are typically housed in online databases. However, these databases are often not easily accessible or user-friendly for farmers. The data available, while comprehensive, is frequently not actionable in a practical sense. Farmers usually learn about product labels and application restrictions through product sheets, labels on packaging, and recommendations from agronomists. In Europe, many cooperatives and advisors distribute this information via newsletters or even faxes, making the dissemination of up-to-date information a cumbersome process.
Bridging the Gap for Farmers
To truly empower farmers, it’s essential to bring product label information for plant protection products to their fingertips in an accessible and easy-to-use environment. This means creating a system where the most relevant information is presented clearly, without overwhelming the farmer. By embedding label requirements into the planning and documentation process for spray applications, farmers can make informed decisions quickly and efficiently.
Particularly for integrated pest management (IPM), using plant protection databases offers significant benefits by providing farmers with timely and precise information on approved chemical products and their application guidelines. This access allows farmers to make informed decisions about pest control strategies, ensuring they use the most effective products while adhering to regulatory requirements. By integrating these databases into their IPM practices, farmers can optimize application rates, manage pest resistance, and minimize environmental impact, leading to more sustainable and effective pest management.
Benefits of Accessible Product Databases
1. Efficient Planning: Farmers can benefit from precise application rates for spray tank calculations, which can simplify the planning or documentation of a spray treatment.
2. Harvest Alerts: Timely alerts for withholding periods before harvest help farmers avoid violating the permitted harvest times after the last spray application.
3. Application Tracking: Keeping track of the number of applications against the maximum allowed per season ensures compliance with regulations and optimal use of products.
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Making plant protection product information easily accessible and actionable can significantly improve farm management’s efficiency and effectiveness. By integrating these databases into user-friendly farm management software, farmers are better equipped to stay informed and compliant related to IPM, ultimately leading to healthier crops and more successful harvests.
Farmable is committed to empowering farmers with the knowledge and tools they need to thrive in today’s fast-paced agricultural landscape. By bringing essential product label information directly to their fingertips, we help ensure that farmers can make the best decisions for their crops and their businesses.
That’s why Farmable has embarked on a journey to make product databases easily accessible. So far, you can access the following approved products and details in the Farmable farm management app:
1) Registro de productos Fitosanitarios
Provided by the Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentacion in Spain.
2) Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products and Approved Actives
Provided by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority for Australia.
3) Verzeichnis zugelassener Pflanzenschutzmittel
Provided by Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit) for Germany.
4) Pflanzenschutzmittelverzeichnis
For approved products in Switzerland provided by Bundesamt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen BLV.
The available product label details include the following:
| Spain | Australia | Germany | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Product name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Manufacturer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Registration number |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Expiration date |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Active ingredients |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Application rate |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Withholding period |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Approved causes
(pest, diseases etc.) |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Max. applications per field per season |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Application interval |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Water mix rate |
Yes |
- |
Yes |
Yes |
Note: This represents a general overview. Depending on the data in the respective government database, not all product label details might be available in some cases.
