Sep 30, 2011
Pesticide survey set by USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials plan upcoming surveys to collect information about pesticides used by fruit growers and general farming practices employed by barley producers.

Beginning Saturday, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will contact growers in 12 states, including California, to collect information on pesticides used, acres treated and rates applied to more than 20 fruit crops.

Also, NASS will interview with 3,000 growers nationwide, including 109 barley producers in California, about chemical use, pest management and irrigation practices for barley and sorghum.

The Fruit Chemical Use Survey, last conducted in 2009, will provide facts about chemical use in U.S. fruit production. The barley production survey, the first since 2003, will likewise provide vital information about current farming practices.

As with all NASS surveys, information provided by respondents is confidential by law.

Survey results will be published in the Fruit Chemical Usage report to be released in July 2012 and available on the NASS website at nass.usda.gov/. Reports and additional information can also be obtained by calling the NASS hot line at (800) 727-9540. The Record

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