Precautions for Pesticide Use: Farmers Should Pay Attention to These Issues Going Forward
Farmers working in orchards
Most of us farmers make a living from farming, and the yield and quality of the agricultural products in our fields directly affect our income. The problem of pests and diseases is also a major issue troubling the yield of agricultural products, especially the yield of agricultural by-products. Nowadays most farmers no longer grow grain, but instead choose to grow vegetables, fruits and other agricultural by-products with higher value and greater market demand.
Although green and ecological agricultural production is now being encouraged, the prevention and control of pests and diseases is still very necessary, otherwise it will lead to reduced yields of the crops farmers grow and lower income. Take this year in Si Nong Wei Yu's village: due to the impact of high temperatures and drought, a large number of black crawling insects appeared. Although they had not previously been found to cause harm to fruit trees or apples, these insects gnawed all the grass in the fields bare, and farmers were still worried that these insects would turn their attention to the apple trees, since there were simply too many of them. So, including Si Nong's own family, most farmers bought new pesticides and sprayed the grass in the fields to deal with these insects.
Pests Endangering Apple Trees
Of course, almost every year around spring and summer, farmers spray their apple trees in the fields to prevent insects from gnawing the leaves, but once the apples have formed, pesticide spraying is rarely done. Most rural areas probably do the same. But here Si Nong wants to remind farmer friends that these issues must be paid attention to when spraying pesticides in the future.
Farmers spraying pesticides
Si Nong has learned that on September 6 the Ministry of Agriculture issued a notice, deciding to carry out a one-month nationwide major pesticide inspection, and requiring provinces, cities and counties to designate specific plans to inspect pesticide production, operation and use within their jurisdictions. This inspection will focus on investigating and dealing with problems such as illegal and non-standard pesticide production, irregular operation and use beyond limits, so as to effectively guarantee the quality and safety of agricultural products.
Modern drones spraying pesticides
Ordinary farmers generally do not come into contact with pesticide production and operation, but the purchase and use of pesticides is our own business as farmers, and the quality and safety problems of agricultural products that may be caused after using high-toxicity pesticides beyond limits are also something we cannot be disconnected from. So farmer friends, when choosing and using pesticides in the future, must pay attention to these two issues:
1. When buying pesticides, farmers should pay attention to whether the pesticide product is a legitimate and qualified product and whether it has the relevant legal marks. Never be greedy for cheapness and buy counterfeit or shoddy products or illegally produced pesticides.
2. When buying and using pesticides, farmers should distinguish whether high-toxicity pesticides are needed. After ordinary pesticides are used, the ingredients ultimately remaining in agricultural products are very harmful to the human body, but high-toxicity pesticides are difficult to remove after use and are also highly harmful to the human body.
Apple agricultural products
In short, when we farmers engage in agricultural production, on the one hand we must guarantee the yield and quality of agricultural products, and on the other hand we must pay even more attention to the safety and quality of agricultural products. Nowadays green, pure natural, ecological and pollution-free agricultural products are widely favored by consumers, and their prices remain high, so farmer friends must handle pesticide use well, eliminate counterfeit, shoddy and illegally produced pesticides, and use high-toxicity pesticides cautiously!