Agricultural Chemical Usage: 2006 Dairy Cattle and Dairy Facilities Summary

摘要

The agricultural chemical use estimates in this report are based on data compiled from the 2007 General Dairy Management Survey. This survey was a cooperative project between the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and the National Animal Health Monitoring System within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Data collection for the survey began in early January 2007. The 17 Program States in the survey account for approximately 91 percent of the milk cow inventory in the United States, based on the January 2007 Milk Production release published by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS). Dairy cattle inventories are reprinted in this report from a previous NASS release for informational purposes. This report provides insecticide use information on dairy cattle and dairy facilities in the 17 selected States. The States surveyed were: California (CA), Idaho (ID), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kentucky (KY), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Missouri (MO), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), Ohio (OH), Pennsylvania (PA), Texas (TX), Vermont (VT), Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), and Wisconsin (WI). All data refer to the on-farm use of chemical active ingredients contained in insecticides which were applied during the 2006 calendar year. Insecticides are defined as chemical products used for the control of insects. Insecticides are applied to dairy cattle and dairy facilities to control mange/mites, lice, flies, grubs, and other external pests.