1995 Baseline and Preliminary 1997 Pesticide Use Reduction Goals in Wisconsin



(Wisconsin Acres Planted: 83,000) Acres Treated Rate per Crop Year Total Applied Acutely Toxic A.I.'s Chronic Toxicity A.I.'s = Oncos + Endo. Disruptors Onco- genic A.I.'s Endocrine Disruptors
    (#s per acre) (Pounds)        
Herbicides:              
Glyphosate 6,640 0.62 4,000        
Linuron 7,470 0.97 7,000        
Metolachlor 14,940 1.44 21,000        
Metribuzin 73,870 0.52 39,000   39,000   39,000
Pendimethalin 29,880 0.81 24,000        
Sethoxydim 8,300 0.2 2,000        
Total: All Herbicides 141,100   97,000        
Per Planted Acre     1.17        
               
Insecticides:              
Azinphos-methyl 21,580 1.19 26,000 26,000      
Carbofuran 13,280 0.93 13,000 13,000      
Dimethoate 23,240 0.48 11,000        
Endosulfan 54,780 1.09 60,000   60,000   60,000
Esfenvalerate 49,800 0.06 3,000        
Methamidophos 53,950 1.26 69,000 69,000      
Oxamyl 6,640 0.85 5,000        
Permethrin 18,260 0.21 4,000   4,000   4,000
Piperonyl butoxide 14,110 0.21 3,000        
Pyrethrins 8,300 0.02 50        
Total: All Insecticides 263,940   194,050        
Per Planted Acre     2.34        
               
Fungicides:              
Basic copper sulfate 4,150 2.92 13,000        
Chlorothalonil 73,040 5.61 408,000   408,000 408,000  
Copper hydroxide 31,540 1.26 40,000        
Copper resinate 5,810 2.1 12,000        
Mancozeb 71,380 5.76 412,000   412,000 412,000 412,000
Maneb 11,620 6.65 76,000   76,000 76,000 76,000
Metalaxyl 12,450 0.31 4,000        
Propamocarb hydroch. 9,960 0.96 9,000        
Triphenyltin hydrox. 38,180 0.31 12,000   12,000 12,000 12,000
Total: All Fungicides 258,130   986,000        
Per Planted Acre     12        
               
Other Chemicals:              
Diquat 66,400 0.42 28,000        
Endothall 9,130 0.82 7,000        
Maleic hydrazide 6,640 1.91 13,000        
Metam-sodium 6,640 152 970,000        
Paraquat 5,810 0.54 3,000        
Sulfuric acid 10,790 150.35 1,632,000        
Total: Other Chemicals 105,410   2,653,000        
Per Planted Acre     32        
               
Totals: All Chemicals 768,580   3,927,003 108,000 1,011,000 908,000 603,000
Pounds a.i. per Planted Acre     47.31 1.30 12.18 10.94 7.27
               
Acute Tox Reduction Goals for 1997 =              
25 Percent Pounds Applied              
Reduction in Cumulative Pounds Applied       27,000      
Reduction in per acre Pounds Applied       0.33      
               
               
Chronic Tox Reduction Goals for 1997 =              
15 Percent Pounds Applied              
Reduction in Cumulative Pounds Applied         151,650    
Reduction in per acre Pounds Applied         1.83    


Last Updated on 6/7/99
By Karen Lutz
Email: karen@hillnet.com