Managing Spray Drift to Minimize Problems: SPANISH [2026]

OVERVIEW

Este curso en línea cubre el manejo de la deriva de aspersión para minimizar los problemas. La gestión de la deriva de la pulverización (SDM) ha sido un elemento crítico para la agricultura occidental durante décadas. Mantener los productos químicos para la protección de cultivos en el cultivo al que están destinados ha sido una piedra angular de la agricultura occidental no sólo para proteger los cultivos vecinos, sino también para evitar el desperdicio de dinero al permitir que los productos se desvíen del objetivo previsto. La gestión de la deriva de la pulverización ha adquirido mayor importancia a medida que las ciudades invaden las zonas rurales. Cada año, surgen cada vez más casas y otros tipos de urbanizaciones en zonas de cultivo privilegiadas, a menudo junto a campos, huertos o viñedos. Esto genera una mayor preocupación sobre el uso de productos químicos agrícolas y las formas en que se aplican. Este curso revisará muchos aspectos de la deriva de la aspersión, desde formas prácticas para minimizar la deriva hasta las cuestiones regulatorias que la rodean.

This online course covers the management of spray drift to minimize problems. Spray Drift Management (SDM) has been a critical element for Western agriculture for decades. Keeping crop protection chemicals on the crop for which they are intended has been a cornerstone of Western farming not only to protect neighboring crops, but to avoid wasting money by allowing products to drift off the intended target. Spray drift management has taken on greater significance as cities encroach upon rural areas. Every year, increasingly more houses and other types of developments are springing up in prime growing areas, often times alongside fields, orchards or vineyards. This leads to increased concerns about the use of agricultural chemicals and the ways they are applied. This course will review many aspects of spray drift – from practical, hands-on ways to minimize drift, to the regulatory issues surrounding it.

Course Features

Lectures 16
Questions 20
Duration 2 h (approx)

COURSE OUTLINE
- IntroducciÃ³n
  
  8 min.
- DefiniciÃ³n, mecÃ¡nica y equipo de la deriva de pulverizaciÃ³n
  
  9 min.
- El grupo de trabajo sobre la deriva de la pulverizaciÃ³n, los VMD, el tamaÃ±o de las gotas y el SDM
  
  5 min.
- Zonas de AmortiguaciÃ³n y Retranqueos
  
  5 min.
- Equilibrar la cobertura, minimizar la deriva
  
  11 min.
- Aplicadores aÃ©reos
  
  6 min.
- AplicaciÃ³n suelo
  
  5 min.
- Huertos, ViÃ±edos
  
  3 min.
- Equipo de pulverizaciÃ³n
  
  8 min.
- Leyes y reglamentos
  
  15 min.
- Otro movimiento fuera sitio
  
  5 min.
- RevisiÃ³n de la seguridad de los plaguicidas
  
  8 min.
- ProtecciÃ³n del Trabajador Disposiciones Norma / Worker Protection Standard Provisions
  
  8 min.
- ProtecciÃ³n de los Trabajadores CapacitaciÃ³n/Comunicacion, Requisitos de Seguridad y Procedimientos de DescontaminaciÃ³n / Worker Protection Training
  
  9 min.
- Equipo de protecciÃ³n individual (EPI)
  
  7 min.
- Gafas protectoras
  
  8 min.

CREDIT INFORMATION

This course is accredited by:

California Department of Pesticide Regulation (1.0 Laws and Regs + 1.0 Other)
Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) Accredited in U.S. and Canada (2 hours IPM)
Florida Department of Agriculture (1 CEU General Standards/Core)
Georgia Department of Agriculture (1 Commercial Credit, Category 21. 1 Private, Category 10)
Hawaii Department of Agriculture (1 CEU, Private 1, Commercial 1a, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 7f)
Maryland Department of Agriculture (2 Core credits)
Michigan Department of Agriculture (1 credit, 1A, 1B, 1C, AE, Commercial Core, Private Core)
Montana Department of Agriculture (1 credit 0, 18, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 9, 14, 15, 20, 23, 40, 44, 45)
Nevada Department of Agriculture (1 CEU Laws)
New Jersey Department of Agriculture (1 unit Core)
New Mexico Department of Agriculture (1 Hour General, 1 PRAP)
Oregon Department of Agriculture (1 Credit: Core)
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (1 credit each: 00, PC, 01, 02, 03, 18)
Texas Department of Agriculture (1 CEU Drift Minimization)
Vermont Agency of Agricultural Food and Markets (1 Credit: 1A, 10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Washington Department of Agriculture (Credit: Max: 1, Weed:1)
West Virginia Department of Agriculture (1 credit in Categories 1, 4A, 11, 12, and PA)
Wyoming Department of Agriculture (1 CEU)

It is accredited for licensing categories: PCAs, Qualified Applicators, Private Applicators, Aerial Applicators, and County Permit Holders.

CONTRIBUTORS

Many thanks to the following individuals for their input and assistance in developing this course:

Jim W. Wells, President, Environmental Solutions Group, LLC

Richard Stoltz, Aerial Application Consultant and NAAA Operation SAFE Analyst

Ken Giles , Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis

Roy Rutz , Supervisor, Pesticide Enforcement Branch, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)

Randy Segawa , Supervisor, Environmental Monitoring Branch, California DPR

Jack Peterson , Associate Director, Environmental Services Division, Arizona Department of Agriculture

Xuyang Zhang , Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist), California DPR

Nathan Desjarlais , Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist), Enforcement Branch, California DPR

Background information was obtained from :

Drift models and other resource materials developed by the US Forest Service are available online at https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/models-pesticide-risk-assessment#AgDrift . The AgDRIFT model is able to assess a variety of spray drift conditions and is helpful in estimating downwind drift of aerial, ground boom, and airblast applications.
The Safe and Effective Use of Pesticides , third edition (ANR Publication 3324), written by Patrick J. O'Connor-Marer and published by the University of California's Integrated Pest Management Project. It is available at: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=3324 .
The Proceedings of the North American Conference on Pesticide Spray Drift Management (1998)
Numerous online sources, including: