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General Information
Facility:
Facility Upkeep and Maintenance Procedures
Biosecurity Procedures
Cattle:
Cattle Handling Procedures
Receiving and Administering Cattle Health Products Procedures
Breeding and Stocker Cattle Receiving and Selling Procedures
Feedlot Cattle Receiving and Shipping Procedures
Feedstuff Receiving, Storage, and Feeding Procedures
Pesticides, Herbicides, and Fertilizer Application Procedures
Record Keeping Procedures
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GMP 8.0 Pesticides and Fertilizer Procedures (page 9 of 11)

Objective: To ensure the proper storage, handling, and application of pesticides (which include parasiticides, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and nematicides) and fertilizers.

8.1 Pesticide Receiving
    1. Purchase only pesticides that are EPA approved.
    2. When pesticides are received, update the Pesticide Inventory and Use Record (Form 208).
8.2 Pesticide Storage
    1. Store all pesticides in designated areas.
    2. Ensure that storage facilities are kept clean, dry, well-ventilated, and locked.
    3. Keep all pesticides away from feedstuffs at all times.
    4. Clean up all spills immediately.
8.3 Pesticide Use and Record Keeping
    1. Only use parasiticides on animals that are labeled for animal use.
    2. When applying paraciticides to animals, follow label directions.
    3. Before parasiticides are used on animals, record the treatment in the Prevention and Treatment Record (Form 103).
    4. Before pesticide/herbicide use on land, update the Pesticide Inventory and Use Record (Form 208).
    5. As soon as possible, transfer the information from the Prevention and Treatment Record (Form 103) to the Individual Animal Treatment Record (Form 104) for each animal treated.
8.4 Fertilizer Storage, Use, and Record Keeping
    1. Store all fertilizer in designated areas.
    2. Ensure that storage facilities are kept clean, dry, well-ventilated, and locked.
    3. Keep all fertilizer away from feedstuffs at all times.
    4. Clean up all spills immediately.
    5. When fertilizer is purchased and used, complete the Fertilizer Inventory and Use Record (Form 209).

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