Keeping a spray record

You are responsible for keeping a spray record on an ongoing basis. This also applies if it is a machine station that sprays your fields for you.

No later than seven days after spraying your fields, enter all information in your spray journal. There are no formal requirements for how the record is kept. For some farmers, it may be an advantage to keep the record in the digital reporting system (SJI). The information must be stored for at least 3 years.

In the spray journal, make a regular note

1. Which pesticides you spray your treated area with (eg your field). The trade name of the pesticide must appear in the record (also preferably the registration number)
2. How much you spray your treated area. Specify dosage per hectares or m2
3. Identification of the field / area that you are spraying (eg field number or number on board)
4. How big is the area you are spraying (in hectares or m2)
5. When to spray (date of each spray)
6. What you grow on your treated area (crop / culture)
7. Your CVR number

Especially for horticulture

1. Horticulture can indicate the individual field identification with either field number or number on table or greenhouse
2. You must do this in the field "sprayed area / treated area"
3. You can also specify the size of the area in either hectares or m2

The Danish Agency for Agriculture makes 600-700 inspection visits a year in the agricultural sector, on golf courses, municipalities and others. During these visits, the storage and use of pesticides is checked, including whether spray records are kept correctly.