Your submission to Call for information on use of glyphosate-containing substances
As above, Hilldale Farm 2004 Ltd
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Reference no: 332
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Which group do you belong to? Please select the category that most closely matches your role.
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Professional user (for example applicator / contractor / council / government department / grower) Notes
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Professional user - please specify: (mandatory question) Position
Other – please specify Notes
Arable Farmer
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1.1A What glyphosate products do you use, import, manufacture, distribute or sell? Please tell us the trade name(s) and HSNO approval number(s) (HSRXXXXXX).
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Polaris Accelerate Class 6.3B,8.3A9.1B
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1.2A We want to find out about the quantities of glyphosate products that are imported, manufactured, sold and used in New Zealand. Do you have information on the following (please select all that apply):
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I use per year
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2.1A Do you have information on how the products are packaged for sale or distribution, the available pack sizes of the product, and the type of packaging used? Please fill out the "packaging information" table in the supplementary information document (link above).
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Yes – please provide details Notes
Labelled 200l plastic drum
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2.2A Do you ever decant or repack glyphosate products into other containers?
Position No Notes
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3.0 We want to find out how glyphosate products are used in the following sectors (please select all sectors that apply to you):
Position agricultural Notes
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3.1A We want to know how you use glyphosate products in the agricultural sector. Please provide information on use patterns for different crops, how much is used for each crop type, and whether this use corresponds product label instructions or is an off-label use. Please provide specific information by filling out the "use table" in the supplementary information document (link above).
GLY_CFI_0332
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Spraying off previous crop residue and stubble after its harvested to contol weeds before planting the next by direct drilling or minimum tillage
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4.1A What mitigation measures do you put in place to limit environmental or human exposure to substances containing glyphosate?
Please include details of industry practices you must follow as part of an industry-led approach to risk management. We would also like to know about other measures you implement to minimise environmental or human health exposure (such as relevant regional plan requirements, following the Management of Agrichemicals New Zealand Standard NZS8409:2004, or requirements arising from the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015).
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Am a Certified Handler Use label reccomendations Use ppe spray in the right weather conditions
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4.2A How effective do you think these measures are in managing adverse effects that arise from using glyphosate products?
Notes Very effective
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5.1 What are the positive or negative effects of glyphosate products on the relationship of Māori and their culture and traditions with their ancestral lands, water, sites including kāinga and marae, wāhi tapu, valued flora and fauna, mahinga kai, rongoā, and other taonga?
Notes no effect
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5.2 What positive or negative impacts do glyphosate products have on the health, environmental, economic, social and cultural wellbeing of Māori?
Notes nil
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6.0 Do you have any studies or technical reports on the following:
Position 1
environmental monitoring data of the presence of glyphosate in the New Zealand environment Position 2
environmental fate of glyphosate Position 3
ecotoxicology of glyphosate Position 4
toxicology of glyphosate Notes
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7.1A Why do you choose to use glyphosate products?
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Is the safest most enviromentally friendly and cost effective product for the jobs I do
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7.2 Do you have information on any of the following:
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the possible effects of glyphosate products being unavailable Position 2
any alternatives to glyphosate products Position 3
benefits of glyphosate products Notes
There are very few alternative products for the tasks I use it for Those I try and use are less effective and are more risky to use by people and harsher on the enviroment they are also more expensive
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7.3 What are the benefits and positive effects associated with the use of glyphosate products?
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They are safe effective efficient products that are cost effective
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7.4 What alternatives are available that could replace the use of glyphosate products? What are the relative costs, availability, and safety of these alternatives?
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None that would do as good of job Paraquat Diquat Gallant Buster all could do a part job but not as good and more dangerous to peple and the enviroment,with increased cost
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7.5 If glyphosate products were no longer available for use in New Zealand, what would be the possible effects?
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Increased food cost Increased cultivation leading to more soil degradation and erosion Increased use of less suitable and risky chemistry
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8.1 On a scale of 1–5, how aware are you of the rules and controls associated with importing, manufacturing, selling and using products containing glyphosate?
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5 - extremely aware Notes
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8.2 Do you think the rules and controls are enough to manage the risks?
Position Yes Notes
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8.3 Do you have any concerns that the use of glyphosate products impacts people’s health?
Position No Notes
If used to label reccomendations
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8.4 Do you have any concerns that the use of glyphosate products impacts the environment?
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Not if used correctly
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8.5 Do you have any concerns that the use of glyphosate products have an impact on public spaces?
Position Yes Notes
Shouldnt be used in the home and home garden enviroment and for industrial weed control as there are cost effective alternatives
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8.7 Do you think glyphosate products should be available and easy to buy for everyone, or available to professional users only?
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Professional users only
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8.8 How do you think it would affect you or New Zealand if the use of glyphosate products was further restricted?
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If restricted to professional users only would decrease the risk of improper use resulting in enviromental and human harm as well as decreasing the risk of resistance to glyphosate building up
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