California Pesticide Use Summaries by Crop and County

Pesticide use summaries for California crops are detailed by commodity, pesticide, county, and month. The database was developed by the UC Statewide IPM Program using data from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. The update frequency is not specified.

Use Cases

• Analyze pesticide application trends by commodity and county over time.
• Compare monthly pesticide use patterns across different California regions.
• Model relationships between specific crops and the pesticides reported for their management.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
• Reports are preprocessed and available for direct viewing or custom retrieval.

Limitations

• The dataset contains only summary-level data, with no information on individual pesticide labels or formulations.
• Specific metrics like total row count, time range, and data completeness are not provided.

Provenance

Source

UC Statewide IPM Program with data from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR).

Collection Method

Summaries compiled from reported pesticide use data.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

California, USA, detailed by county.