Education For Environmental Responsibility

Cotton - Management Practices for Protecting Water

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Thousands of acres of Central Valley cotton are planted near sensitive sites such as waterways and wildlife areas. When using cotton inputs such as pesticides and nutrients, it's important to follow sound Best Management Practices (BMPs) to minimize the potential for drift or runoff from those fields into sensitive sites.

Pesticides, nutrients and sediment have the potential to be carried off-site through surface water runoff. Spray drift can also contribute to off-site movement of pesticides and some nutrients.

BMPs, when combined with strict adherence to product label directions, can provide cotton growers and applicators with the tools necessary to produce a profitable crop while minimizing or eliminating off-site impacts.

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