Agricultural and veterinary chemicals are important to Victorian agriculture, enabling production of sustainable, high-quality produce and livestock.
Application forms that explain the training you need to complete and the qualifications and licences you need to hold, to undertake each type of chemical use.
Victoria has legislation in place to regulate the supply and use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals, fertilisers and stock foods.
Regulation of the contents and labelling of fertilisers sold in Victoria helps to manage the risks associated with its use in agriculture.
By law, a person who uses an agricultural or veterinary chemical product must keep records of its use.
Licences and permits are issued to individuals and businesses to use agricultural chemicals for a number of purposes.
Chemical residues are the traces of a chemical or its breakdown products that remain in or on treated produce after a particular time.
Off-label use is when a registered chemical is used in a manner that is not specified on the product label, such as for a different pest, on a different host, at a different rate or in a different manner.
Use this form for notifying chemical standards officers of issues directly related to agricultural or veterinary chemical use.
The retail supply of agricultural and veterinary chemicals is governed by Commonwealth and Victorian law.
Learn about the requirements to be able to use 1080 or PAPP to control pest animals in Victoria.
Agricultural and veterinary chemicals must be used in a responsible manner that ensures the safety of the user, the public and the environment.
Spraying agricultural chemicals is a useful way to control insects, diseases and weeds and is important for growing high-yielding, quality crops and pasture.
Veterinary chemicals are drugs or medicines used to treat or prevent disease, injury and pests in animals.
The latest news about agricultural and veterinary chemical use and the impact on industry.
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