DATE: Date of spray (for states other than NSW it is the time that spraying ended)

VARIETY: Use the abbreviations listed on page X. The winery might supply their own list of abbreviations.

BLOCK: Record the block name(s) and the order in which they were sprayed.

GROWTH STAGE: Growth stage of sprayed vines. Refer to page X which displays the growth stage chart from Coombe, B (1995) Grapevine growth stages – the modified E-L system. Aust. J. Grape. Wine. Res. (1) pp 100-110. If this chart is not provided then it can be downloaded from the AWRI website http://www.awri.com.au/agrochemicals/agrochemical_booklet/default.asp

TARGET PEST, DISEASE OR WEED: This section must be completed.

FULL REGISTERED PRODUCT NAME(S): Record the full registered agrochemical product name from the label. Abbreviations are not acceptable. e.g.  Thiovit Jet not Thiovit or Sulphur. Refer to pages X-Y. These pages will contain the list from the AWRI publication Agrochemicals registered for use in Australian viticulture 2004/2005 (Bell, S-J and Daniel, C). 

WINERY RESTRICTION ON USE Check the restrictions on pages X-Y. The winery restriction overrides the label restriction on any product. These pages may contain the recommended restrictions on use listed in the AWRI publication Agrochemicals registered for use in Australian viticulture 2004/2005 (Bell, S-J and Daniel, C). However, always check with your winery or grape purchaser as they may have different and/or additional restrictions on use.

CHOSEN LABEL RATE OF REGISTRERED PRODUCT USED PER 100L (g, kg, ml or L)

Chosen label rate is the amount of registered product you have used per 100L that complies with the label rate. This column needs to be completed for fungicide or insecticide sprays. Note: this is not required for herbicide sprays as the rates are always given on a per sprayed hectare basis.

CF is the Concentration Factor used for concentrate spraying. Refer to page(s) X-Y for an explanation. If an explanation is not given you can download an example of how to calculate the concentration from the AWRI website http://www.awri.com.au/agrochemicals/spray_diary/CF.asp. This is based on an example from the Hardy Wine Company

AMOUNT OF WATER SPRAYED (L/ha or L/100m) is the actual amount of water or spray mixture applied to the canopy or ground expressed as litres per hectare or per 100m as required. The amount of water sprayed is often referred to as spray volume. State the actual chosen rate used NOT a range that appears on some labels.

Note: For conversion of L/ha to L/100m refer to page X. If this water rate conversion table is not provided you can download a table from the AWRI website http://www.awri.com.au/agrochemicals/spray_diary/Water_Rate_Conversion.doc. This was provided courtesy of Orlando-Wyndham.

AMOUNT OF REGISTERED PRODUCT USED (g, kg, ml, L) is the total amount of registered agrochemical used expressed as product per hectare or product per 100m as required.

To calculate the amount of registered product used per hectare or per 100m use the formula(s) below:

Product/ha = Chosen label rate of registered product per 100L x CF x actual amount of water sprayed per ha ÷ 100

Product/100m = Chosen label rate of registered product per 100L x CF x actual amount of water sprayed per 100m ÷ 100

Fungicide and Insecticide example:

Actual spraying volume = 500L/ha
Concentration factor (CF) = 3
Chosen Kumulus DF label rate = 350g/100L

Product/ha        = Chosen label rate per 100L x CF x Actual spraying volume (L/ha) ÷ 100
                        = 350 x 3 x 500 ÷ 100
                        = 5.25 kg/ha

Actual spraying volume = 15L/100m
Concentration factor (CF) = 3
Chosen Kumulus DF label rate = 350g/100L

Product/100m    = Chosen label rate per 100L x CF x Actual spraying volume (L/100m) ÷ 100
                         = 350 x 3 x 15 ÷ 100
                         = 157.5 g/100m

Herbicide example expressed per ha

Actual spraying volume = 500 L/ha
Concentration factor (CF) always = 1
Chosen Basta label rate = 3L/ha

Product/ha        = 3L

COMMENTS (Compulsory NSW):

Start/Finish: Start and finish times of spraying

Wind Speed and direction: Refer to page X. If you do not have access to a weather station you can use the Beaufort wind strength scale. If this has not been provided you can download it from the AWRI website http://www.awri.com.au/agrochemicals/spray_diary/Wind-Strength-web.asp.

Operator: Name or code of operator. Refer to page X (where full contact details are recorded).

Weather: Weather conditions during spraying

Equipment: Equipment used for spraying