Information about the files that you are receiving

 

 

 

Permit Data

            please note the permit expiration date.

 

Permit Site Data

• Growers are encouraged to plan for their pest control activities for the calendar year when they are issued their permits.  Thus, the commodities and acreage on the permit may not accurately reflect what is being grown at any point in time.

 

Pesticide Use Report Data

• This information is derived from pesticide use reports which are submitted on paper and electronically. Both types of data are entered into our databases.  This information is collected for submission to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, who then glean the data for potential errors such as duplicates and abnormal data.  The data as submitted to you may not have had this check performed.  When we are informed of such aberrant data, such data may be corrected or deleted.  Therefore, the data may not match what you have received in the past.  The error rates in the past have averaged 1%.  Please consider this information if performing statistical analysis of the data.

 

Comma Separated Value File Format (CSV)

• These text files were exported from our databases in a format which allows the flexibility for use in other software.  The first line contains the field names. 
• By default, this file format will open in Excel®.
• This file format can also be imported in to a database program.