Spray Buddy

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About Spray Buddy - a Pesticide Planning Tool!

Spray Buddy is a web application that provides access to New York State (NYS) pesticide label data. It is just a tool to help with pesticide seleciton and planning and is NOT MEANT TO BE A REPLACEMENT FOR THE LABEL ITSELF. PLEASE ALWAYS REFER TO THE LABEL FOR THE MOST ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE INFORMATION. ALL INFORMATION IN THIS APPLICAITION MAY BE INACCURATE OR OUT OF DATE.

Features

Search Page

  • Find Products by Crop: Start by selecting your crop, then choose what you're treating (like diseases or pests), and see which products are labeled for that use
  • Search by Name: Type in a product name, EPA number, or active ingredient to quickly find what you're looking for
  • Save Your Favorites: Click the star icon on products you use often to save them to your favorites list for quick access
  • Add Your Own Products: If you use a product that's not in the database, you can add it yourself with all the important details
  • Plan Your Applications: Use the "Plan Application" button to quickly start logging a pesticide application
  • Product Details: Click on any product to see everything you need to know:
    • Application rates and how much to use
    • Re-entry intervals (REI) - when it's safe to go back into the field
    • Pre-harvest intervals (PHI) - how many days before harvest you can apply
    • Safety requirements and what protective equipment you need
    • Active ingredients and how they work
    • How many times you can apply this season and how much total you can use
    • The full pesticide label - click on any information to jump directly to that section in the label
  • View Labels: See the complete pesticide label right in the app, with the ability to zoom in and navigate to specific sections

My Farm Page

  • Manage Your Farms: Add all your farms and keep them organized
  • Track Your Blocks: Set up your fields by crop, variety, and acreage
  • Plan Your Harvest: Enter when you expect to harvest each block
  • Stay on Schedule: See at a glance which blocks are ready for re-entry and which ones are coming up for harvest soon
  • Quick View: Each farm shows you the most important information right away

Application Log Page

  • Record Your Applications: Keep track of every pesticide application you make:
    • Type in the product name and the app will help you find it
    • Select which blocks and varieties you're treating
    • Enter when you applied it
    • Record the rate and how many gallons per acre you used
    • The app automatically fills in the REI and PHI from the label
    • Add any notes you want to remember
  • View Your History: See all your past and planned applications in one place, sorted by date
  • Check Your Limits: See how many times you've applied a product this season and how much you have left before hitting the label limits
  • Make Changes: Edit applications if you need to update something, or copy an old application to create a new one
  • See the Label: View the pesticide label right in the form - click on any highlighted information to jump to that section
  • Calculate Amounts: The app automatically figures out how much product and water you need based on your block sizes and application rate

Your Account

  • Secure Login: Create an account to save all your information
  • Your Data is Safe: All your farms, blocks, applications, and favorites are stored securely and only you can see them
  • Access Anywhere: Your information is saved in the cloud, so you can access it from any device

Coming Soon

  • Download your application log as a spreadsheet or PDF
  • Export your pesticide search results
  • Save product information to your computer

Data Source

The data used in this application was collected from New York State's NYSPAD tool, which contains updated lists of registered pesticides in New York State as well as PDF labels of the pesticides.

An AI model (GPT-4o mini) was used to extract helpful data from these pesticide labels and return the data into a structured and useful format for growers.

API Endpoints

The application provides the following API endpoints:

  • GET /api/health - Basic health check and record count
  • GET /api/stats - Dataset statistics
  • GET /api/pesticides?page=1&per_page=50 - Paginated list of pesticides
  • GET /api/search?q=<query>&type=both - Search pesticides
  • GET /api/pesticide/<epa_reg_no> - Get detailed information for a specific pesticide
  • GET /api/enums/crops - Get list of available crops
  • GET /api/enums/target-types?crop=<crop> - Get target types for a crop
  • GET /api/enums/targets?crop=<crop>&target_type=<type> - Get targets for a crop and target type
  • GET /api/filter?crop=<crop>&target_type=<type>&target=<target> - Filter pesticides by crop, target type, and target