Using pesticides or fertilisers

If you use agricultural or veterinary chemical products in the Northern Territory (NT), you must use them safely.

System requirements when using pesticides or fertilisers

This guidance is for anyone using pesticides or fertilisers on their land using an irrigation system.

When applying these products, you must use backflow prevention devices to avoid water pollution.

You're responsible for ensuring these devices are installed and working properly.

Read the advisory note on chemigation and fertigation systems.

Chemigation and fertigation advisory note DOCX (443.6 KB)
Chemigation and fertigation advisory note PDF (406.1 KB)

Information in other languages

The following fact sheets and advisory notes are available in different languages.

Khmer advisory note PDF (532.4 KB)
Khmer fact sheet  PDF (5.4 MB)

Vietnamese advisory note PDF (208.1 KB)
Vietnamese fact sheet PDF (124.8 KB)

Indonesian advisory note PDF (222.4 KB)
Indonesian fact sheet PDF (275.8 KB)

Simplified Chinese advisory note PDF (742.1 KB)
Traditional Chinese advisory note PDF (740.6 KB)

Traditional Chinese fact sheet PDF (349.8 KB)
Simplified Chinese fact sheet PDF (363.3 KB).

Thiourea fertiliser

Thiourea fertiliser is banned in the NT when applied through a foliar spray.

Read the advisory note on thiourea.

Advisory note - thiourea DOCX (375.2 KB)
Advisory note - thiourea PDF (395.2 KB).

Contact

Call 08 8999 2199 or email chemicals@nt.gov.au.