Great collection of three agriculture pesticide application films including crop dusting, insecticide/pesticide application methods, DDT application, and pests like the boll weevil. Topics Include: Pest Control & Management Insects, Weeds, PestsPesticide, Insecticide, Herbicide Application Including DDTCrop Dusting, Cropdusting Aircraft
Included Films:
Death to Weeds
Death to Weeds
Produced: 1947
Length: 22 Minutes
There are no second chances, there are no excuses, if you are a weed, you must die. Produced by the Dow Chemical Company about exciting new pesticides, we see the benefits of four weed killers and how weeds are menacing the good people of America. Weeds can cost farmers billions of dollars a year. Dows solution? Kill them all! The film is a gripping look at chemical sprays used on plants before harsh regulations and activists sought to make the chemicals safer. Death to Weeds strident call to kill all weeds everywhere is a superb look into the history of agriculture as well as the history of chemical pesticides. Organic farmers…look away.
Agricultural Aviation
Agricultural Aviation
Produced: 1955
Length: 13 Minutes
Since its invention in 1903 the airplane has long served the needs of human kind, from war time pursuits, to leisure activities, and more importantly the age old trade of farming. Produced in 1955,Agricultural Aviation provides a glimpse into the importance of airplanes and helicopters to the agricultural industry, particularly for crop dusting. This includes vintage shots of insecticides bucketing down on plants before such acts were called into question for health reasons.
Who Shall Reap
Who Shall Reap
Produced: 1969
Length: 28 Minutes
Who will win the in the battle of man versus nature? This U.S. Department of Agriculture Film explores this question. It discusses the different types of pests that harm crops, humans, and animals and explains why the pests are bad for society.The world is heavily populated and the population is ever increasing. Bugs, fungus, viruses, bacteria, and parasitic animals cause 100,000 different diseases which destroy the food supply, make humans ill, and cause death and suffering.Much is being undertaken by science to help combat this issue. Genetically resistant plans are engineered to help resist the pests. Attempts at changing the environment where pests live are being made. Chemicals and pest control systems are ways in which farmers and scientists try to battle the destructions of important crops.Through these efforts, the outlook is much brighter for all mankind, but especially in regions that are still developing. It will help close the gap between the rich and poor and make food more widely available and less costly. This is an example of technology improving the lives of those affected by it.
