Volume 20, No. 1, January 2002
Welcome to the Pesticide Quarterly
Coordinator's CommentsNew North Dakota Department of Agriculture 2002 Pesticide Policies
Complaint Summary 2001
Enforcement Summary for 2001
NDSU Advanced Crop Advisor Workshop February 21 & 22 in Fargo
Pesticide Dealer, Applicator Awards Announced
North Dakota Pesticide Working Group Meets to Decide Registration Needs for 2002
Calendar for 2002 Commercial Certification Trainings
More than 73 tons of waste pesticides collected
This issue marks the first time that that the NDSU Pesticide Quarterly has been mailed to all 17,000 North Dakota private and commercial certified pesticide applicators and dealers. Since 1981 it has been distributed exclusively to commercial applicators and dealers. It is published four times per year by the NDSU Extension Pesticide Program. The PQ contains timely and relevant information on use issues, regulatory requirements, and information about certified applicator training opportunities.
The January issue of the PQ will be distributed to all certified applicators in the state. Commercial certificate holders will continue to receive all four issues of the PQ without interruption. Private applicators will receive the April, July, and October issues only upon request. There is no subscription fee for this newsletter. To request the PQ, go to our home page at http://ndsupesticide.org and subscribe on-line.
The pesticide program has been gearing up for a really big certification year due to the anticipated influx of new applicators as a result of the legislature's new pesticide laws. In this issue you'll see many more commercial trainings than in previous years and you will see a greater variety of category offerings than ever before. (Private applicators please note: your trainings are available through your local NDSU Extension Service County Office).
If your certification(s) are due to expire April 1, 2002, or you are new to the system, have a look at our commercial training calendar and make plans now to register. I encourage you to preregister, this will reduce your certification costs by almost 20% and it means that you will only have to show up 15 minutes early to sign in at the training site. No filling out forms, just your signature is needed and you will receive confirmation via mail that your preregistration has been received and a reminder about your training date(s).
You might have noticed over the past couple of years that the pesticide program has been aggressively adopting technology to better deliver our programs and minimize bureaucratic hassles. This year we will be using it in several new ways to deliver our programs.
First, when you give us your e-mail address, we can now use it to send you notices when your certifications have been processed and we can mail you notifications as to when the Pesticide Quarterly has been posted on the web.
Second, we will be rolling out an on-line fumigation training and an on-line testing program in a handful of county extension offices this winter. This will give you another option to maintain your certifications and speed up the processing of certification exams. After piloting the system this year, we hope for a statewide roll out in 2003.
Third, we are using the North Dakota Interactive Video Network to deliver fumigation training to a record number of locations across the state. In previous years we only had two fumigation training sites available, now we have more than a dozen.
Finally, we are experimenting with internet video conferencing to add live state specialist participation to trainings that would ordinarily be delivered by a dated videotape.
These are exciting times in the pesticide program and we hope that these additions to our program will improve the quality of how we do business.
All of us in the pesticide program wish you a happy and successful New Year.
Warmest regards,
Andrew A. Thostenson,
Pesticide Program Specialist
The most recent legislative session has resulted in some changes in the pesticide laws that will be evident in the 2002 season. First, and foremost, is the new requirement that all commercial applicators of general and restricted use pesticides must be certified in the proper category. There is a provision that applicators of general use pesticides may apply under the direct supervision of a properly certified supervisor. This provision does not apply to aerial applicators, all of whom must be certified.
NDDA pesticide inspectors have been instructed that during a use inspection, an applicator of a general use pesticide that is not certified must be able to contact his/her supervisor immediately and that person must be able to come to the application site within a reasonable amount of time. Failure to appear within a reasonable period of time, to be measured in minutes, will result in a violation.
When conducting use inspections, proof of Financial Responsibility must be provided to the inspector. Absent this proof, the inspector will immediately suspend the applicator's certification and the application until that requirement is met. The new language of the law regarding Financial Responsibility requires this suspension.
The NDDA has also stated that they will be doing more Worker Protection Standard inspections and enforcement actions starting in the 2002 season. These inspections will cover all WPS requirements.
It was also noted that new bulk pesticide rules regarding the storage, packaging and repackaging of bulk pesticides will become effective soon. These rules will be mentioned in more detail in the next issue. If there are any questions about the above information, please call Gerry Thompson at (701) 328-4922.
The following table represents complaints that the North Dakota Department of Agriculture investigated during the 2001 spray season.
A = Air Applied G = Ground Applied
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COUNTY COMPLAINT ACTION TAKEN
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Nelson Truckload of grain still under G $1375.00
fumigation at terminal
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Wells Dogs died from alleged poison G Withdrew complaint
in neighbors shed
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Logan Got sick from neighbors G No violation
spraying
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McLean Neighbor pouring formaldehyde G Soil tested -- no violation
on lawn -- killing grass
and trees
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Cass Neighbor fumigated -- odors are G No violation
moving onto property making
him sick
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Stark Commercial applicator spraying G No violation
in wind
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Stark Commercial applicator spraying G $400.00 -- General Label
in wind
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Burleigh Roundup drift onto barley G Repeat violation -- $1150
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Barnes Spraying in wind drift $200.00 -- General label
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Stutsman Farmer spraying in wind G Farmer $100 -- Spraying in
the wind; Complainant $200.00;
Both-General label
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Stutsman Drift onto organic flax and A Pending sample results
fallow
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Stutsman Aerial applicator contaminated A $2175.00
airport runway
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Hettinger Commercial applicator spraying G $400.00
in the wind
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Cavalier Drift onto wheat No Violation -- No Detect
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Barnes Wife sick -- thinks pesticide G Collected application records
related -- No violation
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LaMoure Drift onto farmstead A No violation
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Dickey Commercial applicator sprayed G Complaint withdrawn;
300 acres wheat -- all damaged wrong chemical in shuttle
or dead
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McKenzie Drift onto farmstead A $400
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Stutsman Drift onto organic flax and A Waiting sample analysis
summer fallow
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Nelson Aerial applicator dumped load A $2175.00
on farmyard -- not reported
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Richland Corn stunted by spray G Waiting for samples
application
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Traill Roundup or Raptor drift onto G Waiting for samples
soybeans
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McKenzie Drift onto lentil beans A Label-Aerial applicator -- $400;
Private applicator $200
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Morton Drift onto property from G General Label -- $400.00
commercial lawn application
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Griggs Aerial applicator dumped tank A $5175.00; three years probation.
in cattle stock pond Contractor fined $300.00 for
failure to keep records.
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Stutsman Drift onto farmstead and A Waiting for samples
shelterbelt trees
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Ward Drift onto canola field G Waiting for samples
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Cass Drift onto soybeans A $400.00
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Walsh Drift onto soybeans A $400.00
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Cass Drift onto soybeans A $400.00
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Walsh Drift into farmstead A $400.00
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McLean Drift into canola field G $200.00 (Private)
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Benson Drift into farmstead A Spraying in the wind $100
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Kidder Drift onto property from A No violation, samples -- negative
aerial application
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Ramsey Neighbor sprayed yard with G Samples positive; could not
Roundup prove who sprayed
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Richland Drift onto soybeans and trees A $400.00
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Barnes Drift onto garden and farmstead G $475.00
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Wells Drift onto sunflower A $200.00 Label-drift
G $100.00 Records-Comm applicator
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Ward Drift onto alfalfa G $200.00
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Ward Drift onto canola A Samples
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Williams Runoff from Krovar application G Samples
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Barnes Drift into farmstead A Samples
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McLean Drift onto canola G Samples
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Ward Drift onto farmstead A Samples
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Cavalier Drift onto canola G Samples
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Cass Drift onto soybeans A Samples
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Cavalier Fargo damage G Samples
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LaMoure Drift onto soybeans G Label $200.00
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Morton Damage to grass and flowers G Samples
from runoff
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Grand Forks Drift onto trees and property A Samples
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The North Dakota Department of Agriculture Pesticide Enforcement Division reports the following enforcement actions as of December 2001.
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FINE AMT
FIRST NAME LAST NAME FIRM CITY ST VIOLATIONS IN $ PAID
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JAY ABERNATHY ABERNATHY SALES LANFORD ND NOT CERTIFIED 50 50
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ARTHUR ALLMARAS FARMER NEW ROCKFORD ND GENERAL LABEL 250 250
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ARNOLD BAUMILLER PRIVATE HAZELTON ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 50 50
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KERRY BETTENHAUSEN FARMER VENTURIA ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 50 50
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JIMMY BLOTTER FARMER TURTLE LAKE ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 75 75
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ZAC BROWNING JAMESTOWN ND GENERAL LABEL 2975 2975
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DANNY CARLSON FARMER NEW ROCKFORD ND GENERAL LABEL 250 250
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MAX CHRISTENSON WESTERN WEED NAMPA ID GENERAL LABEL 400 400
SERVICE
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CLARK COLEMAN FARMER BISMARCK ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 50 50
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BRIAN CRAWFORD TALL TOWERS AG GALESBURG ND ENVIRONMENTAL 5175 5175
ENDANGERMENT
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GORDON DELANO BEAVER CREEK HATTON ND RECOMMENDED 400 100
AG SERVICE EXCESS RATE
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LAWRENCE DUCHSCHERER FARMERS UNION REGAN ND NOT CERTIFIED 200 100
ELEVATOR AND GOT
CERTIFIED
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GARY ECKHART HARVEST STATES MCVILLE ND NO PLACARDS 1375 1000
NO AERATION
ILLEGAL HIGHWAY
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GARY ELDER HEBRON FARMERS HEBRON ND IMPROPER RECORDS 100 100
ELEVATOR
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ROGER ERFLE PRIVATE BOWDON ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 550 50
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ROY ERICKSON ROY'S CUSTOM BISMARCK ND GENERAL LABEL 400 400
AG SERVICE
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CARMEN EWERT PRIVATE LANGDON ND GENERAL LABEL 200 200
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PAUL FALSTAD PRIVATE KATHRYN ND GENERAL LABEL 200 200
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DALE FAUST QUALITY AERIAL CASSELTON ND GENERAL LABEL 400 400
SPRAYING
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DAVID FLICK FARMER CHASELEY ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 50 50
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LOREN FRIEZE MOTT EQUITY MOTT ND ILLEGAL SALE 100 100
EXCHANGE NO DEALER
CERTIFICATION
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BRAD GAUDRY MINTO FLYING MINTO ND INADEQUATE 200 0
SERVICE DIKING
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MARVIN & GROSS SPRING CREEK FORBES ND GENERAL LABEL 200 200
LEONARD HUTTERIAN
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KENT GUSSIAS PRIVATE CARRINGTON ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 50 50
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WILLIAM HAAG MANDAN FARMERS MANDAN ND ILLEGAL SALES 300 300
ELEVATOR NO DEALER
CERTIFICATION
NO FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
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KEVIN HAAS PRIVATE JAMESTOWN ND GENERAL LABEL 100 100
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RANDY HABECK BARLOW GRAIN CARRINGTON ND ILLEGAL SALES 100 100
& STOCK
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RANDY HABECK BARLOW GRAIN CARRINGTON ND ILLEGAL SALES 100 100
& STOCK FALSE INFORMATION
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RICHARD HALSTENSON MINTO FLYING MINTO ND GENERAL LABEL 500 500
SERVICE
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GREG HANSEN VALLEY AG SALES VALLEY CITY ND GENERAL LABEL 100 100
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RANDY HECK COLFAX FARMERS COLFAX ND ILLEGAL SALES 100 100
ELEVATOR
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RON HEFTA BENSON QUINN UNDERWOOD ND ILLEGAL SALES 500 500
COMPANY GENERAL LABEL
IMPROPER RECORDS
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REG HERMAN HERMANDALE FARM BRINSMADE ND GENERAL LABEL 250 250
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HARLEY HIAM RANSOM COUNTY WAHPETON ND GENERAL LABEL 1950 250
WEED BOARD
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DARRELL HOLM FARMER VALLEY CITY ND GENERAL LABEL 200 200
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STEVEN IBACH FARMERS HAZELTON ND ILLEGAL SALES 300 300
UNION OIL IMPROPER RECORDS
NO SAFETY
EQUIPMENT IMPROPER
BULK HANDLING
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MYRON JEPSON TURTLE LAKE TURTLE LAKE ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 5675 2850
EQUITY ELEVATOR ILLEGAL SALE
NO DEALER
CERTIFICATION
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RANDY JOHNASON FARMERS UNION EDINBURG ND IMPROPER RECORDS 100 100
OIL COMPANY
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TODD KAUTZMAN MOTT GRAIN MOTT ND IMPROPER RECORDS 200 200
COMPANY NO PLACARDS NO
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
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ERIC KLINDT TRI-STATE WAHPETON ND GENERAL LABEL 400 400
AG AIR
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HAROLD KNOEFLER ALBERT KNOEFLER BISMARCK ND GENERAL LABEL 1000 1000
HONEY
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LYLE KOSKI LAKE REGION DEVILS LAKE ND NO CERTIFICATION 500 500
GRAIN COMPANY NO RECORDS
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MICHAEL KRATZ KRATZ AERIAL LAMOURE ND GENERAL LABEL 625 625
AG SERVICE
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GORDON KRECH ROLLA FLYING ROLLA ND GENERAL LABEL 400 0
SERVICE
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JEFF KRUEGER FARMER MAX ND GENERAL LABEL 200 200
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TOM LANGENMOO FARMER FINGAL ND GENERAL LABEL 200 200
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IDA LEHMANN LEHMANN MCCLUSKY ND ILLEGAL SALES 200 200
GRAIN INC.
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JEFF LEIDHOLM PRIVATE HENSLER ND GENERAL LABEL 200 200
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JOHN LEMIEUX CENEX DICKINSON ND ILLEGAL SALES 100 100
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BRIAN MAGNUSON ROSENAU SEED CARRINGTON ND IMPROPER RECORDS 100 100
COMPANY
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LEO MASTEL CENEX LINTON ND NO RECORDS 100 100
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RODNEY MATTERN MATTERN SPRAY WARWICK ND NO RECORDS 100 100
SERVICE
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RON MCMARTIN M & M INC. ST THOMAS ND GENERAL LABEL 200 200
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DOUG MEIER PRIVATE CATHAY ND GENERAL LABEL 200 200
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FRED MUTSCHLER MUTSCHLER JAMESTOWN ND GENERAL LABEL 1775 500
AVIATION INC NO RECORDS AND
REPEAT OFFENSE
PROBATION
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FRED MUTSCHLER MUTSCHLER JAMESTOWN ND GENERAL LABEL 1375 500
AVIATION INC REPEAT OFFENSE
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ALAN OLSON AGSCO BISMARCK ND NO RECORDS 100 100
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AL PAULSON FARMERS JAMESTOWN ND NO RECORDS 100 100
UNION OIL
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JOE PETERSON SUNPRAIRIE BOWBELLS ND INACCURATE 300 300
GRAIN RUNNING INVENTOR
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MIKE PFAU TAYLOR AG BOTTINEAU ND GENERAL LABEL 400 400
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MIKE PFAU TAYLOR AG BOTTINEAU ND GENERAL LABEL 400 400
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ROGER PICKAR WIMBLEDON GRAIN WIMBLEDON ND IMPROPER 300 300
COMPANY APPLICATION
RECORDS
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DONALD POWELL STRASBURG STRASBURG ND ILLEGAL SALES 50 300
FARMERS NO RECORDS
ELEVATOR
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PAUL PRINCE FARMERS REGENT ND GENERAL LABEL 400 400
UNION OIL
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DAVID REECE LOWRY MN GENERAL LABEL 625 625
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DENNIS RIMMEREID PRIVATE NEW ROCKFORD ND GENERAL LABEL 250 250
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DON ROCKVOY SOURIS RIVER LANSFORD ND ILLEGAL SALES 100 100
GRAIN
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VIC RISOURI S KESSLER CANDO FARMERS CANDO ND GENERAL LABEL 100 100
GRAIN INC
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DUANE SAFER FIELD SERVICES ORISKA ND GENERAL LABEL 400 200
OF ND
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RANDY SCHAEFER S & B BISMARCK ND NO RECORDS NO 200 200
LANDSCAPING SAFETY EQUIPMENT
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JEFF SCHAUER FARMERS WISHEK ND ILLEGAL SALES 100 100
ELEVATOR
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RICHARD SCHMIDT SOUTH CENTRAL LINTON ND ILLEGAL SALES 100 100
GRAIN
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WAYNE SCHMITCKE PRIVATE HAZELTON ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 50 50
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DARREL SEHN FARMER LINTON ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 50 50
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JIM SITAR SIMPLOT SOIL LANGDON ND ILLEGAL SALES 200 GOT
BUILDERS NO DEALER CERTIFIED
CERTIFICATION
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JASON SORLEIN PRIVATE LAKOTA ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 50 50
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JERRY SPILDE FOWLERS SKY YPSILANTI ND GENERAL LABEL 1400 1400
FARMER
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CURTIS STAHL BISMARCK LAW BISMARCK ND GENERAL LABEL 400 50
SPRAYING
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RYAN THOMAS THOMAS HONEY LIBERTY TX UNREGISTERED 12000 8000
FARMS PRODUCT
TRANSPORT
SODIUM CYANIDE
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RANDY THOMPSON PRIVATE HATTON ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 50 50
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RANDY THOMPSON PRIVATE HATTON ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 500 50
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KEVIN THOMPSON HERMANDALE MINNEWAUKAN ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 100 100
FARMS
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STANLEY RUCKS HOSANNA OKEECHOBEE FL GENERAL LABEL 18000 5000
TIM THOMPSON APIARIES
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FELIX VETTER PRIVATE HAZELTON ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 75 75
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FELIX VETTER PRIVATE HAZELTON ND ILLEGAL PURCHASE 75 75
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CHRIS WASHBURN SELF-EMPLOYED NEW TOWN ND GENERAL LABEL 200 200
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ROBIN WEISZ M & W GRAIN BOWDON ND ILLEGAL SALE 2575 950
NO RECORDS
NO BULK PERMIT
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ROGER WICK FARMER NEW ROCKFORD ND GENERAL LABEL 250 250
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GARY WIECK CENEX -- VALLEY CITY ND ILLEGAL SALE 100 100
VALLEY CITY & IMPROPER BULK
LITCHVILLE DIKING
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JEFF WILLIAMS FARMERS COOP STREETER ND ILLEGAL SALES 200 200
ELEVATOR IMPROPER RECORDS
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TOM WYLIE PRIVATE MONTPELIER ND GENERAL LABEL 200 200
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ROBERT YRI FARMERS EQUITY NEW ROCKFORD ND IMPROPER BULK 300 300
ELEVATOR HANDLING
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RONALD ZIELKE FARMERS FREDONIA ND NO RECORDS 100 0
ELEVATOR INC NO SAFETY
EQUIPMENT
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LANCE ZIMMERMAN PRIVATE ROSE GLEN ND GENERAL LABEL 200 200
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This is an advanced workshop for individuals who desire the latest information on soil fertility, crop management, and information technology. This program is designed for crop consultants, agronomists, ag dealers, extension agents, and industry representatives. The program begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 21 in the NDSU Memorial Union Dakota Ballroom. It concludes Feb. 22 at 1:30 p.m. Continuing education credits for certified crop advisors will be available.
The number of workshop participants will be limited to 150. Preregistration (including fee payment) is required as workshop enrollment will be filled on a firstcome/firstserve basis.
Workshop fee is $125 per person ($75 for one day attendance). The fee covers the cost of refreshment breaks, meals, social and reference materials. A full refund of the preregistration fee will be provided if requested by February 15.
A confirmation letter will be sent to persons who have preregistered (completed form and paid fee) to confirm their enrollment in the workshop.
Reservations for lodging may be made directly with motels in the Fargo/Moorhead area. A block of rooms has been reserved at a reduced rate until February 8 at the Kelly Inn, 3800 Main Ave., Fargo, phone (701) 2822143. Workshop participants must make their own lodging arrangements.
NDSU campus parking passes will be available for workshop participants. Car pooling is strongly encouraged when traveling to campus to reduce competition for limited parking spaces.
BISMARCK - Mark Dooley, Casselton, and Glen Wharam, Park River, are North Dakota's outstanding pesticide applicators of 2001, and Brian Johnson, Hatton, is the outstanding pesticide dealer of the year.
The awards were presented during the recent North Dakota Agricultural Association Short Course and Trade Show in Fargo.
"Mark won the dealer award back in 1992 and is the first double winner in these awards," said Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson. "Mark, Glen and Brian have done an exemplary job of providing customers with effective and affordable crop protection, while helping ensure protection of the environment."
Dooley has been employed by Chaffee Lynchburg Elevator for 15 years, and currently supervises a staff of 12 full-time applicators who spray more than 100,000 acres annually.
A pilot since 1969, Wharam has managed an aerial and ground application business, Valley Sprayers, Inc., since 1995. The company annually sprays between 60,000 and 70,000 acres.
The manager of the UAP Northern Plains facility in Hatton since 1995, Johnson sells agricultural chemicals and seed and scouts fields.
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) and the North Dakota Agricultural Association cooperatively present the annual awards. Winners are nominated by NDDA consumer protection inspectors.
Editors note: What follows are extracts from the minutes of a pesticide working group that convened in November and met in Bismarck under the auspices of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. Representatives from the department, NDSU Extension Service pest management specialists, representatives from major commodity groups, and pesticide manufacturers were in attendance. The minutes list the work that has and will be conducted to secure special pesticide registrations for the year 2002 and beyond.
Jim Gray from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture presented a summary of the Section 18 exemptions requested and granted in 2001. The Department requested 21 Section 18 exemptions in 2001; all but one were approved. The Department also declared two crisis exemptions in 2001. Consistent with past years, North Dakota led Midwestern states with the number of Section 18 exemptions requested and granted. Gray also presented a summary of the Section 24(c) registrations issued by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture in 2001, and provided meeting participants with a list of all active Section 24(c) registrations in North Dakota. Gray also updated meeting participants with highlights from EPA pesticide registration actions from fiscal year 2001. Participants were provided with a copy of "FY2001 Report of Conventional Pesticide Registration Decisions" from EPA's Registration Division. This was followed by a discussion of EPA's FY2002 pesticide registration work plan, with a focus on pending registration actions with an impact on North Dakota agriculture.
Dr. Brian Jenks and Dr. Rich Zollinger from NDSU discussed herbicide Section 18 exemption needs for 2002. The proposed herbicide Section 18 exemptions for 2002 can be found in Table 1. There are three new Section 18 exemptions planned for 2002. These include imazamox in Clearfield sunflowers to control cocklebur, dimethenamid in sunflowers to control Powell amaranth, and sethoxydim in buckwheat to control wild oats. Use of sethoxydim in buckwheat was covered under a crisis exemption in 1999. However, this use has never been covered under a specific Section 18 exemption.
Table 1. Proposed herbicide Section 18 exemptions for North Dakota in 2002.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Active Ingredient Product Crop Target Pest(s) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- sulfentrazone Spartan peas, chickpeas wild buckwheat imazamox Raptor dry beans nightshade paraquata Gramoxone Max seed peas misc. weeds ethalfluralin Sonalan canola kochia (ALS-res) clopyralid Stinger canola Canada thistle imazamox Raptor canola wild mustard clopyralid Curtail M flax Canada thistle ethalfluralin Sonalan safflower kochia (ALS-res) sethoxydim Poast safflower wild oats sethoxydimbc Poast buckwheat wild oats imazapic Plateau range & pasture leafy spurge fomasafen Reflex dry beans common ragweed sulfentrazone Spartan sunflowers kochia imazamoxc Raptor/Beyond Clearfield sunflowers cocklebur dimethenamidc Outlook sugarbeets Powell amaranth -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
a A permanent tolerance for paraquat in peas was issued in September, 2001.
We may be able to cover this use with a Section 24(c) registration.
b Crisis exemption for this use in 1999.
c New for 2001.
Use of paraquat in seed peas has been covered under a Section
18 exemption for the past several years. However, a permanent tolerance
for paraquat in peas was recently
published in the Federal Register.
The NDDA will investigate whether
a Section 24(c) registration can be issued for this use. If this use can
be covered under a Section 24(c) registration, a Section 18
exemption will not be needed.
Several weed species were identified that are new to North Dakota or becoming especially problematic in the state. These include wild buckwheat, marshelder, and biennial wormood. These weeds will be continually monitored, and if needed, addressed through Section 18 exemptions.
Dr. Phil Glogoza discussed potential insecticide Section 18 exemptions for 2002. The Section 18 exemption for use of coumaphos (CheckmiteÒ) strips in beehives was the only insecticide exemption for 2001. Since varroa mites and small hive beetles are still major pests for beekeepers, we will most likely need a Section 18 exemption for this use in 2002. Jeff Olson from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture provided comment on the alleged misuse of the product under the exemptions granted in both 2000 and 2001. Olson stressed that the North Dakota Department of Agriculture will continue to inspect beehives and levy fines if misuse of coumaphos is found.
Dr. Glogoza also commented on a number of insect pest problems that are challenging for North Dakota producers. Most of these pests have been a nuisance in the past, but have the potential to be much more serious if optimal conditions exist. Although specific exemption requests are not planned for these pest problems, we should be ready to declare a crisis exemption if an emergency outbreak occurs. These include: thrips in barley, bertha armyworm in dry mustard, soybean aphid in soybeans, lygus plant bug in sunflowers, and lygus plant bug in sugarbeet.
Dr. Marcia McMullen facilitated a discussion on fungicide Section 18 exemptions for North Dakota. Proposed fungicide Section 18 exemptions for North Dakota in 2002 can be found in Table 2.
Table 2. Proposed fungicide Section 18 exemptions for North Dakota in 2002.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Active Ingredient Product Crop Target Pest(s) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- tebuconazole Folicur wheat Fusarium head blight tebuconazole Folicur barley Fusarium head blight tebuconazole Folicur sunflowers rust propiconazole Tilt dry beans rust thiabendazole LSP lentils Ascochyta azoxystrobin Quadris lentils Ascochyta tetraconazole Eminent sugarbeets Cercospora -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
A Section 18 exemption for use of fenamidone in sunflowers to
control downy mildew was also discussed. We will monitor sunflowers for
downy mildew, and possibly submit a Section 18 exemption request.
In addition to the previously mentioned emergency disease problems, Anthracnose has been detected in North Dakota dry bean fields. This disease is one the most serious diseases affecting dry beans. Since an effective fungicide is not available for control of this disease, a Section 18 exemption is not proposed for 2002. However, NDSU and the dry bean growers will continue to monitor the spread of Anthracnose in North Dakota.
Rhizoctonia (root rot) is an emerging disease problem for North Dakota sugarbeet producers. Similar to downy mildew in sunflowers and Anthracnose in dry beans, this disease will be monitored.
Many of the proposed Section 18 exemption requests for 2002 are included in the 2002 work plan for EPA's Registration Division. Therefore, we may not have to submit some Section 18 exemption requests if a full registration is granted prior to the intended use season. Applicable registration packages can be found in Table 3.
Table 3. Pending FY2002 registration actions with an impact on 2002 Section
18 exemptions.
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Qtr of FY2002 Start of
Scheduled for Active N.D. Use
EPA Review Ingredient Crop Season
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1 imazamox canola, legumes early May
2 azoxystrobin legumes, sunflowers early June
clopyralid canola, flax early May
3 sethoxydim safflower, mid June
tetraconazole sugarbeets mid June
4 sulfentrazone sunflowers mid April
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The work plan dates for sethoxydim in safflower, sulfentrazone in
sunflowers, and tetraconazole in sugarbeets will most likely not meet the use
seasons for North Dakota. However, a full registration for imazamox in
canola and legumes, azoxystrobin in legumes, and clopyralid in canola
and flax may be available by this upcoming use season. The North
Dakota Department of Agriculture will consult with EPA's Section 18 Team
to determine whether submission of
a Section 18 exemption request for these uses is necessary.
A full registration for use of pyraclostrobin (BAS 500Ò) in several crops is scheduled for EPA review in first quarter of FY2002. According to the recently released EPA work plan, registered crops will include sugarbeet, small grains, potatoes, and several vegetables. It is believed that this registration package will also include legume vegetables. This would be good news for North Dakota chickpea and lentil growers because pyraclostrobin has demonstrated good activity against Ascochyta. If the registration does cover legumes, a Section 18 exemption for azoxystrobin in chickpeas and lentils will not be needed.
A BASF representative has also informed the North Dakota Department of Agriculture that a full registration for imazapic in range and pasture is anticipated for first quarter of FY2002. The Department will verify this with both EPA's Registration Division and BASF registration personnel. If this registration is granted, this will also reduce the number of Section 18 exemption submissions for 2002.
What follows are training schedules you can use for planning your training needs over the next several months. Online pre-registration is now available on the worldwide web via our secure server. Electronic pre-registration forms can also be found there for downloading and printing. Simply point your browser to our website at: http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/aginfo/pesticid/Reg2002.pdf.
"Initial Trainings" are designed for new applicators or dealers needing to prepare to take certification exams. "Recertification Trainings" are structured to give currently certified applicators refresher or update oriented information necessary to maintain or renew their certificates. "Home Study Materials" are available for those categories that are not available on the training calendar.
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DATE CATEGORY TRAINING TYPE PLACE TIME
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Jan 8, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Grand Forks Registration 8:00am
Ornamental &
Turf Greenhouse Initial & Grand Forks Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Recertification County Office
Building,
6th floor
Room C
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Jan 15, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Minot Registration 8:00am
Ornamental &
Turf Greenhouse Initial & NDSU North Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Recertification Central
Research &
Extension
Center
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Jan 16, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Devils Lake Registration 8:00am
Ornamental &
Turf Greenhouse Initial & Ramsey County Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Recertification Courthouse
Meeting Room
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Jan 22, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Fargo Registration 8:00am
Ornamental &
Turf Greenhouse Initial & Doublewood Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
NCTGA Recertification Best Western
Convention Hotel, Fargo
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Jan 29, 2002 Fumigation Commercial West Fargo Registration 8:00am
Private Speedway Training 8:30am - 12:00pm
Event Center
Initial & Testing 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Recertification
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Feb 20-22, Ground Core Commercial Minot 2/20 Registration 1:00pm
2002 Aerial AgPest
Right-of-Way Initial NDSU North Training 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Research & Demo Central
Seed Treatment Research & 2/21 Training
Extension 8:30am - 4:00pm
Center 2/22 Testing
8:00am - 5:00pm
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Mar 12, 2002 Fumigation Commercial IVN Sites: Registration 8:00am
Inter-Active Private Fargo, Training 8:30am - 12:30pm
Video Training Bismarck,
Devils Lake,
Dickinson,
Jamestown,
Minot,
Williston
Initial & Seating is
Recertification limited.
Preregistration
is mandatory.
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Mar 13-15, Ground Core Commercial Fargo 3/13 Registration 1:00pm
2002 Aerial AgPest
Right-of-Way Initial NDSU Campus
Research & Demo Loftsgard Training 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Seed Treatment Hall #380 3/14 Training
8:30am - 4:00pm
3/15 Testing
8:00am - 5:00m
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Mar 26, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Dickinson Registration 8:00am
Ornamental &
Turf Greenhouse Initial & Travelodge Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Recertification Hotel
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Mar 27, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Mandan Registration 8:00am
Ornamental &
Turf Greenhouse Initial & Seven Seas Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Recertification Best Western
Hotel
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IVN Site locations for March 12 Fumigation Training
Bismarck -- Bismarck State College (BSC) -- Vocational Technical Center, Room 228
Dickinson -- Dickinson State College (DSU) -- North Campus, Room 104
Devils Lake -- Lake Region State College (LRSC) -- Administration Building, Room 172
Fargo -- North Dakota State University (NDSU) -- E. Morrow Lebedeff, Room 183
Jamestown -- North Dakota State Hospital -- Education Building, Room 12W
Minot -- Minot State University Campus -- Administration Building, Room 158
Williston -- Williston State College (WSC) -- Main Building, Room 120
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DATE CATEGORY TRAINING TYPE PLACE TIME
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Jan 8, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Grand Forks Registration 8:00am
Ornamental &
Turf Greenhouse Initial & Grand Forks Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Recertification County Office
Building,
6th floor
Room C
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Jan 15, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Minot Registration 8:00am
Ornamental &
Turf Greenhouse Initial & NDSU North Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Recertification Central
Research &
Extension
Center
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Jan 16, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Devils Lake Registration 8:00am
Ornamental &
Turf Greenhouse Initial & Ramsey County Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Recertification Courthouse
Meeting Room
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Jan 22, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Fargo Registration 8:00am
Ornamental &
NCTGA Turf Greenhouse Initial & Doublewood Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Convention Recertification Best Western
Hotel
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Jan 29, 2002 Fumigation Commercial West Fargo Registration 8:00am
Private
Speedway Training 8:30am - 12:00pm
Initial & Event Center Testing 1:00-5:00pm
Recertification
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Feb 4, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Watford City Registration 8:00am
Aerial AgPest
Right-of-Way Recertification McKenzie Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Research & Demo, County
Seed Treatment Courthouse
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Feb 5, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Dickinson Registration 8:00am
Aerial AgPest
Right-of-Way Recertification Travelodge Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Research & Demo, Hotel
Seed Treatment
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Feb 11, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Mandan Registration 8:00am
Aerial AgPest
Right-of-Way Recertification Seven Seas Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Research & Demo, Best Western
Seed Treatment Hotel
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Feb 12, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Jamestown Registration 8:00
Aerial AgPest
Right-of-Way Recertification Gladstone Inn Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Research & Demo,
Seed Treatment
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Feb 19, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Minot Registration 8:00am
Aerial AgPest
Right-of-Way Recertification NDSU North Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Research & Demo, Central
Seed Treatment Research &
Extension
Center
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March 1, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Devils Lake Registration 8:00am
Aerial AgPest
Right-of-Way Recertification Ramsey County Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Research & Demo, Courthouse,
Seed Treatment Meeting Room
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March 4-5, Aerial Status Commercial Bismarck Registration 8:30am
2002 NDAAA only AgPest
Convention Right-Of-Way Recertification Radisson Training 9:00am - 5:00pm
Aerial Seed Treatment Hotel
Applicators Research & Demo
Only
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March 8, 2002 Ground Core Commercial Park River Registration 8:00am
Aerial AgPest
Right-of-Way Recertification City Hall Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Research & Demo, Auditorium
Seed Treatment
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March 12, Fumigation Commercial IVN Sites: Pre-registration is
2002 Inter-Active Private Fargo, mandatory
Video Training Bismarck, Registration 8:00am
Initial & Devils Lake, Training 8:30am - 12:30pm
Recertification Dickinson,
Jamestown,
Minot,
Williston
(seating is
limited)
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March 19, Ground Core Commercial West Fargo Registration 8:00am
2002 Aerial AgPest
Right-of-Way Recertification Speedway Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Research & Demo, Event Center
Seed Treatment
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March 26, Ground Core Commercial Dickinson Registration 8:00am
2002 Ornamental &
Turf Greenhouse Recertification Travelodge Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
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March 27, Ground Core Commercial Mandan Registration 8:00am
2002 Ornamental &
Turf Greenhouse Recertification Seven Seas Training 8:30am - 4:00pm
Best Western
Hotel
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Week of Ground Core Commercial Western TBA
May 21, 2002 Right-of-Way North Dakota
Recertification & Eastern
NDWCA North Dakota
Annual Location TBA
Sprayer
School ROW
Applicators
Only
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IVN Site locations for March 12 Fumigation Training
Bismarck -- Bismarck State College (BSC) -- Vocational Technical Center, Room 228
Dickinson -- Dickinson State College (DSU) -- North Campus, Room 104
Devils Lake -- Lake Region State College (LRSC) -- Administration Building, Room 172
Fargo -- North Dakota State University (NDSU) -- E. Morrow Lebedeff, Room 183
Jamestown -- North Dakota State Hospital -- Education Building, Room 12W
Minot -- Minot State University Campus -- Administration Building, Room 158
Williston -- Williston State College (WSC) -- Main Building, Room 120
Nearly 370 North Dakota farmers, ranchers, pesticide dealers, applicators, and other people delivered more than 73 tons of unusable pesticides to Project Safe Send collection sites during July of 2001. Authorized by the Legislature and conducted by NDDA, Project Safe Send is funded by the fees pesticide manufacturers pay to register their products in the state.
"This collection was one of the most successful we've had in the nine years Project Safe Send has been in operation," said Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson. "Although the tonnage was slightly greater in 2000, we had more participants this year."
This year, 369 persons brought in 147,857 pounds of unusable pesticides including DDT, mercury, arsenic, chlordane, toxaphene and other dangerous chemicals to 21 collection sites. Participation numbers and pounds collected per site are listed in the following table.
Dealers, applicators and farmers with unusable or banned pesticides will once again be able to get rid of them safely and free of charge in July of 2002. The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) will soon be selecting the sites and dates for pesticide collection. You can call NDDA or your county agent this spring for the details.
In the meantime, Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson is asking you to properly store these chemicals. For further information, call NDDA at (800) 242-7535 and ask for Judy Carlson.
Project Safe Send 2001
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# OF POUNDS
SITE PARTICIPANTS COLLECTED
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Garrison 16 5030
Napoleon 20 2870
Watford City 4 288
Carson 6 732
Crosby 14 1780
New England 6 1269
New Town 4 1098
Beach 9 2436
Fessenden 17 3057
Richardton 8 1707
Minot 18 13397
LaMoure 20 2088
Bottineau 13 5219
Wyndmere 23 5218
Langdon 46 8494
Pekin 15 6065
Drayton 12 4730
Larimore 26 12493
Mayville 28 24586
Valley City 25 5764
Casselton 39 39536
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TOTAL 369 147857
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For more information, please call
Judy Carlson at (701) 328-4997.
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Pesticide Quarterly, Volume 20, No. 1, January 2002
NDSU Extension Service, North Dakota State University of Agriculture and
Applied Science, and U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Sharon D. Anderson,
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