Volume 24, No. 1, January 2006
N.D. Pesticide Dealer, Aerial Applicators Honored
Coordinator's Comments
How to Comply with the Worker Protection
Standard for Agricultural Pesticides: What Employers Need to Know
North Dakota Department of Agriculture Complaint Summary 2005
2006 Commercial Pesticide Certification Calendar
Certified Crop Adviser Continuing
Education Units Available at Commercial Pesticide Applicator Trainings
Fall Section 18 Exemption and Pesticide Registration Meeting Minutes
Hoople Man Wins Ag Department Excellence Award
Worker Protection Standard Workshops
North Dakota Department of Agriculture Violation Summary: 2004-05
NDSU Advanced Crop Advisor Workshop - Feb. 23 & 24 in Fargo
On the front cover of the Pesticide Quarterly, you will find a news release announcing the pesticide applicator and dealer of the year. This year's winners join an elite group of people who not only strive to follow the rules and regulations, which in itself is exemplary, but they also demonstrate exceptional dedication to doing the job right. They are role models we should be proud of and we should aspire to meet the standard they have set.
My New Year wish for you all (farmers, ranchers, custom applicators, PCOs, dealers, researchers, sales workers, scientists, teachers, janitors, consultants, regulators, Extension agents and lawn care specialists) is to take the example of these award winners to heart. Endeavor to meet or exceed the standard they have achieved. In doing so, you will go a long way toward demonstrating to the general public that pesticides are remarkable tools in the hands of committed professionals.
Warmest regards,
Andrew A. Thostenson
Pesticide program specialist
A Valley City pesticide dealer and a Cavalier aerial application company were recognized during the annual meeting of the North Dakota Agricultural Association at the Northern Ag Expo at the Fargodome in Fargo.
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture and the North Dakota Agricultural Association presented the 2005 North Dakota Outstanding Pesticide Dealer of the Year Award to Gary Wieck of Dakota Plains Cooperative, Valley City, and the 2005 Outstanding Pesticide Applicator of the Year Award to Jason and Sara Hinkle, Cavalier.
"Wieck and the Hinkles provide outstanding customer service and demonstrate environmental concern in the sale and application of pesticides," said Jeff Weispfenning, deputy agriculture commissioner, who presented the awards. "Their commitment to excellence helps ensure that North Dakotans continue to enjoy clean water and air."
"The award recognizes good stewardship of soil, water and air through the safe and proper use of plant nutrient and crop protection products," said Gary Knutson, NDAA executive director. "The North Dakota Agricultural Association is proud to recognize people who excel in customer service and environmental awareness."
The agronomy manager of Dakota Plains Cooperative of Valley City, Litchville and LaMoure, Wieck has worked in agronomy since 1975. The cooperative treated approximately 110,000 acres of cropland in 2005.
"Our business is built on people," said Wieck. "Everyone _ the pesticide loaders, pesticide applicators, accounting staff, sales people and management _ contributed to this award. This is their award also."
The Hinkles have operated Hinkle Airspray Inc. since 1993, and also own and operate a 2,200-acre farm, raising wheat, edible beans, soybeans and sugar beets.
"First and foremost, our philosophy is to remain knowledgeable on changing pesticide laws and regulations and to maintain a safe working environment for our employees by educating and training them on worker protection standards," the Hinkles said.
North Dakota has nearly 7,000 certified commercial applicators and more than 100 pesticide dealerships.
The winners were nominated by North Dakota Department of Agriculture pesticide inspectors.
December 2005 - The Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides How to Comply Manual has been updated to reflect amendments to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), a regulation designed to protect agricultural workers and pesticide handlers. The WPS contains requirements for pesticide safety training, notification of pesticide applications, use of personal protective equipment, restricted entry intervals following pesticide application, decontamination supplies and emergency medical assistance. The revised manual provides detailed information on who is covered by the WPS and how to meet regulatory requirements. The updated manual will facilitate better protection of pesticide workers and handlers in agriculture from the potential risks of pesticides.
The new 2005 WPS How to Comply (HTC) Manual supersedes the 1993 version. Changes to the WPS since 1993 have made the earlier version obsolete, and its continued use may lead an employer to be out of compliance. The 2005 HTC Manual revision was coordinated by EPA's National Agricultural Compliance Assistance Center and a work group consisting of representatives from EPA headquarters, EPA regional offices and several state agencies, with input solicited from USDA and other state and tribal pesticide agencies.
Hard copies can be ordered from the National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center, 901 5th St. N., Kansas City, KS 66101, Telephone: (888) 663-2155, fax: (913) 551-7270. Ask for document number 51028 (How To Comply With the Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides: What Employers Need To Know).
Electronic copies from the link below also are available in pdf file format: www.epa.gov/agriculture/htc.html
North Dakota Department of Agriculture Complaint Summary 2005
Application Method (AM): A = Arial, G = Ground, U = Unknown
|
County |
Complaint |
AM |
Action taken |
|
Wells |
Roundup spray drift |
G |
Pending |
|
Foster |
Chemical spill 10 ft. circle |
G |
Pending |
|
McLean |
Spray drift and insurance lapsed |
G |
Pending |
|
Pembina |
Spray drift on soybeans |
A |
Pending |
|
Cass |
Spray drift on garden |
G |
Fined $1,200 |
|
Richland |
Spray drift by county weed board |
G |
No violation |
|
Richland |
Spray drift on wheat |
A |
Fined $600 |
|
Cavalier |
Spray drift on trees from canola field |
U |
Fined $600 |
|
Golden Valley |
Shuttle of Bronate filled with Roundup |
G |
Fined $10,000 |
|
Hettinger |
Spray drift on flax |
G |
Fined $600 |
|
Morton |
Spray drift in 20-25mph wind |
G |
Fined $300 |
|
Cass |
Spray drift on yard and garden |
G |
Fined $600 |
|
Burleigh |
No PPE |
G |
Fined $200 |
|
Barnes |
Spray drift onto yard |
G |
Fined $200 |
|
Logan |
Widematch sprayed on sunflowers, they died; they were not supposed to spray on pre-emerged sunflowers |
G |
Fined $2,500 |
|
Cass |
Neighbor spraying yard, does not want him spraying her property |
G |
No violation |
|
Wells |
Farmer notices what he thought was spray drift to his pinto beans |
G |
No violation |
|
Dickey |
Possible spray drift to soybean field, thinks that is from neighbor who sprayed 2,4-D and Banvel |
A |
No violation |
|
Cass |
Cemetery trees damaged by farmer spraying |
G |
No violation |
|
Grand Forks |
Possible wrong pesticide applied to wheat field |
A |
No violation |
|
Cass |
Possible South Dakota wheat growers telling farmers wrong information from labels |
U |
No violation |
|
McLean |
Spray drift onto wheat and pea fields |
G |
Fined $2,900 |
|
Traill |
Spray drift on soybeans from adjacent wheat field |
A |
Fined $300 |
|
Cass |
Sprayed soybeans and drifted onto adjacent sugar beet field, 2 rows affected |
G |
No violation |
|
Barnes |
Sprayers drifted to neighbor’s organic gardens and it affected the whole garden |
G |
Pending |
|
Cavalier |
Canola damage to 80 acres |
G |
Pending |
|
McIntosh |
Purchase shuttle of Bronate and was filled with Roundup |
G |
Fined $10,000 |
|
Barnes |
Yard damaged due to 2,4-D, was sprayed in 20 mph wind |
G |
Fined $200 |
|
Ward |
Damage to pea field adjacent to railroad tracks due to drift from tracks |
A |
Dropped complaint |
|
Grand Forks |
Wants us to warn neighbor of spray drift onto her property |
A |
No formal complaint |
|
Griggs |
75 acres corn sprayed with Distinct and pre-emerge impregnated fertilizer |
A |
No formal complaint |
|
Cass |
Farmer is spraying sugar beets when workers are in field |
G |
Pending |
|
Williams |
County agent identified Roundup damage |
G |
No formal complaint |
|
Dunn |
Spray drift to trees by 2,4-D |
G |
Pending |
|
Cavalier |
80 bee hives sprayed near sunflower field |
A |
Pending |
|
Hettinger |
Spray drift to wheat field, extremely windy conditions |
G |
Pending |
|
LaMoure |
Beekeeper recently imported potassium nitrate from Canada |
U |
Warning letter |
|
Barnes |
Spraying right of way, drifted on soybean field |
A |
No violation |
|
Cass |
Tomato damage |
G |
No violation |
|
Benson |
Sprayed sunflower field with Rezult B, intended to spray Rezult G, damage reported |
G |
Pending |
|
Grand Forks |
30-40 acres wheat damaged by spray drift from adjacent sugar beet field |
A |
Dismissed |
|
Stark |
Possible spray drift onto flax |
G |
Withdrew complaint |
|
Kidder |
Possible spray drift onto garden, winds excessive |
G |
Withdrew complaint |
|
Walsh |
Spraying sugar beet field and spray drifted into a residential area |
A |
Withdrew complaint |
|
Cass |
Aerial applicator flying over farmstead and dropped mist on farmstead and horses |
A |
Withdrew complaint |
|
Stutsman |
Spraying in windy conditions |
G |
Warning letter |
|
Stark |
Pesticide containers in back of vehicle while in restaurant |
G |
Pending |
|
Grand Forks |
Sugar beets damaged from adjacent field sprayed with Bronate |
G |
Withdrew complaint |
|
Dunn |
Spraying during bad time of the day. Did not notify beekeeper of spray applications |
A |
Pending |
|
McHenry |
Spray drift on alfalfa field |
A |
Withdrew complaint |
|
Ward |
Sunflowers adjacent to neighbor’s wheat field, sunflowers appear to be damaged |
G |
Pending |
|
Ward |
Lawn damaged by weed killer |
G |
Pending |
|
Wells |
Pesticide stored improperly and a strong odor |
U |
Pending |
|
Renville |
Damage to canola allegedly due to drift from wheat field, possibly from MCPA and Puma |
G |
Pending |
|
McHenry |
Plane sprayed car while flying by |
A |
Pending |
|
Pierce |
Spray drift on peas from adjacent wheat |
G |
Pending |
|
Ward |
Spray drift on sunflower field |
U |
Pending |
|
Ward |
Sprayed sunflowers, drifted on adjacent sunflower field |
G |
Pending |
|
Ward |
Trees drifted on, turning black |
G |
Pending |
|
Ward |
Neighbor made Roundup application that drifted onto neighbor’s flax |
G |
Pending |
|
Divide |
Spray drift favorable on property of neighbor |
A |
Pending |
|
Ward |
Sunflowers have spray damage from adjacent wheat |
A |
Pending |
|
Ward |
Spraying wheat and drifted onto neighbor’s trees |
A |
Pending |
|
Ward |
Spraying wheat field and drifted onto neighbor’s flax |
G |
Pending |
|
Ward |
Caller has dead trees and grass |
U |
Pending |
|
McIntosh |
Aerial applicator drifted Tordon, Plateau & 2, 4-D amine on neighbor’s sunflowers |
A |
Pending |
|
Dunn |
Spray drift damage to trees from adjacent property |
G |
Pending |
|
Stark |
Drift concern in windy conditions |
U |
Withdrew complaint |
|
McKenzie |
Trees dead, possible drift in 2004 |
U |
No formal complaint |
|
Williams |
Lady exposed to drift at the McDonald’s drive through |
G |
Pending |
Here are schedules you can use for planning your training needs in the next several months.
Preregistration is required for all trainings. If you do not preregister, there is no guarantee you will get in the door.
When you preregister, you will receive a $10 discount. A training registration/nontraining study material form is included in this issue of the PQ. Preregistration forms must be postmarked 10 days prior to the training date to receive the discount.
Online preregistration is also available on the Web through our secure server. Electronic preregistration forms for downloading and printing are at www.ndsupesticide.org.
Initial trainings are designed for new applicators or dealers needing to prepare to take certification exams. Recertification trainings are structured to give certified applicators the information necessary to maintain or renew their certificates.
Nontraining home-study materials are available for those categories that are not on the training calendar.
■ AgPest,
Right-of-Way, Seed Treatment, and Research & Demonstration
Date
Type
Time
Location
Feb. 6, 2006
Recertification
Registration 8 a.m.,
Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Minot, International Inn,
1505 N Broadway
Feb. 7-8, 2006
Initial
2/7-Registration 1 p.m.,
Training 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
2/8-Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Minot, International Inn,
1505 N Broadway
Feb. 14, 2006
Recertification
Registration 8 a.m.,
Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Fargo, Cass County Extension,
1010 2 Ave. S.
Feb. 14, 2006
Recertification
Registration 8 a.m.,
Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Fessenden, Wells County Extension,
600 Railway St. N.
Feb. 14, 2006
Recertification
Registration 8 a.m.,
Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Mohall, Renville County Extension,
205 Main St E.
Feb. 16, 2006
Recertification
Registration 8 a.m.,
Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Devils Lake, Ramsey County Courthouse,
524 4 Ave. N.E.
Feb. 16, 2006
Recertification
Registration 8 a.m.,
Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
LaMoure, LaMoure County Extension,
202 4 Ave. N.W.
Feb. 16, 2006
Recertification
Registration 8 a.m.,
Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Watford City, McKenzie County
Courthouse, 201 5 St. N.W.
Feb. 21-22, 2006
NDAAA Convention
(must attend both days)
Aerial App. ONLY;
Recertification
2/21-Registration 8:15 a.m.,
Training 9:15 a.m.-5 p.m.
2/22-Training 8:45 a.m.-noon
Sioux Falls, SD, Sheraton Hotel,
1211 N West Ave.
Feb. 28, 2006
Recertification
Registration 8 a.m.,
Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Mandan, Seven Seas Hotel,
2611 Old Red Trail
Mar. 3, 2006
Recertification
Registration 8 a.m.,
Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Grafton, St.John’s Catholic Parish Center,
1515 Western Ave.
Mar. 7, 2006
Recertification
Registration 8 a.m.,
Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Dickinson, Holiday Inn Express,
103 14 St W
March 13-14
Initial
3/13-Registration 1 p.m.,
Training 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m.
3/14-Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Fargo, NDSU, Memorial Union Ballroom
Mar. 27, 2006
Recertification
Registration 8 a.m.,
Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Devils Lake, Ramsey County Courthouse,
524 4 Ave
Mar. 30, 2006
Recertification
Registration 8 a.m.,
Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Fargo, Ramada Plaza Suites,
1636 42 St SW
■ Fumigation
Date
Type
Time
Location
Mar. 17, 2006
Initial, Recertification
Registration 9:30 a.m.,
Training 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Fargo, NDSU, Memorial Union Ballroom
■ Greenhouse and Ornamental & Turf
Date
Type
Time
Location
Feb. 21, 2006
NCTGA Convention
Initial, Recertification
Registration 8 a.m.,
Training 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Fargo, Doublewood Inn,
3333 13 Ave SW
■ Public Health
Date
Type
Time
Location
May. 19, 2006
Initial, Recertification
Registration 9:00 a.m.,
Training 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Bismarck, Burleigh County Extension,
3715 E Bismarck Expy
May. 19, 2006
Initial, Recertification
Registration 9:00 a.m.,
Training 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Fargo, Cass County Extension,
1010 2 Ave S
May. 19, 2006
Initial, Recertification
Registration 9:00 a.m.,
Training 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Grand Forks, County Extension,
51 S 4 St, S302
May. 19, 2006
Initial, Recertification
Registration 9:00 a.m.,
Training 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Minot, Research Extension Center,
5400 Hwy 83 S
■ Right of Way ONLY
May. 2006
NDWCA Annual Sprayer School
Recertification
TBA*
TBA*, Western N.D.
May. 2006
NDWCA Annual Sprayer School
Recertification
TBA*
TBA*, Eastern N.D.
*TBA To be announced in a future issue of the Pesticide Quarterly
newsletter.
The NDSU Extension Service Pesticide Program is offering certified crop advisers the opportunity to obtain their continuing education units (CEUs) at commercial pesticide training sessions.
Please note that you must attend 100 percent of the training to receive your CEU credits. No exceptions allowed!
Fees for attending a session are as follows:
$ 5per credit for crop advisers who also are attending for commercial pesticide certification
$10per credit for crop advisers who are attending for CEUs only
Please preregister 10 days before a training to ensure adequate space at each location. See attached schedule. Call the NDSU Extension Pesticide Program with any questions at (701) 231-7180.
| Certified Crop Adviser -
CEU Preregistration 2006
Include Fee (Please print) Name ____________________________ Phone ___________________________ Address _______________________ |