AAPFCO Insider Volume 3 2012 Courtesy of the Education and Communication Committee. THE AAPFCO INSIDER ADDRESS FROM OUR PRESIDENT AAPFCO Newsletter I hope this note finds everyone well and the Board of Directors look forward to working with you over the next year. I would like to start out by thanking the Office of the Indiana State Chemist and Seed Commissioner for the efforts they put in for the AAPFCO annual meeting. Thanks to Dr. Waltz, Brett Groves, Matt Pearson, and the entire staff for the great location and the behind the scenes activities which are involved in putting together a meeting of this size. It is always good to put names with faces which our meetings provide twice a year. I look forward to the Mid-Year meeting in New Orleans between February 17 th and the 22 nd , 2013. On the afternoon of the 17 th the Board is planning a training session to go over facilitating a meeting and how to run a committee meeting since we have had a great number of new attendees and turnover of our committee chairs over the past few years. A Methods Forum will once again be at the end of this meeting. Please look at the website for more details (www.aapfco.org). Weldon Collier and others within the Florida Department of Agriculture are also working hard on the Annual meeting for 2013 which will be held at the Trade Winds in St. Pete Beach in August of 2013. So please mark your calendars and plan on attending, more details will be on the AAPFCO website. I would also like to thank all of the Committee Chairs, Committee Members and Industry Liaisons for their time and commitment to the organization. Without your support at the meetings and the time spent between meetings the committee objectives would not be met. At times it may feel we move at a slow pace, but we are moving forward with your help. Please contact myself or any of the Board of Directors if you have any questions about the association. If you would like to volunteer to be a committee member or an industry liaison on any of the committees please contact Joe Slater or myself and we will make it happen. I hope to see you in New Orleans in February. Sincerely, Steve McMurry AAPFCO President 1 Welcome! Welcome to the AAPFCO Insider, your source for information about upcoming events, new members, retirements, meetings, and AAPFCO sponsored events. The Insider is published twice a year following the mid-year and annual meetings. Remember, this is YOUR newsletter. We only know what’s going on if you tell us. Please send information or pictures you would like to see in the next insider. Katie Laney [email protected]
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Courtesy of the Education and Communication Committee.
THE AAPFCO INSIDER
ADDRESS FROM OUR PRESIDENT AAPFCO Newsletter I hope this note finds everyone well and the Board of Directors look forward to working with you over the next year. I would like to start out by thanking the Office of the Indiana State Chemist and Seed Commissioner for the efforts they put in for the AAPFCO annual meeting. Thanks to Dr. Waltz, Brett Groves, Matt Pearson, and the entire staff for the great location and the behind the scenes activities which are involved in putting together a meeting of this size. It is always good to put names with faces which our meetings provide twice a year. I look forward to the Mid-Year meeting in New Orleans between February 17th and the 22nd, 2013. On the afternoon of the 17th the Board is planning a training session to go over facilitating a meeting and how to run a committee meeting since we have had a great number of new attendees and turnover of our committee chairs over the past few years. A Methods Forum will once again be at the end of this meeting. Please look at the website for more details (www.aapfco.org). Weldon Collier and others within the Florida Department of Agriculture are also working hard on the Annual meeting for 2013 which will be held at the Trade Winds in St. Pete Beach in August of 2013. So please mark your calendars and plan on attending, more details will be on the AAPFCO website. I would also like to thank all of the Committee Chairs, Committee Members and Industry Liaisons for their time and commitment to the organization. Without your support at the meetings and the time spent between meetings the committee objectives would not be met. At times it may feel we move at a slow pace, but we are moving forward with your help. Please contact myself or any of the Board of Directors if you have any questions about the association. If you would like to volunteer to be a committee member or an industry liaison on any of the committees please contact Joe Slater or myself and we will make it happen. I hope to see you in New Orleans in February. Sincerely, Steve McMurry AAPFCO President
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COMING SOON: AAPFCO MID-YEAR MEETING 2013 The AAPFCO Mid-year is being held in New Orleans this coming February the 17-20. The Big Easy is a fascinating city filled with good food and drinks, and a rich history. Aside from the meeting there is plenty to do, see, and taste in New Orleans. Our hotel iconveniently located in the French quarters, which boost a variety of boutique shops, antique stores, eateries, night life, tours, and pretty much anything else in between that you can imagine. In case you’re not familiar the abundance of activities New Orleans offers there are several worth partaking
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wered riverboat, among many others.
Wandering through the French quarter is a sight all to its self,
there is Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, the French Market(including Café du Monde, famous for café au lait and beignets),Preservation Hall, and Bourbon Street
If you enjoy history and museums there are more than a few tovisit. There is the old New Orleans Mint, a former branch of the UnitedStates Mint, The Historic New Orleans Collection, a museum and research center housing art and artifacts relating to the history of New Orleans and the Gulf South. The National World War II Museum, theConfederate Memorial Hall, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Toname just a few.
Music is also incredibly prevalent in the big easy. One candefinitely find a large variety ranging from jar
If you enjoy tours, there is no shortagYou can tour the cemeteries, visit thetomb of Marie Laveau, tour varioneighborhoods featuring unique architecture, take a culinary tour, and tour the river aboard a steam po
APFCO ANNUAL MEETING INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAA Terms and Definitions Committee
e the committee and vote to retain
ew and discuss new agenda items brought before the committee.
l meeting): Calcium Silicate, Potassium Silicate, Sodium
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cite (Magnesium Hydroxide), Calcium Chloride, Cobalt Sulfate, t
rate was
anure is also in the model bill. Will take vegetable manure as New Business at the end.
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August 7, 2012 Committee Objectives
• Review list of tentative terms and definitions previously brought beforthem in tentative status, move to official status, or delete them.
• Revi Overview:
• The following terms and definitions were approved by the board to move to official status at the generavoting meeting of members (no action for thisSilicate, Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate
• The following terms and definitions were approved by the board to move to tentative status at the general
o C-19 Calcium Thiosulfate Definition – it is still C-19, but designated as calcium so it’s CA-19. It went back into tentative status to include the new information. “volitate …ammonium nitthe addition”. The addition to the C-19 was at the midyear.
o T-? Soil Amendment – contains the word vegetable manure. Is this a recognized term or ingredient, should it be vegetable manure? Vegetable mdefining
Committee Act BSC-4 Available Silicon (Si) is the soluble portion of the total silicon in a fertilizer known a monosilicic acid [Si (OH) 4]. (Tentative 2011) Lab validation is in process. The title of the method has been changed to soluble, so do we need available
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silicon defined? The soluble was to replace available. Soluble silicon will be voted on at this meeting, it is a T definition. The concentration is listed in the voting definition. The term mentions fertilizer when it is to be a beneficial substance term and not fertilizer makes the term incomplete and needs more work. Discussion on lab
uble, of the two terms there is preference for soluble – by calling it soluble, that was what we knew was correct.
method between available and soluble silicon. The intent was to move towards solaMotion to table the term until midyear meeting (Slater/Ostberg). Motion carried. N-52 Kapok Seed Meal - is the product remaining after extracting most of the(T
oil from whole kapok seeds. entative 2011)
o keepMotion t the term in tentative status.(Hougaard/Ostberg). Motion carried. T-64 Humic Acids - are the portions of the alkali extracted humic substances that are insoluble in strongly acidic solution. They will precipitate from the alkali extract in acid solutions of pH 2 or less. Thecan be used as either soil amendments, foliar applications, or blended with liquid fertilizers. (Tentative 2011) Method needed to be discussed. This definition has been around for a while prior to the requirement for a method. The method is virtually done, but not approved by Lab Services Committee yet, Committee is not in a position to base the definition solely on this. A lenoradite definition – humic acid ingredient – was forwardWeldon Collier and it has an existing method. The existing methods were ones the Lab Services Committee did not feel was applicable. What makes this unique was that there was a definition for humic acids out there, wanted it up to date. A clean up of an old definition for hu
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mic acids. The version here is the cleaned up version. is approved. The package for lenoradite was
bmitted and will be presented at the Midyear meeting.
-65 Humates
The other definitions for lenoradite will follow after this term suMotion to move to official (Slater/Ostberg). Motion carried. T - are the salts of humic acids. (Tentative 2011) Move to official (Slater/Hougaard). Motion carried. T-66 Maleic-Itaconic Copolymer - is a family of copolymers that may be used as an
so it will be more in line with
finition will be significantly different then the definition here. ove to table to the midyear, so the method can be finished and other definitions completed (Slater/Ostberg).
additive or coating to reduce fixation of phosphate fertilizer in soils and as a coating to provide dust control on granular phosphate fertilizers. (Tentative 2011) The definition of maleic-itaconic was not sufficient, another definition was submitted with efficacy data. The question of methods has come up, a method was submitted, LSC has asked for a more information. MRI Global(large independent lab) is reviewing this and will redo it in quantitative analysis what the LSC requested. Where is MRI Global at in the process? They might have something in a few weeks. The upcoming deMMotion Carried T-71 Slow Release - are fertilizer products that release (convert to a plant available form) their plant nutrients at a slower rate relative to a “reference soluble” product. Examples of slow-release
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method, how will that turn out? Will there be a conflict with the following: Urea formaldehyde products, urea
products are coated or occluded, which control the release of soluble nutrients through coating or occlusion of the soluble nutrient compounds, water insoluble, or slowly available water soluble. (Tentative 2011) Slow Release Committee’s recommendation is to keep the group of 3 terms as tentative. The referenced product would be with the submitted product efficacy, it would not be required to be on the label. If a material is definedas a source of slow release already in the definition, but does not test as slow release based on the slow releas
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formaldehyde water-soluble liquids urea triazone solution. Slow Release Committee agrees that they need to address the group of water soluble liquid soluble. SRC will discuss this issue Wednesday. There are references
otion to keep T-71, T-72 and T-84 in tentative status (Slater/Hougaard). Motion carried. available, urea would be the reference product, the rest are bonded. M T-72 Stabilized fertilizer - a fertilizer product that has been amended with an additive that reduces the rate of transformation of a fertilizer compound(s), extending the time of nutrient availability to the plant by a variety of
otion to keep T-71, T-72 and T-84 in tentative status (Slater/Hougaard). Motion carried. mechanisms relative to its un-amended form. (Tentative 2011) M T-84 Enhanced Efficiency Reference Product – “The soluble fertilizer product (prior to treatment by reaction, coating, encapsulation, addition of inhibitors, compaction, occlusion, or by other means) or the corresponding product used for comparison to substantiate enhanced efficiency claims.” (Tentative 2011)
otion to keep T-71, T-72 and T-84 in tentative status (Slater/Hougaard). Motion carried.
e 5% Total Nitrogen, 1% Available
% soluble Potash (K2O) (Tentative 2011) ove to keep tentative
M T-85 De-Oiled Oriental Mustard Seed Meal - means the product is de-oiled meal from the seed of thBrassica juncea (Oriental mustard) plant, which contains no less thanPhosphate (P2O5 ) and 1M New Business N-? CALCIUM AMMONIUM NITRATE -is a mixture of ammonium nitrate with calcium nitrate or limestone with a nitrogen range of 17-27%.” For labeling purposes, this product must be listed in the derived from statement as "Ammonium Nitrate and Calcium Carbonate or Ammonium Nitrate and Calcium NitrateWorking Group of: Handy (chair), McMurry, Slater and Collier have met and developed a proposal and definition. See Problem Statement (pg 19-21 of the AAPFCO meeting schedule book). Discussion about oof calcidic limestone in product in 1921, known as Ammonium Nitrate Lime. US began to call it calcium ammonium nitrate. SUIP 6 reference. CAN 27 is a brand name. Nitrophosphate definition discussed. Therare no double salts with the solution. Concern about the growers and their needs. Developing a definition, when you include the history of products and SUIP 6 and CAN 27 products is complicated. These concerns need to be included to the working group. In CAN 27, what is the derived from statement. Calcidic or Dolomitlimestone and ammonium nitrate. Ammonium nitrate liquior, limestone is added. Properties of the limestone does not change. You have an ammonium nitrate with powdered lime. Homogeneous mixture of two producwith different solubilities. The issue would be if a state control official looked at CAN 27 as a referenccalcium ammonium nitrate. CAN 27 is a brand name. Also concerns about it having to claim calcium ammonium nitrate was derived from ammonium nitrate a
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nd limestone. Definition 1: if defined this narrowly,
es with industry. Joe Slater will
nathan Handy (chair), Bill Eastwood, Jack Peters, Kerry Cooner, Steve McMurry,
so they can find a room for the work group to meet, such
oil or
CAN 27 / DAN 27 products would not fit this definition. Action: Working group needs to keep on working on this issue and discuss issuresearch prior Official Publications to determine the history/origin of SUIP 6. Revised Working Group: JoJoe Slater, Weldon Collier. Steve McMurry encouraged workgroups to meet by phone, e-mail and in person. If workgroups need to meet outside of these committee meetings, let the BOD know as meeting on the Sunday before the Midyear meeting. T- ? “Biostimulant (n.) – A material derived from biological origin that, when applied to a plant, seed, sgrowing media, enhances the plant's ability to use nutrients, reduces nutrient losses to the environment, or
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provides other direct or infe
direct benefits to plant development or stress response, but is not regulated as a rtilizer or a pesticide.”
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erent nutrient – microrhysosal fungi would. Group agreed definition needs more review by orking group.
on Wolf dustry: Biostimulant Coalition, John Peterson, David Chinn, Keith Onsdorff
otion to keep this definition in the working group (Norman/Slater). Motion carried.
-23 Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate –
all available phosphate. It is a source of slowly
vailable N, Mg, and available phosphate. (Official 1995)
Discussion – a working group has been meeting over the past 6 months on a revised definition. ASTM, committee comments and the European definition were all considered. Discussed what products would be included. “not regulated as a fertilizer or pesticide” was discussed – where does the line get drawn on pesticide components. EPA does not have a biostimulant definition, it does have a biological pesticide definition. Reduces nutrient loses to the environment is a concern. Does this definition imply that the inclusion of a biostimulants will take away an enhanced efficiency fertilizers (EEF) status? Group replied that there are biostimulants that are enhanced efficiency products and will work in conjunction with the EEF. Do we needwait on a laboratory method in order to move this forward? This is the broad definition, it would be each individual product/term under the biostimulant definition that would need methods developed. 11 members of the biostimulant coliation. Reduces nutrient loses to the environment is a concern. Issue with why “…ability tuse nutrients and reduces nutrients” are included when most are “other direct or indirect benefit” categoriAre there products that take up nutrients and enhance fertilizer use efficiency even available? There is no reference to an inhw Updated Working Group Members: Control Officials: Kenny Naylor, Ewa Madey, Weldon Collier, Melton Bryant, DIn M P [a]is chiefly the ammonium and magnesium double salt of orthophosphoric acid and its condensates. It shcontain not less than 7% nitrogen, 13% magnesium and 40%a [b. Hexahydrate is chiefly the ammonium and magnesium double salt orthophosphate and its condensates. It shall contain no less than five percent (5%) nitrogen, no less than nine percent (9%) magnesium and no less than twenty eight percent (28%) available phosphate. It is a source of slowly available nitrogen, magnesium and available phosphate.]
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(a) with no issues. Appears that the modification will allow for
o action taken. This means definition (a) will be voted on to official at the business session.
ctive R group bonded to a carbon atom, which is called the α-carbon. The R group referred to as a side chain.
Discussion – Should the group go with definition (a), (b) or something else? (a)Is ready to be voted to official schanges in (b) would broaden the definition, but it would move the term back to tentative status. Efficacy dwas submitted and reviewed for definitionslightly lower N, Mg and P2O5 content. N T- ? Amino Acids - are the basic structural units of proteins and consist of an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and a distinis
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Note. Definitions exist for glycine, L-lysine, L-threonine, DL-tryptophan, L-tryptophan, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Taurine, L-Arginine, DL-Arginine, L-Tyrosine, and L-Lysine Liquid. Definitions in
ntative status exist for DL-Methionine Hydroxy Analogue Calcium, DL-Methionine, DL-Methionine hydroxyl propyl ester, DL- Methionine Hydroxy Analogue, and DL-Methionine Sodium.
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a definition of mino acids as a source of nitrogen, lab method is an issue. Has a method been approved by the Lab Services
pdated Working Group: Ron Alexander, John Peterson, Mike Norman, Dr. Dale Woods (CA control official),
orking group will continue to work on definition for presentation at midyear meeting.
ems must be submitted to chair 60 days prior to the meeting. Leonardite did not make this timeline, so it will
mittee at the midyear meeting.
rom Lab Services Committee: Humic substances, Fulvic acids and Fulvates
teanalogue iso Discussion: Isomer concerns voiced. Should the definition go back to the working group? This definition was brought up i2010 when people were coming in to define individual acids, so this definition was to be a general category of amino acids instead of having each amino acid define separately. Since objective is to developaCommittee? No. What claims come along with amino acids? Are there slow release claims? UMichael Hojjatie, Phil Davidson. W Next Steps - Assignments and Agenda Items for next meeting. Is there any other new business? Itbe on the agenda at midyear. A sea kelp/algae product is also upcoming. 5 pages of items from the business session will need to be voted on by this com F Uniform Bills
o Report N Environmental Affairs
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Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies, waters of the U.S. certainty rograms, Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments, and International Standards Organization
he group discussed the focus of other countries with point/nonpoint source regulation, phosphorus lawn fertilizers and organic fertilizers in phosphorus restrictions.
The Environmental Affairs Committee met on Wednesday, August 8th. In the Nutrient Management Subcommittee, Matthew Kastner gave a presentation entitled, Water Quality PoliAround the Nation. Water quality is the major area of concern. Specific federal water quality issues includedNumeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC), Totalp(ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 134. T
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Mike Norman polled state control officials to determine if they have been contacted by NRCS about the Nutrient Management Code 590 standards and a list of enhanced efficiency fertilizers. Those states answering yes: NM,
T, WA, MI, and KY. Those states answering no: MO, MD, OK, SC, IN, TX, CA, and AZ. U Next steps, Assignments and Agenda Items for Next Meeting
• Mike Norman agreed to post his inquiry the AAPFCO listserve asking if states have been contacted the list.
ill put together a proposal regarding organic exemptions for the
aryland, Michigan, Minnesota,
New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Washington
Hunt, Ewa Madey, Kenny Naylor, Don Wolf, Shane Wolf have been volved with this project for 2 years.
was carried to move the precautionary statement into a SUIP format using the next vailable SUIP number.
the
fficient safety information provided by the registrant to waive the requirement or elements specified therein:
en skin. Do not inhale product. Wear eye and in protection when handling. Wash hands after using.”
ucts Containing Viable Microorganisms, for further formation on the recommended evaluation process.
NRCS about the Nutrient Management Code 590 Standards and an enhanced efficiency fertilizer • Vince Snyder and Milorganite w
committee to discuss next year. • April Hunt will add a list of 12 states that have the phosphorus restrictions to the minutes and post this
information to the website. The states are: Florida, Illinois, Maine, M
The By Products and Recycled Materials Subcommittee discussed the revised precautionary statement and flowchart for fertilizer and soil amendments containing beneficial bacteria that are also known to be human pathogens. The working group of Aprilin Action Item. The motiona The precautionary statement reads: Registrants of products that contain live microorganism(s) as active ingredients shall provide proof of taxonomic identity of the organism(s) to the genus and species level and provide strain when known. Microorganisms that are listed as Risk Group Level 2 by the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA)on at least 3 of 9 reporting agencies or Biosafety Level 2 as defined by the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) shall include the following precautionary statement on the label UNLESS suis “This product contains live microorganisms and may cause adverse effects to persons with a compromised immune system. Avoid contact with eyes, mouth, and broksk Consult the flowchart, Evaluation Framework for Prodin Next steps, Assignments and Agenda Items for Next Meeting
• Ewa Madey to discuss the new changes to the Canadian overview of fertilizers. • Shane Wolf will work on setting up a webinar with ABSA before the midyear meeting so the committee
nt will send the approved precautionary statement and flow chart to the AAPFCO Secretary for Board review.
can learn a little more about the ABSA web site and its processes. April Hu
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Uniform Reports
correct process, data definition and finalizing the XML schema and
pe of data reported, so industry can automate the process to pull the data
ndustry and states es in 2012
4. Implement standards with as many States as possible starting in late 2012 – early 2013.
ce 2010 will no longer have to maintain an lder version of Office to run UFTRS. UFTRS runs in Access.
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pril Hunt, chair, Joe Slater, Levi Ostberg, Ron Alexander, Vicki Childs, Amy Serafin and Melody Russo
Marilyn Hunter with Ag Gateway gave a powerpoint presentation about Ag Gateway’s tonnage reporting project. Ag Gateway is validating the translation The project’s goals are to:
1. Standardize and define the tyfrom their business systems
2. Send data to the states electronically – more efficient for both i3. Pilot with 2-3 states and at least 3 industry compani
• Michigan, Virginia and Florida pilot states
Uniform Fertilizer Tonnage Reporting System (UFTRS) program many states use will work in the newer versions of Windows and Office. States with Windows 7 and Offio UFTRS Fertilizer Codes. An effort is underway to harmonize the currently defined UFTRS fertilizer codes and the AAPFCO terms and definitions. The Terms and Definitions Committee identified 76 undefined codes this year. A working group was assembled and tasked with reviewing and harmonizing the UFTRS Fertilizer Codand the Secondary and Micronutrients Materials list. The UFTRS Fertilizer Code working group consists oA
Education and Information Committee
ommittee Objectives
eeting Schedule, and Workplan) ers
pear on the AAPFCO Website/Secure Website
To Identify Needed Next Steps, Assignments, and Agenda Items For Next Meeting
• Katie held brief discussion about any new ideas or additions for the AAPFCO Insider.
• Brad Stancil discussed AAPFCO list sever
C • To Approve Regular Procedural Topics (Agenda, Report, M• AAPFCO Insider – work assignments for future newslett• To Consider results from the AAPFCO Meeting Survey • To Discuss items that should ap• To Consider Public Comment • To Consider Committee Member Comments and Issues •
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• Brad Stancil and Melinda discussed the AAPFCO website Discussion
ested from Melinda
a new control official. o TFI intends to add link for all of the state laws(Matt…TFI)
O COMMITTEE ACTIONS
: o Add the insider to the website suggo Meeting presentations? (Tabitha) o Are the BMP’s available on web?(Ben…TX) o Availability of detailed agenda? Sooner would be better (Buzz….NE) o Melinda demonstrated how to access the secure site if you’re
Committee Actions N Best Management Practices (BMP) Committee No Report
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substances guarantees were also discussed. Board members held a meeting after the conclusion of the minar.
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The administrators’ seminar was held in Providence, Rhode Island at the Biltmore Providence Hotel on Oc23rd, 24th, and 25th. Twenty-four people attended the seminar representing twenty-one different states. A representative from the Environmental Protection Agency also participated in the seminar. Topics coveredseminar included an update from The Fertilizer Institute, an Official Publication exercise, a review of the Statements of Uniform Interpretation and Policy, estimate of confidence intervals versus the number of samples taken and problem labels were reviewed using the AAPFCO Product Label Guide. Each state gave a repthe structure of their fertilizer program. Issues of sources versus ingredients in slow release guarantees, enhanced efficiency fertilizers, globally harmonized labeling system, molecular polarization of water and beneficialse
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NEW AAPFCO MEMBERS
d tative whose territory covered the state of New Jersey and parts of NY. I have a B.S. in
y pride and joy-he keeps us young at heart, and guarantees a smile on my face y day. (Top row far left)
Jennifer Z. Gornnert joined the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food this past July as the Director of Regulatory Services. Previously, I was an agricultural education teacher for six years at a regional high school, where my responsibilities included advising the FFA chapter. Prior to teaching, I was a turf seesales represenHorticulture from Penn State University and received my Agriculture Education certification from Rutgers University.
My husband and I enjoy the great outdoors, hiking, kayaking, biking, working in our vegetable andflower gardens, and in the winter months, bikram yoga, snowshoeing and hosting bonfires. We also value supporting the local farm community. We spend a lot of time cooking healthy, delicious meals with local ingredients to be enjoyed with friends. We even raise a variety of chickens to produce our own eggs. We have a Great Dane, Martin, who is mever
Kristen Green joined the Division of Regulatory Services at the University of Kentucky in March of 2012 as a Registration Specialist. Prior to her employment with the Division of Regulatory Services she has worked at Alltech, Inc and at the Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center at the University of Kentucky. She
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graduated from the University of Kentucky with an MA in International Politics and Development with a focus on agriculture in 2001. Kristen currently lives in Lexington, KY with her husband Eric and two children, Vivian and Vincent. (Bottom row far right)
