AAPFCO UPDATEAAPFCO UPDATEBy By

GARRY WAGNERGARRY WAGNER

AAPFCOAAPFCO

ASSOCIATION OFASSOCIATION OFAMERICAN AMERICAN

PLANT FOOD PLANT FOOD CONTROL OFFICIALSCONTROL OFFICIALS

www.aapfco.orgwww.aapfco.org

AAPFCO AAPFCO BOARD OF DIRECTORSBOARD OF DIRECTORS

David Howle SC, Garry Wagner ND, Roger Hoestenbach TX, David Howle SC, Garry Wagner ND, Roger Hoestenbach TX, Maryam Khosravifard CA, Chris Mason NV, Kenny Naylor OK, Joe Maryam Khosravifard CA, Chris Mason NV, Kenny Naylor OK, Joe

Slater MO, Jamey Johnson ARSlater MO, Jamey Johnson AR

AAPFCO PURPOSEAAPFCO PURPOSE

•• UNIFORMITY BY CONSENSUSUNIFORMITY BY CONSENSUS•• UNIFORM & EFFECTIVE UNIFORM & EFFECTIVE

LEGISLATIONLEGISLATION•• PROPER LABELING & SAFE PROPER LABELING & SAFE

FERTILIZER USEFERTILIZER USE•• FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION FREE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION •• COOPERATION BETWEEN COOPERATION BETWEEN

REGULATORY & INDUSTRYREGULATORY & INDUSTRY

AAPFCOAAPFCO

COOPERATION COOPERATION

WITHOUT WITHOUT

COLUSIONCOLUSION

CommitteesCommittees

•• BylawsBylaws•• Education & InformationEducation & Information•• Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs

-- ByBy--products & Recycled products & Recycled Materials Materials -- Nutrient ManagementNutrient Management

•• Best Manufacturing Best Manufacturing PracticesPractices

•• Laboratory ServicesLaboratory Services

•• Labeling & DefinitionsLabeling & Definitions•• Life Membership & Life Membership &

MemorialsMemorials•• Long Range PlanningLong Range Planning•• MagruderMagruder Check SampleCheck Sample•• Slow ReleaseSlow Release•• SeminarsSeminars•• Uniform BillsUniform Bills•• Uniform ReportsUniform Reports

Task ForceTask Force

•• SamplingSampling

SubSub--CommitteeCommittee

•• Soil AmendmentSoil Amendment

Education & InformationEducation & Information

•• Official PublicationOfficial Publication•• Operations ManualOperations Manual•• OP Inspection Manual OP Inspection Manual •• Inspection VideoInspection Video

Environmental AffairsEnvironmental Affairs

•• Nutrient ManagementNutrient Management-- State perspectivesState perspectives-- Effects of Urban DevelopmentEffects of Urban Development-- Misperception about Nitrogen and PhosphorusMisperception about Nitrogen and Phosphorus

•• ByBy--Products and Recycled MaterialProducts and Recycled Material-- SuipSuip #25 Metal in Fertilizers#25 Metal in Fertilizers-- EPA Update on Zinc Bearing WastesEPA Update on Zinc Bearing Wastes

-- Manure Manure

Best Manufacturing PracticesBest Manufacturing Practices

•• Two workshops conductedTwo workshops conductedJanuary 2006, South Carolina and TennesseeJanuary 2006, South Carolina and Tennessee

•• Develop a Check List for Inspectors Develop a Check List for Inspectors

Laboratory ServicesLaboratory Services

•• New Committee ChairmanNew Committee ChairmanWeldon CollierWeldon CollierDr. Melton Bryant (Vice Chair)Dr. Melton Bryant (Vice Chair)

•• Investigational Allowances in Nickel and low Investigational Allowances in Nickel and low levels of NPK (Chris Mason).levels of NPK (Chris Mason).

•• New Emerging Analytical Methods (Harold New Emerging Analytical Methods (Harold Falls).Falls).

Rules & RegulationsRules & Regulations--Bulk CompostBulk Compost

•• Definition ChangeDefinition Changef. f. ““FeedstockFeedstock”” means source material used means source material used for the production of compost.for the production of compost.

Bulk CompostBulk Compost--Product ClaimsProduct Claims

•• Improves soil structure and porosityImproves soil structure and porosity--creating a better plant root environment;creating a better plant root environment;

•• Increases moisture infiltration and Increases moisture infiltration and permeability, and reduces bulk density of permeability, and reduces bulk density of heavy soilsheavy soils--improving moisture infiltration improving moisture infiltration rates and reducing erosion and runoff;rates and reducing erosion and runoff;

•• Improves the moisture holding capacity of Improves the moisture holding capacity of light soilslight soils--reducing water loss and nutrient reducing water loss and nutrient leaching, and improving water retention.leaching, and improving water retention.

Bulk CompostBulk Compost––Product ClaimsProduct Claims

•• Improves the Improves the cationcation exchange capacity (CEC) exchange capacity (CEC) of soils;of soils;

•• Supplies organic matterSupplies organic matter•• Aids the proliferation of soil microorganisms;Aids the proliferation of soil microorganisms;•• Supplies beneficial microorganisms to soils Supplies beneficial microorganisms to soils

and growing media;and growing media;•• Encourages vigorous root growthEncourages vigorous root growth

Bulk CompostBulk Compost--Product ClaimsProduct Claims

•• Allows plants to more effectively utilize Allows plants to more effectively utilize nutrients, while reducing nutrient loss by nutrients, while reducing nutrient loss by leaching.leaching.

•• Enables soils to retain nutrient longer;Enables soils to retain nutrient longer;•• Contains humus, assisting in soil aggregation Contains humus, assisting in soil aggregation

and making nutrients more available for and making nutrients more available for plant uptake;plant uptake;

•• Buffers soil PH.Buffers soil PH.

Labeling & DefinitionsLabeling & Definitions

•• Terms recommended to OfficialTerms recommended to OfficialMaleicMaleic--ItaconiItaconicc CopolymerCopolymerVermicompostVermicompostEarthworm CastingsEarthworm CastingsVermicompostVermicompost ExtractExtract

Labeling & DefinitionsLabeling & Definitions

•• Definitions Recommended to OfficialDefinitions Recommended to OfficialManganese PolysaccharideManganese PolysaccharideZinc PolysaccharideZinc PolysaccharideCopper PolysaccharideCopper PolysaccharideIron PolysaccharideIron PolysaccharideSuperphosphateSuperphosphate

Other Nutrients present above minimal levels may be Other Nutrients present above minimal levels may be guaranteedguaranteed

Labeling & DefinitionsLabeling & Definitions

•• Terms Recommended to remain TentativeTerms Recommended to remain TentativeHumicHumic AcidAcidHumateHumateEnhanced Efficiency (EE)Enhanced Efficiency (EE)Slow Release Slow Release StabalizedStabalized

Labeling & DefinitionsLabeling & Definitions

•• Terms Recommended to Tentative StatusTerms Recommended to Tentative Status

Secondary and Micro Plant NutrientsSecondary and Micro Plant Nutrients

Beneficial Substances or CompoundsBeneficial Substances or Compounds

Labeling & DefinitionsLabeling & Definitions

•• Definitions Recommended to Tentative Definitions Recommended to Tentative StatusStatusCopper MEACopper MEAMagnesium MEAMagnesium MEACobalt MEACobalt MEACalcium MEACalcium MEAZinc MEAZinc MEAManganese MEAManganese MEA

Labeling & DefinitionsLabeling & Definitions

•• Definitions Recommended to Tentative Definitions Recommended to Tentative StatusStatus

Iron MEAIron MEAUrea MEAUrea MEACalcium SilicateCalcium SilicatePotassium SilicatePotassium SilicateSodium SilicateSodium SilicateAvailable SiliconAvailable Silicon

Uniform Bills (Resolution) Uniform Bills (Resolution)

•• Resolution Concerning Local Fertilizer Resolution Concerning Local Fertilizer RegulationRegulation

•• Whereas AAPFCO is vitally interested in the Whereas AAPFCO is vitally interested in the protection of the environment; andprotection of the environment; and

•• Whereas AAPFCO believes that fertilizer can Whereas AAPFCO believes that fertilizer can improve the quality of the environment; andimprove the quality of the environment; and

•• Whereas AAPFCO recognizes that the Whereas AAPFCO recognizes that the regulation of fertilizers must be based on regulation of fertilizers must be based on sound scientific principle; andsound scientific principle; and

ResolutionResolution

•• Whereas AAPFCO recognizes the local Whereas AAPFCO recognizes the local ordinances regulating the registration, ordinances regulating the registration, labeling, packaging, sale, distribution, use and labeling, packaging, sale, distribution, use and application of fertilizer can significantly application of fertilizer can significantly disrupt the uniform movement of these disrupt the uniform movement of these products in commerce and harm the products in commerce and harm the environment; andenvironment; and

•• Whereas municipalities and other forms of Whereas municipalities and other forms of local government may lack the expertise to local government may lack the expertise to properly and adequately regulate fertilizers;properly and adequately regulate fertilizers;

ResolutionResolution

•• THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED that THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED that AAPFCO does not support the development AAPFCO does not support the development of local regulation of fertilizer by political of local regulation of fertilizer by political subdivisions of the state; andsubdivisions of the state; and

ResolutionResolution

•• BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Association recommends that all states move Association recommends that all states move quickly to develop legislation that prohibits quickly to develop legislation that prohibits the regulation of fertilizer below the level of the regulation of fertilizer below the level of the State in order to insure that these the State in order to insure that these materials are regulated based on sound materials are regulated based on sound scientific principles needed to protect the scientific principles needed to protect the environment.environment.

MAGRUDERMAGRUDER

•• Check on Laboratories who no longer Check on Laboratories who no longer participateparticipate

•• List to include Low level NPKList to include Low level NPK•• Slow Release FertilizerSlow Release Fertilizer•• Close to implementing electronic reportingClose to implementing electronic reporting•• Capabilities to analyze Slow Release Capabilities to analyze Slow Release

FertilizerFertilizer

SeminarsSeminars

•• Fertilizer AdministratorsFertilizer Administrators--Nov 16Nov 16--1818•• Fertilizer Inspectors Fertilizer Inspectors –– September 2007, Salt September 2007, Salt

Lake City, Utah. Lake City, Utah. •• Sampling tools are available through two of Sampling tools are available through two of

the University members the University members

Uniform ReportsUniform Reports

•• UFTERS VERSION 4.04UFTERS VERSION 4.04

•• Commercial FertilizerCommercial Fertilizer•• Develop a Generic Tonnage reporting formDevelop a Generic Tonnage reporting form•• Uniform Registration ?Uniform Registration ?•• Change of Personal Change of Personal

THE ENDTHE END

•• CONTINUED COOPERATION with CONTINUED COOPERATION with Industry Industry