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Wilkin County Soil Health Demonstration Site Field Day
Starts:
Wed, 07/13/2022 - 9:30 am
Ends:
Wed, 07/13/2022 - 2:00 pm
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Details:
No-till, reduced till and conventional till and cover crops are demonstrated at this location. The project is in its second year and the field day will provide an overview of the demonstration site, review of first-year findings, soil health demonstrations and research with strip tilling sugar beets and planting green.
There is no cost to attend but if you would like to join for lunch, please RSVP to the Wilkin Soil and Water Conservation District by July 11th.
218-643-2933 Ext. 3, or email Kimberly.Melton@mn.nacdnet.net.
The site is located one mile north of Breckenridge, Minnesota along Highway 75 (next to the hospital). See the flyer for a map.
MDA Presenter: Raj Mann and Dan Stoddard
The following updates from the MDA were provided:
- Pesticide Management Plan (PMP) Revisions - The MDA is in the process of revising the PMP. Significant revisions include developing a process for removal of pesticides from list of "common detection" or "surface water pesticide of concern" status, updating the statutory language referenced, and various other technical changes related to pesticides and agricultural technology. A draft of the revised PMP will be published in the state register for public comment along with a summary of changes (anticipated in late 2021).
- Chlorpyrifos Update - Several lawsuits have been filed for chlorpyrifos’s potential adverse effects on human health. Of particular interest is lawsuit filed in 2007 to revoke all chlorpyrifos tolerances and cancel all registrations based on adverse human health effects. The EPA denied this petition in 2019; however, in a ruling issued on April 29, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the 2019 denial of the petition and instructed the EPA to either modify chlorpyrifos’s tolerances and publish findings to show they are safe or to revoke all chlorpyrifos tolerances within 60 days. The decision on this from the EPA or 9th circuit court is awaited.
The MDA has an ongoing special registration review focused on chlorpyrifos in Minnesota (scoping document is available on the Pesticide Special Registration Reviews page.
- Legislative Report Recommendations - In 2020, there was an audit of the MDA’s pesticide programs. The audit report supported the continued monitoring of pesticides in water and recommended three additional analytes be added to the program (triphenyltin hydroxide, glufosinate-ammonium and ethylenethiourea [ETU]). Unfortunately, analysis of these chemicals by the MDA Lab is not feasible at this time based on available instrumentation and methodology. The MDA will continue to seek funding for lab equipment and explore analytical options.
- MDA Laboratory Funding - The MDA had a legislative proposal to increase pesticide registration fees that would generate approx. $2,251,000 per year from pesticide gross sales. These funds would have been used to (1) replace analytical equipment required to maintain critical laboratory services, (2) replace Clean Water funding, (3) create two new urban pesticide positions, and (4) provide the necessary resources for the MDA Lab to expand pesticide monitoring and include specific analytes recommended by the audit. Ultimately, the Lab received $600,000 in general funds through the agricultural budget bill in 2021. These funds will be used to update/replace existing equipment, but they are not sufficient to purchase additional new equipment.
Current Events
MDA Presenter: Raj Mann and Dan Stoddard
The following updates from the MDA were provided:
- Pesticide Management Plan (PMP) Revisions - The MDA is in the process of revising the PMP. Significant revisions include developing a process for removal of pesticides from list of "common detection" or "surface water pesticide of concern" status, updating the statutory language referenced, and various other technical changes related to pesticides and agricultural technology. A draft of the revised PMP will be published in the state register for public comment along with a summary of changes (anticipated in late 2021).
- Chlorpyrifos Update - Several lawsuits have been filed for chlorpyrifos’s potential adverse effects on human health. Of particular interest is lawsuit filed in 2007 to revoke all chlorpyrifos tolerances and cancel all registrations based on adverse human health effects. The EPA denied this petition in 2019; however, in a ruling issued on April 29, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the 2019 denial of the petition and instructed the EPA to either modify chlorpyrifos’s tolerances and publish findings to show they are safe or to revoke all chlorpyrifos tolerances within 60 days. The decision on this from the EPA or 9th circuit court is awaited.
The MDA has an ongoing special registration review focused on chlorpyrifos in Minnesota (scoping document is available on the Pesticide Special Registration Reviews page.
- Legislative Report Recommendations - In 2020, there was an audit of the MDA’s pesticide programs. The audit report supported the continued monitoring of pesticides in water and recommended three additional analytes be added to the program (triphenyltin hydroxide, glufosinate-ammonium and ethylenethiourea [ETU]). Unfortunately, analysis of these chemicals by the MDA Lab is not feasible at this time based on available instrumentation and methodology. The MDA will continue to seek funding for lab equipment and explore analytical options.
- MDA Laboratory Funding - The MDA had a legislative proposal to increase pesticide registration fees that would generate approx. $2,251,000 per year from pesticide gross sales. These funds would have been used to (1) replace analytical equipment required to maintain critical laboratory services, (2) replace Clean Water funding, (3) create two new urban pesticide positions, and (4) provide the necessary resources for the MDA Lab to expand pesticide monitoring and include specific analytes recommended by the audit. Ultimately, the Lab received $600,000 in general funds through the agricultural budget bill in 2021. These funds will be used to update/replace existing equipment, but they are not sufficient to purchase additional new equipment.
