Table of Contents

Best Manufacturing Practices Committee *

Environmental Affairs *

Nutrient Management Sub-Committee *

By-Products Sub-Committee *

Education & Information *

Labeling/Terms Committee *

Laboratory Services Committee *

Seminars Committee *

Slow Release Fertilizer Committee *

Uniform Bills Committee *

Uniform Reports Committee *
 
 

- Call to Order
- Introduction of Attendees
- Review of mid year Meeting
- Bulk Blend Workshops
     Schedule for 2004
     Still need new Cadre
-BMP
     Content, checklist
     Brochure development
     Education
     Incorporate in Bulk Blend Seminars

Ideas

- Fluid Manual – It’s available from TFI

- General Discussion/New Business

1:00 - Introductions

1:05 - Update on Wisconsin’s Nutrient Management Program

Kevin Beckard – WI-Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

1:30 - Wisconsin’s Discovery Farm Program

Dennis Frame – Discovery Farms Director

• The Discovery Farms are a network of privately owned commercial farms where on-farm applied research & demonstration projects take place. Dennis will go over the Discovery Farm program and highlight the research that is taking place on these farms regarding nutrient management and their impacts on water quality.

Chris Baxter – Professor of Agronomy UW Platteville

• The Pioneer Farm specializes in applied systems research. This research tests and measures experimental and cutting edge practices at the whole farm scale and offers educational opportunities for producers and the public. Chris will highlight the research and monitoring programs taking place at the Pioneer Farm that are directly related to nutrient management and water quality issues.

Jim Bauman – WI-Department of Natural Resources

3:00 - Adjourn

3:15 pm Call to Order

     Approval of Agenda
     Approval of Minutes from Mid Year Meeting, 2/16/04 meeting in Tampa, FL
     Old Business:
    New Business:
3:30 Cobalt – limits placed in SUIP 25

3:50 Discussion of verification of claims for composts and other by-products

4:10 Review SUIP 26 language "load based"

4:30 Discussion of EPA position regarding dioxin in by-products applied to soils.
4:50 Microbiological screening of recycled materials for contaminants, safety and health hazards
5:00 Adjourn

1. Welcome & introductions
2. Approval of minutes from Mid-year meeting
3. Today committee assignments
4. Revision of brochures
5. Official brochures,
1. Ada Lavin (IMC Global)
2. Pdf format ready to be posted on web AAPFCO site
6. Member manuals posted on web AAPFCO site, thanks to all.
7. SUIP 25 Official brochures,
1. Who ??
2. Pdf format ready to be posted on web AAPFCO
8. Presentation "Committee Operation 101" for AAPFCO new members


2:00 to 3:00 pm

9. New / Other business
10. Next meetings, February 2004, Tucson, Arizona

                                                        Control Officials

Clair Allen, C Salt Lake City, UT

Alan Hanks, VC W. Lafayette, IN

Andy Gray Helena, MT

Jamey Johnson Little Rock, AR

William Nastyn Albany, NY

                                                       Industry Liaison

Dick Harrell Grand Rapids, MI

Ada Lavin Mulberry, FL

Dawn Walters Maumee, OH

Ford West Washington, DC
 
 

CALL TO ORDER

ITEM #1 – ROLL CALL OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS:

Committee Members

Maryam Khosravifard-Chair, Ricky Schroeder, VC(Definitions), William Cox, VC (Labeling), Dr. David Terry , Teresa Crenshaw, Diana Keller, Rod Noel, Lynn Sheridan

Industry Liaison

David Anderson, Owen Anderson, Serge Brunner, Fred Carney, Esper Chandler, Kerry Cooner, J. Harold Falls, Pam Guffain, Gregory Haberkost, William Hall, Dawn Kominski, Jack Peters, John Peterson, David Rose, Rudy Schneider, Sanford Simon, Jim Skillen, Vincent Snyder, Dawn Walters, Ford West.

ITEM #2 – HOW THE COMMITTEE WORKS:

• Topics indicated on the agenda will be openly discussed with committee members and industry liaison representatives.
• Comments from the audience may be heard when acknowledged by the Chair.
• Confirmed speakers have been allotted thirty minutes to provide the panel with information regarding new proposed definitions.
• Only Committee Members can vote.

ITEM #4 – TERMS IN TENTATIVE STATUS:

Fe-21 Magnetite Rock is a natural rock containing iron materials of sufficient purity and quantity to permit its use as an iron source. The principle iron compound is magnetite, Fe₃O₄.

K-17 Potassium Acetate (fertilizer quality) is the potassium salt of acetic acid having the formula KC₂H₃O₂.

S-12 Magnesium Thiosulfate (fertilizer quality) is a product composed principally of Mg₂S₂O₃.2H₂O. It is commercially available in granular form and in aqueous solution. The guaranteed percentage of magnesium and sulfur shall be stated as part of the brand name.

N-44 Alfalfa Meal is produced from alfalfa which has been mowed, chopped, dried and ground.

N-45 Brewers Yeast is the dried non-fermenting, non-extracted yeast of the botanical classification Saccharomyces resulting as a byproduct from the brewing of beer and ale.

N-46 Brewers Grains are the dried extracted residues of barley malt and/or other cereal cereal grains from the manufacture of wort or beer.

N-47 Soybean Meal is the product remaining after extracting most of the oil from whole soybeans.

N-48 Cottonseed Meal is the product remaining after extracting most of the oil from whole cottonseeds.

T-60 Fermentation is an enzymatic ally controlled aerobic breakdown of energy rich compounds (e.g., carbohydrates to carbon dioxide and alcohol or an organic acid) caused by the biological or biochemical transformations of bacteria, fungi, or enzymes.

Cu-18 Copper Oxychloride is a mixture of variable proportions of copper (II) hydroxide and copper (II) chloride resulting from the partial acidulation of copper oxide with hydrochloric acid.

B-9 Boron Ethanolamine is an organic complex of ethanolamine and boric acid.

T-61 Synthetic Fertilizer – Any fertilizer manufactured from one or more synthetic materials containing no animal parts, animal byproducts, manures, or renderings.

T-62 Fertilizer Quality specifies the suitability of a defined material for use as a fertilizer or in a mixed fertilizer which use in fertilizers shall not be deemed adulteration.

T-63 Organic Input – a fertilizer whose ingredients comply with the requirements of the National Organic Program (NOP) Final Rule as specified in 7 CFR Part 205.

P-15 Superphosphate is a product obtained when phosphate rock is treated either with sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, or a mixture of these acids. The guaranteed percentage of available phosphate shall be stated as part of the name. Other nutrients present above minimal levels may be guaranteed.

ITEM #5 –OLD BUSINESS:

Synthetic Organic Fertilizer

Ammonium Phosphate Nitrate

Yucca Extract

ITEM #6 - NEW PROPOSED DEFINITIONS:

1. Metal/Polysaccharide Complexes (All Micronutrients)-Speakers ( Kyle Brokken and Len Conley)
2. Vermicomposting Organic Matter-Speaker (Mr. Tom Szak)
3. Potassium Silicate-Speaker (Ms. Judy Thompson)
4. Humic Acid-Humate – Speaker (Mr. Serge Brunner)
5. Avail Phosphorus Fertilizer- Speaker (Mr. John Hardy)

Speaker Mr. Lawrence Mayhew (Organic Trade Association)

SUIP-28 Labeling of Organic Input Products. Products intended for use as organic inputs may make statements on the products label that affirm that the product is in accord with the National Organics Program (NOP) (e.g., "suitable for organic farming", "acceptable for use in organic production", "meets National Organic Program requirements for organic production", or "meets USDA [US Department of Agriculture] standards for organic production) and may use the logos issued by recognized agencies such as OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute), USDA, certifying agencies, state programs, or other recognized organic input listing services. Such statements about organic inputs are exempt from requirements pertaining to organic labeling under the fertilizer law.
 
 

ITEM #7 – OTHER: (Continued)

LABELING ORGANIC FERTILIZERS - Speaker (Dr. Vince Synder)

ITEM #8 – NEW BUSINESS:

Criteria For Fertilizing Materials Assessment

Adjourn

1. Approval of minutes of mid-year Committee meeting 16 Feb 2004

2. Distribution of the revised Fertilizer Sampling Manual

3. Other items . . . .

1. Opening remarks
2. Inspectors Training Seminar

1. Review of St Louis Inspectors training – Joe Slater
2. Future Seminars

2005 ??

1. Plans for Inspector / Fertilizer & Feed Training Seminar 2004


Dan Danielson - Tennessee

2. Fertilizer Administrators Seminar --- Roger Hostenbach

1. Review of 2003 Seminar - Green Bay Wisconsin
2. Plans for 2004 Seminar – Oklahoma City

1. Other Old Business
2. New Business
3. Open Discussion
4. Adjourn

1. Report from Hall/Sartain on lab and soil methodologies and their correlation
2. Discussion of findings, comments, and acceptance/rejection of report
3. Discussion on the makeup and function of the committee, formation of subcommittees (e.g. new product evaluations claims)
4. Interactions and communication with other AAPFCO committees (e.g. labeling and terms)
5. Report on TFI Advanced Fertilizer Technology Taskforce activities
6. Natural Resources Conservation Service definition for "nutrient efficiency"
7. AOAC Agricultural Materials Community method priorities
8. Upcoming ACS Symposium on Innovative Fertilizer Products
9. Adjourn

1. Bulk Compost Rules Under the Uniform State Fertilizer Bill
2. Maximum Level for Nickel as a Nutrient in Fertilizers
3. Warning or Caution Statement for Fertilizers Containing Nickel
4. New Definitions Submitted by Best Manufacturing Practices Committee
 
 

1. Status of UFTRS conversion to Acess 2000/XP
2. How to use the "Select" report of UFTRS
3. Committee Membership for 04-05, Introduction of the new chair!
4. Uniform Registration/License Application: Needed?
5. Additional items.