Papers - 2010

Sun

2-3:30p

TPSA Board Meeting (all are welcome)    Location: Scarbrough 3 (lobby level)

Sun

4-6p

Plenary: New Directions for Pesticides and Product Stewardship    Location: Harborside East (lower level)

Moderator: Kevin Neal, Pesticide Investigator, Office of the Indiana State Chemist, and President, TPSA

• TPSA President’s Welcome
• Keynote: New Directions at EPA for Pesticides and Product Stewardship
  Steven Bradbury (Bio)
  Dr. Steven Bradbury was named Acting Director of the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) in January 2010, where he is responsible for the overall leadership and management of the pesticide programs under the authority of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA); and the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA). Dr. Bradbury has management and operational responsibilities over EPA’s largest Headquarters’ program office, with approximately 850 employees and a budget of about $150 million. Dr. Bradbury previously served as OPP’s Deputy Director for Programs since January 2009. From 2007 to 2008, Dr. Bradbury was Director of OPP’s Special Review and Reregistration Division, and from 2003 to 2007, he served as Director of OPP’s Environmental Fate and Effects Division. As Director of these two Divisions, Dr. Bradbury led risk managers who develop regulatory decisions in support of pesticide re-evaluation programs that meet statutory requirements of FFDCA/FQPA and FIFRA, and scientists who prepare pesticide drinking water exposure characterizations and ecological risk assessments. From 1999 to 2002, Dr. Bradbury was the Director of the Mid-Continent Ecology Division in EPA’s Office of Research and Development. Dr. Bradbury joined EPA in 1985 and has also served as Regional Scientist in EPA’s Denver Office, where he helped to establish the Agency’s National Regional Science Council. Dr. Bradbury has a B.S. in Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Toxicology and Entomology from Iowa State University
  , US EPA, Acting Office Director of the Office of Pesticide Programs

• Panel: Pesticides and Product Stewardship
  • Jim Burnette, Director, Structural Pest Control and Pesticide Division, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and President-Elect, American Association of Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)
  • Tamsin Ettefagh (Bio)
    Tamsin Ettefagh is currently the Vice President of Sales for Envision Plastics. Prior to Envision she was Division Sales Manager for KW Plastics, She has more than 20 years experience in the Recycling Industry from Collection on up to the reprocessing of Plastics. She attended Southern Methodist University and Texas ATM and majored in Communications. She serves on the Executive Board of the Association of Post Consumer Plastics Recyclers and also on the Technical Committtee for the APR representing HDPE as well as Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Committee. Envision currently makes bottle and extrusion grade Recycled HDPE and is one of the largest recyclers of HDPE Bottles. They supply color specific recycled resin through their patented process for color sorting HDPE. Envision also holds a Non Objection Letter for their recycled HDPE from the FDA.
    , Vice President, Envision Plastics
  • Liza Fleeson (Bio)
    Liza Fleeson currently serves as the Program Manager for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Office of Pesticide Services. In this position, she directs the statewide pesticide program which includes applicator certification, business licensing, product registration, inspection, complaint investigation, civil penalty assessment, and administration of environmental programs including pesticides disposal and container recycling. Liza is currently on the Board of Directors for the Association of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials and also serves as the Region 3 Representative to Full SFIREG. Other activities have included serving as an Officer with The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance (2006-2008). Throughout her career, Liza has worked in the area of environmental and public health in the Departments of Health, Corrections and Agriculture. Liza is a graduate of Florida State University having earned a Master of Public Administration and Bachelor of Science Degrees in both Biological Science and Science Education.
    , Program Manager, Office of Pesticide Services, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS)
  • Dave Scott (Bio)
    Work Experience: - OISC Pesticide Administrator (1988 to present)
    -OISC Certification & Licensing Mgr. (1982 to 1988
    -OISC Pesticide Investigator (1978 to 1982)
    - Structural pest control service manager (1978)
    Education: -B.S. general sciences & biology, Purdue University (1977)
    Professional Associations/ Committees:
    -US EPA drift label language PR notice development committee (present)
    -ASPCRO Termiticide Label Review Committee (present)
    -Chair, AAPCO Off-Target Pesticide Movement Committee (present)
    -President Assn. of American Pesticide Control Officials (1996 to 1998)
    -President Assn. of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials (1991 to 1993)
    -Vice President, ASPCRO (1989 to
    -Secretary/Treasurer, ASPCRO (1987 to 1989)

    Personal: Wife: Karen
    Children (daughter: Samantha, age 21; son, Trevor, age 19) Life long resident of Lafayette, Indiana

    , Pesticide Program Administration Manager, Office of the Indiana State Chemist

Sun

6-8:30p

Opening Reception    Location: Windows (lobby level)

Mon

7-7:45a

Breakfast    Location Harborside East (lower level)

Mon

7-7:45a

Breakfast Roundtable with the TPSA Communication Committee    Location Harborside East (lower level)

Mon

8-8:30a

• Keynote: Green Chemistry in Pesticide Development and Degradation Terry Collins (Bio)
  Terry J. Collins, Ph.D. is the Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) where he has taught since 1987. Professor Collins is one of the founders of the field of Green Chemistry. He is the Director of the Institute for Green Science at CMU and also an Honorary Professor at and Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Auckland in New Zealand and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Among his many research awards is the 1998 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. Terry Collins has invented small molecule catalysts that activate natural oxidants such as hydrogen peroxide to clean water of numerous pollutants and pathogens. He developed the first university course in Green Chemistry starting in 1992. Collins writes and lectures widely about the importance and promise of chemists turning their prodigious inventive talents towards eliminating hazards from chemical products and processes.
  , Director, Institute for Green Science, Carnegie Mellon University
• Panel: Green Chemistry Initiatives in the Pesticide Industry Andrew J. Goetz (Bio)
  Andrew Goetz has worked in the Agricultural Chemical industry for 20 years. He has been involved in the research and development of new products in the areas of biology, environmental fate, and regulatory. His current position is in regulatory stewardship and strategy which includes examing the exposure and risk for new uses and new active ingredients
  , Regulatory Stewardship and Strategy, BASF Corporation David I. Gustafson (Bio)
  Dave Gustafson is a Senior Fellow at Monsanto Company, where he serves as the Regulatory lead for Water Quality and Ag Sustainability. His academic training was at Stanford University and the University of Washington in Seattle, where he received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees, both in chemical engineering. His research on the environmental challenges surrounding agricultural has now spanned nearly 30 years. The initial focus of his work was the development of new computer models for predicting the environmental behavior of crop chemicals, especially their potential impacts on water quality. Among the models he developed for this purpose is the GUS-Index, which is now used by regulatory agencies worldwide to determine the potential of pesticides to contaminate ground water supplies. In subsequent years, Dave developed new modeling approaches to pollen-mediated gene flow and the population genetics of insect and weed resistance. In 2007, Dave served as an inaugural member and theme lead for the Monsanto Fellows Climate Change Panel, which reported back to the company on the degree of scientific certainty in global climate modeling, and how it is likely to impact agriculture around the world. He now serves on various Monsanto teams looking at the new imperatives and constraints placed on agriculture by man-made global warming and other environmental challenges.
  , Senior Fellow, Monsanto Company

Mon

9:30-9:45a

Break

Mon

Concurrent Session 1
9:45-11:15a

1A. Pesticides: Emerging Regulatory Issues   Location: Scarbrough 1 (lobby level)
(i) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Moderator: Cary Hamilton, Pesticide Registration & Endangered Species Specialist, New Mexico Department of Agriculture

• How State Pesticide Programs Can Support NPDES – Steve Cole (Bio)
  Steve Cole has been with the Georgia Department of Agriculture for 9 years and holds a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Master of Science in Agriculture. For fun he loves to play sports of all types and is a novice guitar and mandolin player.
  , Georgia Department of Agriculture, Pesticide Section
• NPDES Permitting System – Jay Ellenberger (Bio)
  Associate Director, Field and External Affairs Division Office of Pesticide Programs
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  As Associate Director of the Field and External Affairs Division in EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs, Mr. Ellenberger provides leadership in the development and implementation of national and international regulatory programs and policies to achieve protection of human health and the environment and promotion of safer pest control. Current leadership activities include pesticide spray drift technologies and policy, homeland security for the food and agriculture sectors and public health, pandemic flu planning, and developing EPA’s working relationships on pesticide issues with China and Latin America. Mr. Ellenberger holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Pennsylvania State University, College of Agriculture.
  , Associate Division Director, US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs

(ii) Overview of Seed Treatment Issues
Moderator: Allan Hovis, Stewardship Issues, Bayer CropScience

• Seed Treatment: Innovation Driven, Environmental Friendly, Committed to Plant Health – Jennifer Riggs (Bio)

  Jennifer Lynn Riggs, Product Development Manager, Bayer CropScience.

  Education: PhD in Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, MS in Plant Health, BS in Biochemistry.

  Work history: 15 years of Seed Treatment Experience. 5 years at BCS, 10 years at Gustafson LLC. I started out as Plant Pathologist at Gustafson, then moved to Manager of the Basic Research and Discovery group, managed the Seed Technology Center at BCS NC and moved into a product development in 2007. Prior to Gustafson was an Assistant Professor at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM

  Personal: Born in San Antonio, TX, have a daughter and son living in Dallas, TX I love being a grandmother to my 2 year old grandson. Die-hard NBA Fan, watch as many games as possible. Enjoy making jelly and breads.

  , Product Development Manager, Bayer CropScience

1B. Emerging End-Markets for Recycled Ag Films – Poster Presentations    Location: Harborside East (lower level) Moderator, Annie Macmillan, Toxicologist, Vermont Agency of Agriculture

Mon

11:15a

Break

Mon

11:30a-1p

Awards Lunch & Member Meeting   Location Harborside East (lower level)

Mon

1-1:15p

Break before afternoon sessions

Mon

Concurrent Session 2
1:15-2:45p

Sessions 2A-8A: Workshop – Minimizing Spray Drift: Improving Application Efficacy & Communication
→ All Spray Drift Workshop Sessions are located in Scarbrough 1 (lobby level)
2A. Spray Drift Mitigation Label Statement: Recognizing Base Principles    

• Empirical Data Used for Label Statements – Scott Jackson (Bio)
  Dr. Jackson is a Stewardship and Strategy Manager for BASF Corporation in Research Triangle Park North Carolina. He has worked in Industry for more than 20 years in various technical capacities. Scott is current chair of CropLife America’s Spray Drift Issue Management Team.
  , BASF
• Efficacy and Drift: Recognizing the Conflicts – Scott Bretthauer, University of Illinois
• Revising the ASABE S-572 Droplet Standard and Its Practical Use
  – Bob Wolf (Bio)
  Bob is currently a Professor and Extension Specialist in Application Technology at Kansas State University in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department. His appointment is split 80% Extension and 20% Research. He has been in this position for 11 years. Prior to that Bob was in a similar position which also included Pesticide Applicator Training responsibilities for 10 ½ years at the University of Illinois. Bob began his career as a Vocational Ag Teacher at Paris, IL, a position he held for 10 years. Bob’s main responsibility in his current job is to conduct an extension and research program in all areas of chemical/pesticide application with a particular emphasis on technology. He has a special interest in improving the efficiency of pest control applications to achieve maximum efficacy and minimize drift. Bob has concentrated his research program on evaluating nozzle technology for ground sprayers. He has also been very involved in working with the aerial application industry to improve the quality of applications made by agricultural aircraft.
  , Extension Specialist, Application Technology, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University   WATCH THE VIDEOS

2B. Communicating Stewardship: A Mini-Workshop on Visual Communication of Pesticide Risk   
Location: Scarbrough 2 (lobby level)
Moderator: Lois Levitan, Department of Communication, Cornell University

• Visual Communication of Pesticide Risk: A Mini Workshop
  – Cliff Scherer, Professor of Communication, Department of Communication, Cornell University
• Communicating Local Pesticide Disposal Program Information to Consumers – Sandra Keil, Earth 911
• TPSA International Project on Pesticide Container Disposal in Developing Countries
  – Don Mullins (Bio)
  Donald E. Mullins, Professor of Entomology, Virginia Tech. Primary responsibilities are research and teaching. He conducts research in several areas and teaches courses in the life sciences. Research programs in two general areas: insect physiology and biochemistry and pesticide disposal technology. Teaching: Course involvement includes: two undergraduate courses and three graduate courses. Time and effort is directed towards professional service that includes participation in Departmental, College, University committees and professional organizations. International service includes assisting in developing a quality assurance program (pesticide safety and mentoring a pesticide residue laboratory) in Mali, West Africa, and participation in various Integrated Pest Management research activities in West Africa.
  , Professor of Entomology, Virginia Tech
• The Need and Approach for Visual Media in Support of Pesticide Container Stewardship
  – Rob Denny (Bio)
  Rob Denny, Arrowchase, Inc. has served as an environmental project manager since 1992. He is a resident of Lithuania. He immigrated to Vilnius, the capital, to completely reform the non-farm pesticide program for that nation as a condition of EU Membership. He is known internationally for his expertise in mitigating the impact of chemicals on public health and the environment and his association with pesticide stewardship. As Director of both State and Federal programs in the US, Mr. Denny developed key programs: including the first pesticide container recovery program, early obsolete pesticide disposal efforts, improved applicator safety training, pesticide off-target drift management measures, farm worker safety, pesticide label improvement, ground water and endangered species protection programs. As Director of the State of Maine agency, he implemented one of the first risk based registration programs in the US. As a consultant to the World Bank he served as project manager to develop environmental legislation for the Republic of Uzbekistan. Rob is currently an advisor to the Republic of Mozambique on a number of pesticide stewardship issues. Rob is the recipient of 10 environmental awards.
  , Arrowchase Environmental Project Management, Arrowchase Environmental Project Management

Mon

2:45-3p

Break

3A. Spray Drift Management: Application Technologies and Realities   Location: Scarbrough 1 (lobby level)

• Decision-Making Challenges for Aerial Application – Randy Hale (Bio)
  Randy Hale grew up in the Ag Aviation industry. His father R.W. Hale began Hale Dusting Service in 1955 near Corpus Christi, Texas. The company moved to its present location in 1962 when the local law enforcement officers decided to stop the “crop dusters” from using the county roads as landing strips. Randy began flying in High School and earned a private pilot license in 1977. It was either drive a tractor on the farm or mess with the airplanes, well the tractors just wasn’t fast enough. He started his Ag Aviation career in 1981 in a 600 Thrush and now flies the company’s Air Tractor 502. Randy became President of the company in 1991 after his father’s death. Randy is a long time member of the Texas AAA and NAAA and has been active in both. He served on the TAAA Board from 1994 - 2006 and was TAAA President in 1999.Service to the NAAA came next when he was named the TAAA representative to NAAA and also graduated from the Leadership Training class of 2000.Randy was elected NAAA Vice President in 2003 and was Honored to serve as President in 2006.Since his term as president ended Randy has represented NAAA ‘s interests in front of a variety of audiences including Government regulators , Ag Aviation groups, Politicians and International Organizations. He now serves as President of NAAREF and is a PAASS presenter for 2009-2010.
  , Hale Dusting Services

• Where Applicators Really Get Their Weather Information – Dennis Gardisser, WRK of Arkansas

• Air-Assisted Electrostatic Crop Spraying Halves Pesticide Total Environmental Load – S. Edward Law (Bio)

  Dr. Edward Law, Brooks Distinguished Professor of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, is director of the University of Georgia’s Applied Electrostatics Laboratory contributing 100+ refereed-journal publications researching various electrostatic spraying and coating processes over the past three decades…as well as 24 domestic and foreign patents. His electrostatics-related R&D achievements have been recognized by national and international awards including: Fellow in both the American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers (ASABE) and the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)… receiving from them 10 superior research publication awards; Lifetime Achievement Award of the Electrostatics Society of America (ESA).

   

   

  In 1996 Prof. Law was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering.

   

  , Applied Electrostatics Laboratory, Driftmier Engineering Center, University of Georgia, Athens GA    WATCH THE VIDEO

3B. Organizing and Implementing Agricultural Film Collection Programs    Location: Scarbrough 2 (lobby level)
Moderator: Lois Levitan, Recycling Ag Plastics Project, Cornell University

• Collection and Processing of Waste Agricultural Film Mulch: A Case Study of a Pilot Program in Florida

  – Eugene B. Jones, Southern Waste Information eXchange    WATCH THE VIDEOS

• The BigFoot Baler for Compacting Agricultural Plastics for Collection and Transport – Dennis Sutton (Bio)

  Dennis Sutton, Self employed manufacturers rep. for several plastic manufacturers for agricultural use Started selling ag plastics (mainly for vegetable production) in 1975---up to 15 million pounds per year instrumental in the development and promotion of two commercial plastic balers--Tiger Baler and Bigfoot Baler Current challenge is to make the recycle stream available to all plastic scrap producers which include mom and pop nursery, dairy, vegetable farmers, and boat marina's to name a few.
  , DLS Inc.    WATCH THE VIDEO

   

• Think Plastics: An Ag Film Collection Program Organized by a Plastics Manufacturer

  – Chuck Sparks (Bio)

  Charles (Chuck) Sparks is the President and co-founder of Think Plastics Inc. In his more than 40 years in the plastics industry, Chuck has become known for his “hands-on” approach and his insatiable desire to experiment with new technologies and products. For two decades, Chuck worked with PC, nylon, ABS, PS, PE and PP, performing colour-matching, physical testing, and extruder operation and maintenance. In the late 1970’s Chuck and several partners launched a plastic recycling operation in Cambridge, Ontario, and eventually expanded into manufacturing. In the late 1980’s, Chuck founded his own equipment refurbishing company in Waterloo, Ontario, to fill a void in the North American plastics industry. For 20 years, he provided quality, customized machinery to the Canadian and U.S. markets, as well as consulting services for everything from start-up to R & D. He has worked with tire crumb and plastics, wood and plastics, and agricultural plastics deemed “not recyclable”. In 2003, Chuck produced the first Baleboard® sample from a small laboratory extrusion line, and the “Think Plastics” dream began. He developed customized manufacturing equipment which allows for some dirt content during processing of the scrap plastic, thereby eliminating the need for wash lines and water-usage. Chuck continues to experiment with other scrap plastics considered un-recyclable, with the goal of expanding the company’s collection program and increasing its line of finished products. The success of Think Plastics’ operation has gained international attention, and Chuck is also actively involved in discussions to franchise similar facilities across Canada and into the United States.

   

  , President, Think Plastics, Ontario CA    WATCH THE VIDEO

• Genesis Poly: An Ag Film Collection Program Organized by a Plastics Recycler – John Schmitz, Genesis Poly, Maple Grove, MN

3C. Disposing of Obsolete Pesticides: Update from the States    Location:  Scarbrough 3 (lobby level)
Moderator: Kevin Neal, Pesticide Investigator, Office of the Indiana State Chemist

• Larry Boyleston (Bio)
  Mr. Boyleston attended Clemson University. He graduated in 1973 with a BS degree in Agricultural Economics. After a brief stint in the work force, he returned to Clemson and completed a MS degree in Agricultural Economics in 1977. Mr. Boyleston has also completed the South Carolina Economic Developer’s School at College of Charleston and the Economic Development Course at Georgia Tech. Mr. Boyleston has extensive work experience in both the public and private sectors. He has owned and operated a fertilizer and farm supply business, worked as a manager of several operations for Gold Kist Inc. and headed up a statewide conservation project for the South Carolina Land Resources Commission. He has also served as Executive Director for the South Carolina Soybean Board and the South Carolina Soybean Association. He is a past president of the South Carolina Agricultural Council. Mr. Boyleston is currently Assistant Commissioner at the South Carolina Department of Agriculture and directs the Agricultural Services Division. The Agricultural Services Division consists of the Department’s marketing efforts, management of three state farmers markets and the grading and inspection service. He also assists Commissioner of Agriculture, Hugh Weathers, with agricultural policy, legislative issues and administration.
  , South Carolina
• Tony Cofer (Bio)
  Tony Cofer began his career with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries as the Clean Day Coordinator for the State of Alabama 15 years ago. He now serves as the Division Director for Pesticide Management and Professional Services.
  , Alabama
• Steve Cole (Bio)
  Steve Cole has been with the Georgia Department of Agriculture for 9 years and holds a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and Master of Science in Agriculture. For fun he loves to play sports of all types and is a novice guitar and mandolin player.
  , Georgia
• Dale Dubberly (Bio)
  Dale is currently an Environmental Manager with the Florida Dept. Of Agriculture and Consumer Services and has 28 plus years in the regulation of Pesticides and over 10 years of experience with the Cleansweep program in Florida.
  , Florida

Mon

4:30-4:45

Break

Mon

Concurrent Session 4
4:45-6:15p

4A. Spray Drift: Current Regulatory Activity    Location: Scarbrough 1 (lobby level)
Moderator:  Dave Scott (Bio)

• Overview of EPA’s PRN Notice for Pesticide Drift – Cathryn O'Connell (Bio)
  Cathryn O’Connell has worked in the Office of Pesticide Programs, at EPA in the Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (previously named the Special Review and Reregistration Division) for five years, a majority of that time has been spent working on a number of projects including soil fumigants, pyrethroids, and spray drift issues.
  , Team Leader, US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs

Panelists:

• Managing Mini Bulks Made Obsolete in 2011
  – Marty Fitzpatrick (Bio)

  Marty has an M.S. in Occupational & Environmental Health. He is a certified industrial hygienist. He has worked for BASF since 1978.

  , Manager Product Stewardship, BASF Crop Protection
• ACRC's Involvement with Mini Bulk Recycling
  – J.D. Fish (Bio)
  Years of service with Bayer and its legacy companies - 29 years Professional experience – Career has been directed toward addressing all needs related to proper, efficient and safe use of ag chemicals with a commitment to product stewardship. Developed into a role of providing technical guidance and training to many functions within the company as well as to retailers and growers. Designed and developed several novel methods and devices for applying, measuring or handling ag chemicals. Developed good working alliances with ag chemical equipment manufacturers. Worked closely with associates and regulators to improve application methods needed to reduce risk to workers, environment or food safety. Professional Affiliation –
  36 year member of American Society of Biological and Agricultural Engineers
  30 year – Registered Professional Engineer in NC
  3 year – Executive Board Member of ACRC
  1 year – Board member – TPSA
  5 year – Sub Committee Chairman of Spray Drift Task Force.
  Previous employer - NC State University as Consulting Engineer - 7 years
  Other – Grew up on family farm in NC. Hard work on the farm let me know the value of a good education.
  Education - B.S. – Biological and Agricultural Engineering - 1974 NC State University
  , Application Technology Manager, Bayer CropScience
• Pesticide Containers: Solving the IBC Handling and Recycling Puzzle
  – Steve Wiest (Bio)
  Steve Wiest has been with Crop Production Services, Inc. (CPS) for 12 years and currently holds the position of U.S. Market Segment Manager working within the chemical procurement group at the CPS headquarter office in Greeley, CO. His role serves to analyze segment profitability for both Crop & Non-Crop chemical markets, administers all pesticide repackaging agreements and coordinates a committee dedicated to 2011 refillable container compliance for CPS. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from The Pennsylvania State University, College of Art’s & Architecture.
  , US Market Segment Manager, Crop Production Services, Inc
• North Carolina's Experience with Mini Bulk Recycling
  – Derrick Bell (Bio)

  Derrick Bell is the Program Manager for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program. He has been with NCDA&CS since 1998.

  Prior to joining the public sector, Derrick was an Environmental Consultant and Project Manager for a local firm in North Carolina. His duties included all facets of environmental consulting from ESAs, to Soil-Groundwater Assessments and Remediation, to Hazardous Materials management.

  Derrick is a Graduate of NC STATE University, a Board-Licensed Professional Geologist, and a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager.

  , LG, CHMM, Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Overview of EPA Project: Pilot Program to Collect and Recycle Non-Compliant Mini Bulk Containers
  – Margaret L. Jones (Bio)

  Margaret Jones is an Environmental Scientist with Region 5 (Chicago), U.S. EPA, Land and Chemicals Division where she assists the regulated community with pesticide registration procedures, data requirements and states with endangered species protection from pesticides. Margaret has the lead in Region 5 for implementation of the pesticide container and containment rule. In anticipation of upcoming C/C compliance activities, she is working on mapping pesticide producing facilities in the Region and Great Lakes Basin and organizing a pilot program to collect and recycle non-compliant Mini Bulk containers.

  , Environmental Scientist, Pesticides Section, US EPA Region 5

Mon

7-10p

Grand Reception for Participants and Guests   Location: Windows (lobby level)

Tues

7-8:15a

Breakfast   Location Harborside East (lower level)

Tues

7:15-8:15a

Breakfast Roundtables   Location Harborside East (lower level)

Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC) Pesticide Container Collection Services in East Coast States

Facilitated by Ron Perkins (Bio)

International Participation in TPSA
Facilitated by Don Mullins (Bio)

Tues

7:30, 7:50, 8:20a

Water Taxi Departs for the Golf Course Pesticide Stewardship and IPM Sessions
– Transportation provided by water taxi leaving from the Hotel to The Club at Savannah Harbor for sessions 5-7D, 8:30a-2:45p.

Tues

Concurrent Session 5
8:30-10a

5A. Spray Drift: Current Mitigation Measures   Location: Scarbrough 1 (lobby level)
Moderator: Scott Jackson (Bio)

Tues

10-10:15a

Break 

Tues

Concurrent Session 6
10:15-11:45a

6A. Constructing Desirable and Practical Label Statements for Spray Drift Mitigation – a Facilitated Discussion
Location: Scarbrough 1 (lobby level)
Moderator: Jay Ellenberger (Bio)

• Wind Direction and Speed
  – Dave Scott (Bio)
  Work Experience: - OISC Pesticide Administrator (1988 to present)
  -OISC Certification & Licensing Mgr. (1982 to 1988
  -OISC Pesticide Investigator (1978 to 1982)
  - Structural pest control service manager (1978)
  Education: -B.S. general sciences & biology, Purdue University (1977)
  Professional Associations/ Committees:
  -US EPA drift label language PR notice development committee (present)
  -ASPCRO Termiticide Label Review Committee (present)
  -Chair, AAPCO Off-Target Pesticide Movement Committee (present)
  -President Assn. of American Pesticide Control Officials (1996 to 1998)
  -President Assn. of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials (1991 to 1993)
  -Vice President, ASPCRO (1989 to
  -Secretary/Treasurer, ASPCRO (1987 to 1989)

   

  Personal: Wife: Karen
  Children (daughter: Samantha, age 21; son, Trevor, age 19) Life long resident of Lafayette, Indiana

  , Pesticide Program Administration Manager, Office of the Indiana State Chemist
• Temperature Inversions – Carol Ramsay (Bio)
  Carol Ramsay is the Pesticide Education Specialist at Washington State University and a consultant for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation. She has worked in Pesticide Safety Education since 1987. Carol is responsible for the Urban IPM and Pesticide Safety Education Program in Washington State, serving both pre-license and recertification aspects. Carol is a founding member of the American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators and one of its Fellows. Carol serves on EPA’s Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee and has served as President for The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance.
  , Washington State University
• Buffers and No Spray Zones – Gail Amos (Bio)
  Investigator: Specializing in herbicide symptomology on non-target crops
  Washington State Department of Agriculture Assigned to the counties around the Tri-Cities, Washington located in south central Washington -the most pesticide regulated area of the state with the most political pesticide issues
  , Washington State Department of Agriculture

6B. Plastics to Oil and Fuel: Emerging Technologies, Regulatory and Economic Issues
Location: Scarbrough 2 (lobby level)
(continuation of Session 5B)

6C. Emerging Technologies for Destruction of Obsolete Pesticides and Residues
Location: Scarbrough 3 (lobby level)
(continuation of Session 5c)

6D. Golf Course Pesticide Stewardship and IPM
Location: The Club at Savannah Harbor, access via water taxi
(continuation of Session 5d)

Tues

11:45-noon

Break

Tues

Noon-1p

Lunch    Location Harborside East (lower level) or at the Club at Savannah Harbor

Tues

1-1:15p

Break

Tues

Concurrent Session 7
1:15-2:45p

7A. Obtaining Efficacy and Drift Reduction    Location: Scarbrough 1 (lobby level)
Moderator: Gail Amos (Bio)

• Carolyn Baecker, CP Products
• Will Smart, Greenleaf Technologies

EPA’s Drift Reduction Technology: Status of Process
– Jay Ellenberger (Bio)

7B. Industry-Driven Product Stewardship: How Could It Work?    Location: Scarbrough 2 (lobby level)
Moderator: Lois Levitan, Recycling Ag Plastics Project, Cornell University

• Integrated Horticultural Alliance: Recycling Nursery Containers – Joe Farinacci, IHA
• Industry Engagement in the Earth 911 Product Stewardship Model – Sandra Keil, Earth 911
• Perspective of the Plastic Mulch Manufacturing Industry -- Dennis Sutton (Bio)
  Dennis Sutton, Self employed manufacturers rep. for several plastic manufacturers for agricultural use Started selling ag plastics (mainly for vegetable production) in 1975---up to 15 million pounds per year instrumental in the development and promotion of two commercial plastic balers--Tiger Baler and Bigfoot Baler Current challenge is to make the recycle stream available to all plastic scrap producers which include mom and pop nursery, dairy, vegetable farmers, and boat marina's to name a few.
  , Film Tek Corp., subsidiary of the Sigma Plastics Group
• Perspective of a Plastics Recycler – Tamsin Ettefagh (Bio)
  Tamsin Ettefagh is currently the Vice President of Sales for Envision Plastics. Prior to Envision she was Division Sales Manager for KW Plastics, She has more than 20 years experience in the Recycling Industry from Collection on up to the reprocessing of Plastics. She attended Southern Methodist University and Texas ATM and majored in Communications. She serves on the Executive Board of the Association of Post Consumer Plastics Recyclers and also on the Technical Committtee for the APR representing HDPE as well as Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Committee. Envision currently makes bottle and extrusion grade Recycled HDPE and is one of the largest recyclers of HDPE Bottles. They supply color specific recycled resin through their patented process for color sorting HDPE. Envision also holds a Non Objection Letter for their recycled HDPE from the FDA.
  , Vice President, Envision Plastics

7D. Golf Course Pesticide Stewardship and IPM
Location: The Club at Savannah Harbor, access via water taxi
(continuation of Session 5D)

Tues

2:45-3p

Break

Tues

Concurrent Session 8
3-4:30p

8A. Action Plan to Move Ahead on Spray Drift Mitigation
Location: Scarbrough 1 (lobby level)
Roundtable facilitated by Carol Ramsay (Bio)

8B. “TPSA Approved”: The Role of Standards/Certification and Green Purchasing in Moving Ag Plastic Markets Forward
Location:  Scarbrough 3 (lobby level)
Roundtable facilitated by Roger Springman, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture

8C. Update on Implementing US EPA’s Pesticide Container-Containment Regulations
Location: Scarbrough 1 (lobby level)
Panel discussion moderated by Liza Fleeson (Bio)

Tues

5p onwards

Off-site event at Paula Dean’s restaurant, “The Lady & Sons” at the corner of Congress and Whittaker Streets