Papers and Presentations can be found by Topic within the Program Overview below
Conference Silver and Bronze Sponsors
13th Annual TPSA Conference
Mobile, AL – Feb. 5-7, 2013
WELCOME!
Welcome to Mobile and the 13th Annual Conference of The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance. It’s great to have so many enthusiastic people from such diverse backgrounds gathered in one place with the same vision. TPSA is proud to facilitate such a gathering and very appreciative of its sponsors, who make this event possible through their generous financial contributions.
Attendees to the conference representing industry, academia, state and federal government are from all over the United States and several foreign countries.
Do you think Mardi Gras originated in New Orleans? Nay Nay, my friends! The birthplace of Mardi Gras in the new world is Mobile, Alabama – in 1703 at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, the first settlement of Mobile.
Mardi Gras celebrations are born every year in cities across the nation, but none compare to the
celebration in Mobile. For three weeks every February, Mobile comes alive with pageantry, parades and balls associated with carnival. Mardi Gras in Mobile has been referred to as the largest street party in the country. National Geographic says the coronations of the carnival courts rival coronations of Europe’s heads of state.
We hope you enjoy your time in Mobile. We are pleased with what we feel is a fantastic program put together by some very hard working people within TPSA.
Cary Hamilton President TPSA |
Ed Cranson Board Chairman TPSA |
Many Thanks to TPSA 2015 Gold Sponsors
$5,000 or more
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Wednesday, February 6 – 8:00 a.m. – Bon Secour III |
PROGRAM OVERVIEW13th Annual Pesticide Stewardship Conference – February 5-7, 2013 |
Tuesday – FEBRUARY 5, 2013 | ||
Tues | 11a-3p | TPSA Board Meeting (all are welcome) Location: Clipper Suite |
Tues | 6-8:30p | Opening Reception Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Wednesday – FEBRUARY 6, 2013 | ||
Wed | 7-7:45a | Breakfast (all) and Committee MeetingsTPSA Communications Committee Meeting Facilitated by Nancy Fitz, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs Location: Bon Secour I &II |
Wed | 8-9:45a | Welcome to Mobile by TPSA President Cary Hamilton Keynote Speakers Location: Bon Secour III Moderator: Ed Cranson, J.R. Simplot Company
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Wed | 9:45-10:00a | Break – Exhibitor and Sponsor Displays Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Wed | Concurrent Session 110:00-11:45a | Composite IBCs: Where is the Market Going? What is IBC Reconditioning? Moderator: Nancy Fitz, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs Panel Discussion on Composite IBCs and Pesticides: Where is the Market Going?
An Overview of IBCs and the Reconditioning Industrys
What is IBC Reconditioning? Compliance in Collection, Triage and Refurbishing
Bee Health Status Overview
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Wed | 11:45a-noon | Break – Exhibitor & Sponsor Displays Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Wed | noon-1:15p | Lunch Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Wed | 1:15-1:30p | Break – Exhibitor & Sponsor Displays Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Wed | Concurrent Session 21:30-3:00p | Moderated Panel: Rinsate Management – Problems and Solutions Moderator: Bryan Gran, FarmChem
Activities to Further Understand Bee Health Concerns Moderator: Liza Fleeson, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
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Wed | 3-3:15p | Break – Exhibitor & Sponsor Displays Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Wed | Concurrent Session3 3:15-4:45p |
Moderated Panel: State of Minibulk Recycling Programs We have not had a “state-based” minibulk recycling program this year. Why not? What is the best way to leverage everyone’s resources to recycle as many minibulk containers as possible?Moderator: Nancy Fitz, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs
Pesticide Stewardship in the Field Moderator: : Ples Spradley, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture
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Wed | 4:45-5p | Break – Exhibitor & Sponsor Displays Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Wed | 5-6:30p | Break – Exhibitor & Sponsor Displays Location: Bon Secour IIIModerators: Ed Cranson, Chair of TPSA Board of Directors and Cary Hamilton, TPSA President |
Wed | 7-10p | Grand Reception for Participants and Guests Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Thursday – FEBRUARY 7, 2013 | ||
Thurs | 7-7:45a | Breakfast (all) and Roundtables Location: Secour I & IIFollow Up Discussion: IBCs, Rinsates and Minibulk Recycling Facilitated by Nancy Fitz, US EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs Pesticides and Public Perception. Is it changing? Facilitated by Maria Mirsky, Mirsky Associates, Inc. |
Thurs | 8-9a | Plenary Location: Bon Secour I &IIInternational and National Stewardship Moderator: Ed Cranson, J.R. Simplot Company
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Thurs | 9-9:15a | Break – Exhibitor & Sponsor Displays Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Thurs | Concurrent Session 49:15-10:45a | Containers, Containment and Agricultural Plastics: What’s Happening? Location: VillaModerator: Bryan Gran, FarmChem
Worker and Applicator Safety Moderator: Carol Black, Washington State University
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Thurs | 10:45-11a | Break – Exhibitor & Sponsor Displays Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Thurs | Concurrent Session 511-12:30p | Interactive Panel: How Do We Increase Small Container Recycling? Moderator: Ron Perkins, Ag Container Recycling Council and Russel Hurst, CleanFARMS
Pesticide Disposal Program Updates – Part 1 Moderator: Cary Hamilton, New Mexico Department of Agriculture
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Thurs | 12:30-12:45p | Break – Exhibitor & Sponsor Displays Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Thurs | 12:45-1:45p | Awards Lunch Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Thurs | 1:45-2p | Break – Exhibitor & Sponsor Displays Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Thurs | Concurrent Session 62-3:30p | Pesticide Disposal Program Updates – Part 2 Moderator: Kevin W. Neal, Office of the Indiana State Chemist
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Garments and Gloves Moderator: Jack Peterson, Arizona Department of Agriculture
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Thurs | 3:30-3:45p | Break – Exhibitor & Sponsor Displays Location: Bon Secour I & II |
Thurs | Concurrent Session 73:45-5:15p | Moderated Panel: State of Clean Sweep Programs Moderator: Joe Hoffman, Washington State Department of AgricultureEPA will be collecting updated information on Clean Sweep programs this year to update the 2001 Clean Sweep Report. The panel will address initial data collected, including their observations about potential trends. The rest of the session will be an interactive discussion about coordinating the data collection to maximize the usefulness of the effort for all stakeholders. Nancy Fitz, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs; Jeffrey Rogers, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Rodney Neal, Effective Environmental; Sarah McLallen, CropLife FoundationPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE) Label Statements – Clarity, Enforcement and Guidance Moderator: Ples Spradley, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture
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Thurs | 7p onwards | Off Site Event at the History Museum of Mobile, 111 South Royal Street, Mobile, AL 36602 |
Many Thanks to TPSA 2015 Silver Sponsors
$1,000 – $4,999
Many Thanks to TPSA 2015 Bronze Sponsors
$500 – $999
Conference Sponsors (provide additional funding for the Conference in addition to their contributions described above)
Other Sponsors
TPSA also thanks Northwest Ag Plastics for its support.