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Regulatory Services News Vol. 52, No. 4 Feed - Fertilizer - Milk - Seed - Seed Testing - Soil Testing Winter 2008 Director Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Program Bill Thom email@example.com Over the past few years there has been discussion on Ammo- nium Nitrate (AN) regulations. Under the Chemical Facility Anti Feed Program -Terrorism Standards (CFATS), AN was one of over 300 se- Frank Jaramillo - Coordinator lected as chemicals of interest. Facilities determined by U.S. firstname.lastname@example.com Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to be high-risk under a facilities "Top-Screen" must meet additional security-related Fertilizer Program requirements under CFATS. David Terry - Coordinator email@example.com The Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Program is an act of Congress unrelated to CFATS. On October 29th the DHS Feed-Fertilizer Laboratory issued a proposed rulemaking notice on the secure handling of Mel Bryant - Coordinator AN. Comments will be accepted through December 29, 2008. firstname.lastname@example.com DHS is proposing the following: Milk Program • Require AN facilities and prospective purchasers to Chris Thompson - Coordinator apply for registration numbers from DHS in order to firstname.lastname@example.com sell, transfer, and/or purchase AN. • AN facilities would have to verify that potential AN Inspection Program purchasers are registered with DHS. Steve McMurry - Coordinator • Require all AN facilities to keep AN sale or transfer email@example.com records for at least 2 years after each transaction. • Report theft or loss of AN to Federal law enforcement Seed Regulatory Program authorities within one calendar day of discovery. David Buckingham - Coordinator • DHS would conduct or oversee regulatory compliance firstname.lastname@example.com inspections and audits of AN facilities' records, monitor compliance, and to deter or prevent misappropriation Seed Testing Laboratory of AN for terrorist acts. Cindy Finneseth - Coordinator Continued on page 2 firstname.lastname@example.com What's inside... Renewal of Seed Registrations and Permits…………...…….…… 3 Soil Testing Program 2009 Fertilizer Registrations …………………...….…………..… 3 Frank Sikora - Coordinator Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Fertilizer …………..….. 4 firstname.lastname@example.com Corn/Soybean GMO Screen ………………………………….….. 6 KSIA Winter Meeting Announcement ……………………….….. 6 NCIMS Announcement ………………………………………...... 7 Milk Transport Security and Traceability Demonstration ……… 8 Feed Mycotoxin Assessment …………………………………….. 9 Everything You Need to Know about Fertilizer Regulation …….. 10 Auditing Report ………………………………………………….. 14 Employee News ..…………………………………………………15 Winter Break Announcement ……………………………………. 15 Ammonium Nitrate Legislation Continued from front page Distributors and retailers are urged to send porters, packagers, distributors, retailers, and comments that will provide the most assistance end-users including farmers (e.g., whether to DHS in this rulemaking. Comments should current AN purchasers would likely reduce their AN purchases as a result of a new regu- include, but are not limited to, the following: latory regime); and potential impacts on small a. submission of registration applications (e.g., businesses. whether applications should be submitted i. monetary and other costs anticipated to be electronically or in paper form; whether appli- incurred by U.S. citizens and others as a re- cations should be available only through DHS sult of the new compliance requirements, or through Local Cooperative Extension Ser- such as the costs in time and money that an vice Offices or at US Post Offices). individual may incur to obtain an AN registra- b. technical capabilities (e.g., access to com- tion. These costs may or may not be quantifi- puters; access to Internet; average level of able and may include actual monetary out- computing skills; frequency of use of inte- lays, transitional costs incurred to obtain alter- grated Information Technology systems) of native documents, and the costs that will be AN manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and incurred in connection with potential delays at end-users. the point of sale. c. DHS distribution of AN registration letters or j. a possible fee structure to address some or certificates (e.g., whether DHS should use all of the costs of this new program, such as email or regular mail). registration, TSDB checks, and issuance of d. a verification process for registrations and AN registration numbers. purchases, including methods for verifying the k. benefits of this rule making. identity of any AN purchaser, as well as the l. any alternative methods of complying with the identity of designated agents purchasing AN legislation. on behalf of registered AN purchasers. m. best methods/processes for interacting with e. detonability of AN at certain concentrations, state and local governments regarding AN including research being conducted concern- security. ing the detonability of AN. f. how likely AN fertilizer users would be to use DATES: Written comments must be submitted an alternative fertilizer that is potentially less on or before December 29, 2008. detonable, such as, for example, Sulf-N 26 ADDRESSES: Identify comments by using Fertilizer Process and Product (ammonium docket number 2008–0076, by one of the sulfate nitrate fertilizer) which DHS recently following methods: ''designated'' as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT) pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 441 • Electronic: Federal eRulemaking Portal: –444 (the Support Antiterrorism by Fostering http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the Effective Technologies Act of 2002, or instructions for submitting comments. SAFETY Act). See http://www.safetyact.gov. g. how best to conduct or oversee regulatory • Mail: U.S. Department of Homeland Secu- compliance inspections and audits of AN fa- rity, National Protection and Programs Di- cilities' records to ensure that regulated facili- rectorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection, ties are properly maintaining records, to moni- Infrastructure Security Compliance Division, tor compliance with the requirements of Sec- Mail Stop 8100, Washington, DC 20528. tion 563, and to deter or prevent misappro- priation of AN for terrorist acts. To view the whole notice, go to Regulatory Ser- h. economic impacts (long-term and short-term, vices web site and look for Homeland Security quantifiable and qualitative) of the implemen- Proposal for the Secure Handling of Ammonium tation of section 563,including potential im- Nitrate: http://www.rs.uky.edu pacts on State, local, and tribal governments of the United States; potential impacts on ag- S. McMurry ribusiness, including AN manufacturers, im- Inspection Program 2 — Regulatory Services News, Fourth Quarter 2008 Renewal of Seed Registrations and Permits Renewal applications for annual seed registrations and permits will be mailed in December. Re- quired applications will be mailed to each location's address of record based on current permit and/ or registration status. The Kentucky Seed Law requires that a seed dealer registration be obtained if a location sells agri- cultural seed at retail in container sizes of 40 pounds or more. Non-certified custom seed condition- ers are also required to obtain a registration. The Law also requires that a permit to label be ob- tained if you label agricultural seed and/or mixtures of agricultural seed. A second permit to label is required if you label vegetable seed, flower seed, or combination seed-mulch/fertilizer products. The fee for each of these permits is $25. Locations may require multiple applications as some may sell at retail, label and a few also custom clean non-certified seed. If a single location requires more than one application, but only one permit is involved, the fee is $25. All applications must be filed but only one $25 fee is required. Please complete and return your application(s) promptly. Required fees will be written on your re- newal notice. Please send only the amount indicated. In most cases, the required fee for all appli- cations mailed to a single location is $25. Thank you in advance for your prompt response. Ques- tions about the permit/registration process can be directed to the seed program at 859-257-2785 or email@example.com. D. Buckingham, Seed Regulatory Program Fertilizer Registration for 2009 in Kentucky All Kentucky fertilizer registrations and licenses expire on December 31, 2008 and must be renewed to legally sell fertilizer in the state for 2009. Renewal notices to all current Kentucky registrants/licensees have been mailed. The renewals list all products registered in the state for 2008, all licenses approved for 2008, and instructions for completing the task. Each company was mailed a current registration/licenses status in June 2008, so renewals will be an update from that report. BE ON THE LOOK-OUT FOR YOUR RENEWAL NOTICE. As always, if you have questions call: 859/257-2785, FAX: 859/257-9478, or email: email@example.com. Regulatory Services News, Fourth Quarter 2008 — 3 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Contributions to the Fertilizer Industry The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) not only offered (and still offers) electricity to the rural areas of the Valley (most people have heard of this) in the early 1930's but also conducted world class sci- entific research in chemical engineering and agronomy. In addition, TVA personnel in 1985 began publishing the National Fertilizer Use Statistics and developed the first computer program to imple- ment the Uniform Fertilizer Tonnage Reporting System (UFTRS) of the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO). It is still in use by a majority of states in its updated form. All control officials and the fertilizer industry owe much to those pioneers at TVA. I had the privilege of spending one week at TVA during my masters work at UK and saw first-hand the agronomic and fertilizer development work that was under way. I hope the accompanying article will be helpful in understanding TVA's most significant contribution to fertilizer development and use not only in the Valley but nationally and internationally. D. Terry Retired, Fertilizer Regulatory Program Reprinted from: IFDC Report Volume 33, Number 3 September 2008 ISSN 0149-3434 TVA Fertilizer Technology Used Worldwide-But Few New Products since 1970s $41 Million in TVA Research Returned $57 Billion to the World – IFDC Officials Call for New Generation of Fertilizer Research About 75% of fertilizers and fertilizer technology used around the world today were developed or improved during the 1950s to 1970s by scientists and engineers at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States, says John Shields, a former TVA official. Shields in now Interim Director of the IFDC Research and Market Development Division. "An investment of $41 million in fertilizer research through 1981 returned an incredible $57 billion to U.S. agriculture," Shields says. "That doesn't include benefits of the technology to the rest of the world." But inadequate public funding caused closure of the TVA fertilizer pro- gram in the early 1990s. Today, publicly funded fertilizer research and development has essentially ceased-and so has the flow of new and more efficient fertilizers and fertilizer manufacturing technologies. TVA developed 75% of the Dr. Amit Roy, IFDC President and CEO, says "TVA's fertilizer program is rec- fertilizers used worldwide today - ognized as one of the most effective research and development programs of but research and development in any U.S. agency. Its benefits to the world far outweigh the public investment fertilizer technology has almost that the United States made in fertilizer research and development. ceased since the program closed in the early 1900s. "It's time to launch a radical initiative to develop a new generation of energy-efficient fertilizers to help avert hunger and famine." TVA Achievements TVA developed high-analysis fertilizers with high nutrient content as well as more efficient manufacturing process. The fertilizers include urea-related products, diammonium phosphate (DAP), triple superphosphate (TSP), sulfur-coated urea, and liquid fertilizers. TVA improved the manufacturing process for ammonium ni- 4 — Regulatory Services News, Fourth Quarter 2008 trate and other products that help commercial producers provide efficient fertilizers to farmers worldwide. TVA's ammonium-granulation and bulk-blending technologies improve the efficiency of the manufacture of many mixed fertilizer grades. TVA generated most of the fluid fertilizer and dry bulk-blending technology used in the United States today. "TVA technology fueled the sweeping advances of U.S. farmers in the food and fiber production in the 60s to 80s," Shields says. Today, fertilizers are responsible for more than a third of total U.S. crop production. "The $57 billion return from a $41 million investment included about $49 billion from use of high-analysis fertil- izers and $8 billion from process development and improvement. That is a benefit: cost ration of more than $20 to $1." "TVA followed promising new fertilizers from conception to production to national acceptance by farmers and the fertilizer industry," Shields recalls. "Its program was based on fundamental research, followed by process development and technology transfer." After agronomic tests and pilot plant production proved that new TVA fertilizer product or manufacturing proc- ess performed well, TVA produced enough tonnage to introduce it to U.S. agriculture. "TVA then stopped work on that project and moved to develop newer and more promising technologies," Shields says. Calls for New Fertilizer Research Dr. Norman Borlaug, 1970 Nobel Laureate, says, "I am concerned about the state of the fertilizer industry it- self. With the price of energy increasing, we need to find cheaper, more effective ways to nourish food crops. The price tag for increasing productivity in Africa will be quite high. The fertilizer industry needs to do every- thing in its power to minimize that cost. Farmers are paying way too much for fertilizer products because we are transporting millions of tons of material that is not nutrient and because much of the nutrients in applied fertilizers are never used by the crop. Nutrient losses to the environment are high with consequences for global warming and water pollution." "Work should begin now on the next generation of fertilizer products using advanced techniques such as nanotechnology and molecular biology, especially in conjunction with plant genetics research. 'Smart' fertilizer products that will release nutrients only at the time and in the amount needed should be developed." Borlaug served on the IFDC Board of Directors from 1994 to 2003. "The world needs a major research effort to improve the effectiveness of fertilizer production and use," says Peter McPherson, President of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Schools (NASULGC) and current Chairman of the IFDC Board. "Fertilizer is a commodity industry and it is unlikely the industry alone will undertake the research. Some public investment is probably required." During the U.N. Food Summit in June 2008 in Rome, more than 180 world leaders addressed the food crisis and stressed the urgent need "to decisively step up investment in science and technology for food and agriculture." IDFC Facilities "The need for increased food is escalating, but new agriculture technology is not keeping pace," Roy says. "An effective research program to de- velop a new range of fertilizers should be a key element of any long-term strategy to alleviate the food crisis." IFDC has six pilot plants for "Most fertilizer products used today were developed when energy seemed research and training in fertilizer abundant and cheap. But with rising process we should develop a new development and production. generation of fertilizer products that use plant nutrients more efficiently." Continued on page 13 Regulatory Services News, Fourth Quarter 2008 — 2008 Corn and Soybean GMO Screen There are emerging markets (Event 603). Soybeans were tive as it should be as to in Kentucky for corn and soy- tested for Roundup® sensitivity. whether the product offered beans that are not geneti- for sale is actually free of any cally altered. These It needs to be understood that GMO traits. A number of 'conventional' or GMO-free this testing methodology (a lat- samples initially thought to grains are used for produc- eral flow immunoassay) is a be GMO-free actually tested tion of feed, food products, qualitative test, primarily used to positive for one or more of and distilled products sold determine trait presence or ab- the GMO traits tested. not only here in the U.S., but sence. With specialized equip- also abroad. To ensure seed ment, it is, however, semi- We will continue to screen stock offered for sale in Ken- quantitative and approximate non-GMO corn and soybean tucky that may be purchased levels of the trait below 5% can seed products this spring. for production of these GMO- be determined. Sensitivity is We will discontinue Star- free grains are actually free trait-dependent, ranging from Link™ testing in the future as of unintended traits, our seed detection of 1 kernel in 100 to 1 all samples analyzed tested laboratory began an initial in 800. Other testing method- negative and supplies for this screening of non-GMO seed ologies that are quantitatively test method are now unavail- this spring. accurate for Bt traits are not cur- able. (See sidebar for more rently available to our laboratory. StarLink™ information.) A lateral flow strip system The laboratory does routinely that detects different insect conduct quantitative glyphosate Preliminary studies indicate and herbicide tolerance traits (Roundup®) and sulfonylurea this test method is reliable was used for the screen. (STS®) tolerance analyses us- and can be used as another This test system is the same ing bioassay methods. tool to provide consumer pro- or similar to methods in use tection and awareness. If at grain elevators to screen This initial screen was designed you have questions or com- non-GMO contract grain. for laboratory staff to become ments about this project or Test strips are designed to familiar with the testing capabili- test methods please contact detect traits for YieldGard® ties and limitations and also to David Buckingham corn borer (Cry1Ab/Bt11) develop expertise in sample (firstname.lastname@example.com) or and rootworm (Cry3Bb); Her- preparation and interpretation. Cindy Finneseth culex® I (Cry1F) and RW Particulars observed about the (email@example.com) (Cry34) for cutworm, corn testing system will serve the pro- via email or phone (859-257- borer and armyworm; Liber- gram well in future testing. We 2785). tyLink® (T25); StarLink™ learned that labeling of sampled C. Finneseth (Cry9C); and Roundup® products isn't always as defini- D. Buckingham Seed Program KSIA Winter Meeting The Kentucky Seed Improvement Winter Meeting is tentatively scheduled for February 5-6, 2009. Again this year, the meeting will be held at the Marriott- Downtown Louisville in conjunction with the Kentucky Feed and Grain Association. For more information about KSIA or the winter meeting, contact: Kenny Hunter , KSIA Secretary/Manager phone: (859) 351-5325 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com 6 — Regulatory Services News, Fourth Quarter 2008 StarLink™ Timeline Biotech Primer* 2000 – Although authorized Genetic Engineering - Selective, deliberate alteration of genes for use only in animal feed, (genetic material) by man. Broadly, manipulation and alteration of human allergenic potential of genetic material of an organism to allow it to produce proteins with the Cry9C protein was noted. properties different from those of the traditional or to produce en- Aventis S.A., EPA, FDA, tirely different (foreign) proteins altogether. USDA, and the food industry GMO – Genetically Modified Organism, Genetically Manipulated began removal efforts to eliminate all Star- Organism Link™ corn from the food supply chain. Trait – A characteristic, shown in the phenotype (physically). Many 2001 – "FDA Recommendations for Sam- traits are the result of single gene expression, but some are poly- pling and Testing Yellow Corn and Dry- genic (result from simultaneous expression of multiple genes). Milled Yellow Corn Shipments Intended for Human Food Use for Cry9C Protein Resi- Event – Each instance of a genetically engineered organism. For dues" was announced and subsequent moni- example, the same gene inserted by man into a given plant ge- toring of corn products ensued. nome at two different locations (i.e., loci) along that plant's DNA would be considered two different "events." Alternatively, two differ- ent genes inserted into the same locus of two same-species plants 2007 – EPA draft "White Paper Concerning would also be considered two different "events." Dietary Exposure to Cry9C Protein Pro- duced by STARLINK Corn and the Potential Brand/Trademark – Unique or exclusive word or phrase used to Risks Associated with Such Exposure" con- market or show ownership of a product (eg YieldGard®, Herculex®). cluded that Cry9C protein has been suffi- ciently removed from the human food sup- Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) – Group of rod-shaped soil bacteria ply and continued testing provides no addi- found all over the earth, that produce "cry" ("crystal-like") proteins tional human health protection. which are ingested by and toxic to certain classes of insects (corn borers, corn rootworms, mosquitoes, black flies, some types of bee- tles, etc.), but are harmless to all mammals. These "cry" protein 2008 – FDA withdrew guidance document genes have been used by scientists since 1989 to confer insect "FDA Recommendations for Sampling and resistance to certain agricultural plants. For example, B.t. kurstaki Testing Yellow Corn and Dry-Milled Yel- kills European corn borers following ingestion via perforation of that low Corn Shipments Intended for Human insect's gut. Food Use for Cry9C Protein Residues." *From: Glossary of Biotechnology Terms by Kimball R. Nill More Information: (http://biotechterms.org/) http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-8805.htm http://www.starlinkcorn.com/ The NCIMS to Convene in Orlando, FL April 17-22, 2009 The National Conference of Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) meets biannually to review the dairy industries' protocols for sanitary practices. Included in this review is the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) and supporting documents. These documents impact practically every aspect of the dairy industry including farm practices, lab procedures, processing and transportation. The main thrust of the Conference is to deliberate proposals submitted to modify these protocols. Proposals may be submitted for consideration by both public and private sector representatives and are due January 28, 2009. Conference participants include state and federal regulators, proces- sors, producers, allied dairy industry personnel and academia. If you are interested in submitting a proposal or attending the conference, visit: www.ncims.org. C. Thompson, Milk Program Regulatory Services News, Fourth Quarter 2008 — 7 Milk Transport Security and Traceability Demonstration a Big Success! Since January 2006, faculty and staff at the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture have teamed with researchers from Western Kentucky University (WKU) and the University of Louisville to develop a prototype bulk milk transportation security system. The project was funded by the Depart- ment of Homeland Security through the National Institute for Hometown Security located in Somer- set, Kentucky. The College of Agriculture team includes representatives from Departments of Ani- mal and Food Sciences, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) and Regulatory Services (RS). Additionally, dairy industry representatives have been working closely with the research and development team to provide input on the system. The system has been developed to provide enhanced security, accountability and improved record- keeping for the dairy industry. Dairy industry collaborators represent milk transportation companies, milk marketing agencies, processors and tanker manufacturers and distributors. Their participation ensured the system provides beneficial information for all users and that it has practical application in our current milk transportation protocols. On October 9th, the College of Agriculture hosted a demonstration of the Milk Trans- port Security and Traceability System at the Fayette County Cooperative Extension Office in Lexington. The event was at- tended by over 150 people from 25 differ- ent states and provinces. Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers from Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District and UK President Lee Todd attended and discussed the importance of lever- aging the talent of Kentucky's universities and colleges to develop solutions for important areas such as bulk food transportation. After welcoming comments from Nancy Cox, Associate Dean for Re- search and Director of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, the audience heard presenta- tions from food and dairy industry professionals on the importance of being proactive in the areas of dairy food safety and defense. A comprehensive demonstration of the system followed the guest speakers. Key system compo- nents include a small, user friendly handheld computer device that a hauler uses to enter milk haul- ing records. The handheld device provides the hauler with the most up-to-date information regard- ing the tanker and farm pick-up information. The tanker is outfitted with a computer processor to store milk and security data. Other key tanker components include a GPS unit, dome lid and rear door locks, a key pad (to enter security codes when the handheld device is not available) and tem- perature sensors for the sample cooler and cargo. Brian Luck (BAE) provided attendees with a close up system demo while Ryan Moore (WKU) used the handheld computer to demon- strate interaction with the truck. A detailed discussion of the hand- held's operation and database functions were provided by Fred Payne (BAE) and Chris Thompson (RS). Program attendees left the day with an understanding of how haulers, milk marketing agen- cies and processors can interact with the system and generate use- ful reports such as milk tickets, producer milk house records as well as trace-back and security analysis reports. 8 — Regulatory Services News, Fourth Quarter 2008 The research and development team received funding for continuation of their efforts from DHS through NIHS for $1.2 million. Objectives of the continuation project include optimization of the hardware and electronics for the security monitoring system, development of an enterprise quality data server system, development of commercial quality web-based software and demonstration of the optimized system for a one-month period. The national demonstration showed that the prototype has the potential to meet the needs of dairy processors, milk marketing agencies and milk transportation companies. The system enhances milk transport security, provides a system for tracking bulk milk, provides an information management system for the dairy industry and will significantly add to the security infrastructure of the nation for bulk food transport. For more information, visit the milk program's website at www.rs.uky.edu or con- tact Chris Thompson (firstname.lastname@example.com). C. Thompson, Milk Program Feed Mycotoxin Assessment Feed safety is important to producers and Variability in sampling grain for mycotoxin manufacturers alike. Kentucky feed manufac- analysis occurs because (1) individual con- turers use many feed ingredients from grain taminated kernels do not contain equal and oilseeds. Regulatory Services routinely amounts of toxin, (2) not all kernels contain monitors the mycotoxin levels in these types toxin, (3) non-uniform distribution of contami- of ingredients. nated kernels within the lot and (4) the ratio of contaminated and clean kernels is not uni- Grain infected by mold may contain toxic fun- form. To help overcome sampling variability gal metabolites called mycotoxins. The pres- the probe number and quantity collected must ence of mycotoxins in feed may cause illness be increased, samples ground properly, and or death in animals. Mycotoxins are chemical sub-samples accurately obtained for analysis. compounds produced by fungi while growing on organic substances such as corn and pea- Proper sampling is essential for obtaining reli- nuts. Droughts and accompanying high tem- able test results. Stream sampling is one of perature during grain production may result in the most effective ways to obtain a represen- fungal invasion and mycotoxin production. tative sample. Before a trailer or railcar is Mycotoxin production may also occur during loaded or unloaded, a grain probe may be storage. Aflatoxins are the most prevalent. used. Take a representative sample with sev- Fumonisin is another toxin produced by cer- eral probes following a specified pattern. The tain fungi and is frequently present in grains. sample size should usually be between 10-20 pounds. Sealed plastic bags should not be For effective mycotoxin management in feeds, used to ship or store mycotoxin samples. measurement of the concentration in a load or lot is required. However, this is very difficult The Analytical Laboratory receives samples due to errors associated with each step of the from inspectors designated for mycotoxin process (i.e., sampling, sub-sampling, and analyses. To minimize fungal activity, sam- analytical method). Continued on page 14 Regulatory Services News, Fourth Quarter 2008 — 9 ALL I REALLY NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT FERTILIZER REGULATION I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN In 1974 I was graciously hired by Dr. Herb Massey, Director, Division of Regulatory Services, as the Coordinator of the Fertilizer Regulatory Program. He took quite a risk in the hire because I had hardly even heard of fertilizer regulation much less BEEN a fertilizer control official. As I bid a final goodbye to the Division and the program (that I learned through "on the job" training), I would like to leave a few final thoughts that may or may not be of any benefit. After some meditation, the book by Robert Fulgham came to mind as a guide to put my thoughts in perspective. Even though I did not go to kindergarten, please allow me the privilege to extrapolate. "All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sand pile at school." These are some of the things I have learned over the years — some came easy, but some left in- delible impressions. *Play Fair Playing fair is the most important lesson These were my guiding principles of "Playing learned. Soon after beginning the job, I dis- Fair" over the years and, hopefully, mostly covered a treasure of information and guide- successful. lines in talking with my predecessor, Bill Huff- man, and to Herb Massey; and, in publica- *Don't Hit People tions of the Association of American Plant Of course, my interpretation on this is to not Food Control Officials (AAPFCO), the Asso- show partiality to one person over another. ciation of Official Analytical (Agricultural) Don't "pick" on or "hit" one company. It has Chemists (AOAC), the Association of South- been my experience that all companies will do ern Feed, Fertilizer, and Pesticides Control what is right and required if they know what to Officials (ASFFPCO), Kentucky Agricultural do. Our regulatory program cannot be every- Experiment Station, and others. Always where all the time so we must depend on the prominent were these two "permanent" and industry to do the right thing — voluntary com- vital principles: pliance. Therefore, beginning early in my ten- (1) the regulatory program must protect the con- ure, we would conduct workshops, training sumer of fertilizers from misleading, fraudulent, sessions, and offer direct assistance to com- and erroneous labeling, and, panies with problems. I noted that the defi- (2) the regulatory program must also protect the ciency rate of official fertilizer samples de- legitimate fertilizer industry from those who clined in each year following a fertilizer blend- would promote and sell fraudulent products. ing workshop which confirmed the benefits of training company personnel in how to comply By diligent pursuit of the former, the latter fol- with the law. The overall deficiency rate of lowed. The consumer/farmer is the primary official samples in the early 1970's was entity the fertilizer regulatory program serves; around 30%, with bagged samples quite a bit however, by carefully inspecting labels and higher. The record for FY 2008 was an over- insisting on a standard format with no mis- all deficiency rate of 8% with bags at 19% leading or fraudulent claims, the second prin- which indicates that the Kentucky fertilizer in- ciple is accomplished. I considered myself dustry is doing an excellent job in producing the fertilizer consumer's advocate and most quality fertilizers for Kentucky consumers and everything else flowed smoothly from that. has improved over the years. The fertilizer law is truly a "Labeling Law". 10 — Regulatory Services News, Fourth Quarter 2008 *Share Everything There are two major sets of fertilizer data that each case I felt obliged to take responsibility we "share" with our clientele: (1) the chemical for the errors and to write letters or make analysis of our official samples and (2) fertil- phone calls to the persons affected and to izer tonnage distributed in the state. All the apologize for the errors. I did not allow or ex- information collected by the fertilizer program pect someone else to "clean up my own is available for public view except the tonnage mess" and I always personally apologized for records of individual registrants which is pro- the errors. tected by law; however, the two publications noted are the most widely distributed. *Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and One of the prime information outputs and a dance and play and work every day some significant input into voluntary compliance in For several years after I started my tenure I our fertilizer regulatory program is the publica- rarely took vacations and thought that I had to tion of analytical results from official samples work everyday — even some weekends. taken by the program. Publication of analysis Soon I realized this was not good for me or results of official samples has been a key my family so I began to take a day off now component of fertilizer regulatory programs and then to spend time with my family. To my from the very first. The analysis of our official surprise, the fertilizer regulatory program ran fertilizer samples are published annually in a just fine without my being there every day! Regulatory Bulletin by the Division of Regula- Exercise also became an integral part of my tory Services and distributed to all registrants day and refreshed my outlook on the work. and to anyone requesting a copy. They are Sometimes during a long run I would think of also available on the Division's website certain problems I was dealing with and be- (www.rs.uky.edu). It has been noted by oth- fore the end of the run would have a solution. ers and also by our program that a registrant with a "poor" official sample record will suffer There are also other ways to interject while one with a good record will prosper. "learning" and diversity into work. I chose par- ticipation in professional organizations, pri- The only source of the amount of fertilizer marily AAPFCO, AOAC, and ASFFPCO. Not used in KY is from quarterly tonnage reports only did that offer opportunities to promote submitted by Kentucky fertilizer registrants. uniformity in fertilizer regulation, nationally These reports are published quarterly and and internationally, but also to foster lasting show the distribution of fertilizers by county friendships with persons from all the states. and by major fertilizer materials and grades. The tonnage represents what registrants re- Each of us has a "clock" and an internal port and on which they pay the inspection fee "compass". The clock represents the time we of $0.50 per ton. Some uses of these data have and the compass represents our values would be by companies to estimate their mar- - our principles - our "true" north. The higher ket share and by extension personnel to track the correlation between how we spend our usage compared to soil test recommenda- time and our values the more productive and tions. Kentucky's data is also combined with satisfying our lives will be. Steve Covey, et that of all the other states and becomes a part al., in their book "First Things First "encourage of the national fertilizer use database. us to integrate our physical, social, mental, and spiritual needs in their discussion of "To *Clean up your own mess and Say you're Live, To Love, To Learn, and To Leave a Leg- sorry when you hurt somebody acy" and by doing so create a passion for life. Over the years I have issued a few erroneous I have achieved a limited amount of this bal- analysis reports or have made incorrect deci- ance and found it very uplifting. sions based on insufficient information. In Continued on page 12 Regulatory Services News, Fourth Quarter 2008 — 11 Everything you need to know Continued from p. 11 *When you go out in the world, watch out published so consumers would know which for traffic, hold hands, and stick together companies were selling properly labeled prod- I soon realized why my position was termed ucts and which were not. Our program contin- "Coordinator" of the fertilizer regulatory pro- ues in this publishing tradition. gram. I could not do field inspection, take samples, analyze the samples, do the calcula- *Be aware of wonder tions necessary for reports, register all fertiliz- Always look beyond what you see. You may ers, make sure all tonnage reports were cor- see a plant growing as a nuisance or a source rect, and take care of the other administrative of food, or as a beautiful flower. I see an al- work all by myself. We had to "stick together". most magical organism. It is able to take a It had to be a team effort and my job was to few inorganic elements from the soil, extract make sure all aspects of the program worked water from around some very small soil parti- together in harmony and that no one on the cles, absorb carbon dioxide from the atmos- team got "run over in traffic" and that all were phere, and combine them with energy cap- "holding hands" and getting the job done. I tured from the sun to produce our only source discovered synergy in the interdependence of of food and energy. One of the "waste" prod- the program's various components. The ac- ucts of this activity (photosynthesis) is oxygen. tivities of the field inspectors, the fertilizer We animals are totally dependent upon the laboratory, and the administrative staff had to green plant for our sustenance while the be coordinated and integrated synergistically green plant can get along quite well without us which resulted in a fertilizer regulatory pro- animals. All the fossil fuels we consume origi- gram that accomplished its mission, was a co- nated with the green plant. Incidentally, cer- herent entity, complied fully with the law; and, tain plants (legumes) can with assistance of exceeded the sum of its individual parts. certain microbes convert, almost effortlessly, atmospheric nitrogen into plant and animal *Put things back where you found them useable forms. It takes tremendously high My thoughts here drift to history especially pressure and temperature and a lot of energy why and how fertilizer laws came into being. for humans to do essentially the same thing. The US National Archives slogan is "The Past is Prologue", which I think means that what "Remember the little seed in the Styrofoam has happened in the past will and should influ- cup: the roots go down and the plant goes up ence what you are doing and what you plan to and nobody really knows how or why, but we do in the future. It does not mean that you are are all like that." bound to the past and must not change, but, it does mean that one must be cognizant of the *Goldfish and hamsters and white mice past to assure a successful future. The first and even the little seed in the Styrofoam fertilizer laws were passed in the late 1800's cup - they all die. So do we. in response to certain persons who were When I was younger my mortality was not fraudulently selling worthless "trash" as fertiliz- "front and center" in my thinking. However, as ers. Labeling was non-existent, misleading, I enter retirement I think of it more often. or erroneous; and, farmers were being When that event comes we probably are not thwarted and discouraged from adopting and going to wish we had spent more time at our using new "fertilizer" technology. Early laws office. I have struggled with balancing my basically required fertilizers to be clearly and "clock" with my "compass" and I want to en- truthfully labeled; and, that samples would be courage all to work toward a synergistic rela- taken of fertilizer found for sale and the results tionship between your "clock" and your 12 — Regulatory Services News, Fourth Quarter 2008 "compass". I have enjoyed each day I have *Source: "ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I worked for the Division of Regulatory Ser- LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN" vices, some more than others, and I wish by Robert Fulghum. each person reading these words can say the See his web site: same about their work! http://www.robertfulghum.com/ David L. Terry, Fulghum, R. 1988. All I Really Need To Know I Retired, Learned In Kindergarten, Villard Books. Fertilizer Program Covey, S.R., A.R. Merrill, and R.R. Merrill. 1994. First Things First. Simon & Schuster, New York. Chapter 3. *Appendix: Other Kindergarten Kernels "Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Don't take things that aren't yours. Wash your hands before you eat. Flush. Take a nap every afternoon. And then remember the Dick-and- Jane books and the first word you learned - the biggest word of all - LOOK. Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and poli- tics and equality and sane living. Take any one of those items and extrapolate it into sophisticated adult terms and apply it to your fam- ily life or your work or government or your world and it holds true and clear and firm. Think what a better world it would be if we all - the whole world - had cookies and milk at about 3 o'clock in the af- ternoon and then lay down with our blankies for a nap. Or if all governments had as a basic policy to always put things back where they found them and to clean up their own mess. And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out in the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together." TVA and Fertilizer Continued from p. 5 "Such innovations will require investments in research – but costs would be miniscule compared to the benefits for humanity," Roy says. "IFDC is in a unique position to meet this challenge. We're the world's only agency with the necessary fa- cilities and expertise. We have both the physical and human resources to do the job. IFDC has a complex of six pilot plants for research and training in fertilizer development and production plus a highly qualified team of scientists and engineers. We also have the international contacts to build support for a new, vigor- ous fertilizer research and development program." "We can pick up where TVA had to cease." Regulatory Services News, Fourth Quarter 2008 — 13 Auditing Activities of the Division of Regulatory Services Firms engaging in sales of agricultural commodities are subject to audits that pertain to the following Kentucky Statutes and associated Regulations: Kentucky Fertilizer Law KRS 250.361 to 250.451 Kentucky Feed Law KRS 250.491 to 250.631 Kentucky Farm Milk Handlers Law KRS 260.775 to 260.8451 Kentucky Seed Law KRS 250.021 to 250.111 Approximately 1300 firms, 420 of which are located in Kentucky, sell products pertaining to the above listed Kentucky laws. All firms report sales on a calendar quarter basis. About 5200 reports are received and reviewed annually. In collaboration with Regulatory Program Coordinators, actions for discrepancies in the reports are recommended. The inspection fees on products sold (tonnage) for regulated industries are as follows: Industry Fee assessed per unit Fertilizer 50 cents/ton Feed 35 cents/ton Milk (handlers and producers) 0.5 cents/100 lb. Seed Tags 4-24 cents/unit H.S. Spencer Auditor Mycotoxin Sampling and Testing Continued from p. 9 ples are shipped promptly to the lab. Through grinding, samples are homogenized, then a sub- sample for mycotoxin analyses is prepared. The initial analytical method uses sandwich enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (S-ELISA) chemistry. If the sample exceeds established limits after two measurements, an official AOAC method (High Pressure Liquid Chromatography or HPLC) con- firms the results. If HPLC confirms a mycotoxin concentration above established limits, the sample report will indicate a violation. Submission of a plan to minimize safety issues will be required. Regulatory Services has several systems in place to assess mycotoxin levels in feed. It recognizes that failure to properly sample and analyze mycotoxins may result in unnecessary economic loss due to incorrect condemnation or inadvertently feeding harmful levels of mycotoxin. Information used in this article came from AAFCO Feed Inspector's Manual, Second Edition, May 1, 2000. To download this free publication, visit the AAFCO website at www.aafco.org. Please direct questions to Frank Jaramillo, Feed Program Coordinator at 859-257-2785 or email@example.com. M. Bryant, Analytical Laboratory F. Jaramillo, Jr., 14 — Regulatory Services News, Fourth Quarter 2008 Feed Program Employee News David Terry Receives AAPFCO Life Membership For over 34 years Dr. David Terry has been active in plant food regulation. 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The intended outcome is to foster trained regulatory personnel with consistent inspectional activi- ties around the nation. Stephen McMurry (left) with Soil Test Laboratory welcomes AAFCO president Ricky Schroeder Kristen Hansen The Soil Laboratory in Lexington hired Kristin Hansen into a vacant Senior Laboratory Techni- cian position. Kristen is a recent graduate, with a Winter Break Announcement B.S. in chemistry from the University of Utah. She has analytical laboratory experience, The Division of Regulatory Services will providing service to the copper mining industry be closed for winter break where she prepared and analyzed soil and water Wednesday, December 24, 2008 and will samples. Her husband is currently attending Uni- reopen Friday, January 2, 2009. versity of Kentucky Dental School. Her hus- band's acceptance into dental school is what brought them from the west to the east this past The Seed Testing Laboratory will be open July. 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I know that this may have already been addressed in other posts - but just want some opinions. I plan on about an 80' X 80' wildflower patch on my property. I have about an acre behind by house that I have not done anything with since I moved there which is about 5 years. Currently it is covered with mostly Bramble, Goldenrod, QAL, Wild strawberry, milkweed, and a lot of weeds. What I plan on doing is mowing it down as close as I can get it and then tilling it up - and then planting the seed. If all goes well I will continue with the rest of the property. Any suggestions?
Don't Rototill..you will bring more weed seed to the surface, where it will sprout, plus, when you chop up the roots of some plants, each little piece will form a new plant.
From what very wise people here have told me, you want to disturb the soil as little as possible.
You can either mow it down, and cover with a clear sheet of plastic and let it bake for an entire year (smothering or solarising)or, do successive treatments with Glyphosate(Round/Up) at about 5 week intervals or whenever the plants get about 8-12 high, and sow your seed in fall at least 2 weeks after your last round/up treatment.
Thanks for the reply April. One thing I was thinking about doing - and if anyone can give me their opinion of this idea - because maybe it will not work. But - I would like to start planting the wildflowers this spring and not wait to smother the weeds for a season. And I would rather not use Roundup or any other herbicide. But what I was thinking about doing was tilling up the area I am going to plant - and like a Vegetable Garden - plant in rows. This way I can over the summer weed in between and rid of most of the weeds and then maybe in the fall - plant the remainder of the seeds or next spring plant more rows until the area is full. Does this make sense to anyone.... or not!
I don't think your plan will give good results. It's hard to be patient, but there is no substitute for good site preparation. (You haven't done anything with the area for five years, so why the rush?)
For an 80 by 80 foot patch, I think you should seriously consider using herbicide (roundup or equivalent). This would be a very large area to use the smothering technique. And you have some pretty tough customers established in the area.
Thanks again for the reply. Yes you are right - I have no reason to rush - but this 80X80 patch is just a part of my property that I want to start landscaping. I was hoping that it could be started this spring. I am leery of Herbicides for environmental reasons - I have honeybee hives and a pond on my property and do not want the chemicals to be a part on either.
I don't mean to question you committment to a chemical-free environment, but I think you need not worry about use of Roundup adversely affecting your bees or your ponds.
For what it's worth, I am an environmental toxicologist and I have done some research on glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup) and on other chemicals (surfactants) that are added to the formulations intended for terrestrial use.
Glyphosate has very low toxicity to invertebrates and other animals and is bound tightly to soil upon contact, where it is biodegradable. It's herbicide effects are restricted to plants where it is applied directly to growing tissues (green leaves and stems, or cut bark) and it does not affect other plants once it enter the soil.
The surfactants are slightly greater concern, especially in aquatic environments, because they are somewhat more toxic than glyphosate. But this is only a concern if you apply high doses directly into a pond or streams, or apply near surface waters during or immediately before heavy rain. These chemicals, too, are rapidly bound to soil or aquatic sediment and are readily biodegraded.
Good luck with whatever approach you choose!
I'm just curious, when you say wildflowers, what are you planning on planting? Goldenrod, milkweed, and QAL all fall into the wildflower category for many people and are the start of a great native habitat. I'm working on enhancing a natural area in my garden and have found great information from Prairie Moon Nursery and Prairie Nursery.
Good luck!
Ditto John_MO. Be patient. I have made some costly learning mistakes by being in a rush and cutting corners. I too am as concerned about chemicals and environment as anyone, but I am convinced Roundup is the way to go on a plot your size.
Also as Juliana mentions above, "when you say wildflowers, what are you planning on planting? I hope you are talking about natives/locals, not "general wildflower mixes." There are plenty of good suppliers out there--So GO NATIVE and you [and the environment] will be much happier in the long run. Happy prairies to you!
Thanks again for replies. Yes the Goldenrod, QAL, Milkweed are all fine wildflowers - but it's the other weeds in between that I want replaced. I have ordered native wildflower seeds - so I am looking at planting in sections/ patches. I am hoping for more variety and color. Actually the Goldenrod is a beautiful display late in the summer. I am not looking for a manicured flowerbed - I just want to be able to see more color.
Queen Anne's Lace is not native and should not be included in a native prairie garden, which is what you are planning. What should be included, however, is grasses, which you have not mentioned. PLEASE do some reading on prairies--what they are and how to create and maintain them. They are not wildflower meadows and will not remain indefinitely without maintenance. Good places to start are Sarah Stein's two books and the catalog of Prairie Nursery.
i might suggest you take the time to do the proper site prep on most of the area for seed bed. but go ahead and carve out a small spot to mulch and plant some plugs in. that way you get something started now while you are waiting for the site to be ready for seed in the fall.


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