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SDDA, Office of Agronomy Services now has an online fillable form for filing a pesticide drift complaint. You can find this form here. To learn more about the complaint investigation process, go to the Pesticide Complaint Investigation and Enforcement web page. 5/15/2012

EPA has approved the SDDA request for a specific emergency exemption, 12-SD-03, to allow HopGuard® miticide to be used for Varonna destructor on Honey Bees. The Section 18 became effective on 4/5/2012. The Section 18 label is on the SDDA/Agronomy Services website. 4/16/2012

EPA has approved the SDDA request for a specific emergency exemption to allow Avipel® seed treatment to be used to protect newly planted corn seed and sunflower seed against consumption by ring-necked pheasants.
The Section 18 emergency exemption for corn, 12-SD-02, became effective February 28, 2012.
The Section 18 emergency exemption for sunflower, 12-SD-01, became effective February 17, 2012.
The 2012 Section 18 labels are on the SDDA, Agronomy Services website. 4/16/2012

South Dakota Department of Agriculture Notice of Public Hearing to Amend Rule on October 6, 2011 at 10:00am CDT, in the Department of Agriculture Conference Room, Foss Building, 523 E Capitol Ave, Pierre, SD 57501 to consider amendment of rule 12:44:03:01 (rules for handling and storage of anhydrous ammonia). Notice of Public Hearing To Amend Rules and Text of Proposed Amended Rule are available by clicking here.

EPA has informed us of a final decision on maneb. On May 26, 2010 a Proposed Rule was published in the Federal Register that proposed the immediate revocation of existing maneb tolerances (40 CFR 180.110). Based on comments the EPA received, the maneb tolerances will remain in place until December 31, 2012. A final rule published on July 12, 2011 makes this decision final. Existing stocks of maneb products intended for use on ag commodities should be used by December 31, 2012.

EPA cancels Rozol Prairie Dog Bait in South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, and New Mexico effective 8/8/2011. Go to South Dakota Press Release. Go to EPA Notice.

Ag Retailers and Farmers Must Comply with Refillable Containers Regulations. On August 16, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will require all portable and refillable pesticide containers to meet new requirements. Full press release here. For more information contact the SDDA, Office of Agronomy Services.

South Dakota Department of Agriculture Notice of Public Hearing to Adopt, Amend, and Repeal Rules on August 16, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. CDT, in the Department of Agriculture Conference Room, Foss Building, 523 E Capitol Ave, Pierre, SD 57501. A link to the Notice of Public Hearing and the text of the proposed Proposed Adopted, Amended, and Repealed Rules can be found below:
1. South Dakota Department of Agriculture Notice of Public Hearing to Adopt, Amend, and Repeal Rules
2. Text of Proposed Adopted, Amended, and Repealed Rules
07/19/2011

August 30 & 31 and September 1, 2011 Hazardous Materials Transport Certification Workshop Information for State, Federal and Tribal Employees 6/14/2011

SDSU 2011 IPM Strategies for Grasshopper Management in South Dakota 5/26/2011

USDA 2011 Rangeland Grasshopper Hazard Map 3/30/2011

SDSU Grasshopper Outlook on Rangeland: 2011 3/30/2011

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) request for a specific emergency exemption to allow Avipel® seed treatment to be used to protect newly planted corn seed and sunflower seed against consumption by ring-necked pheasants.
The Section 18 emergency exemption for corn became effective March 8, 2011. This is the fourth year that South Dakota has been granted a Section 18 emergency exemption for Avipel® as a corn seed treatment.
The Section 18 emergency exemption for sunflower became effective March 11, 2011. This is the second year that South Dakota has been granted a Section 18 emergency exemption for Avipel® as a sunflower seed treatment.
The 2011 Section 18 labels are on the SDDA Agronomy Services website. 3/21/2011

2011 Flood Information for Agriculture can be found on the SDDA, Agronomy Services website. 3/11/2011

State of SD Generic Pesticides and Groundwater State Management Plan is now posted on the SDDA, Agronomy Services website. 12/28/2010

Information on the December 1, 2010 SD DENR NPDES Information Video Conference and Webinar presentation. 11/30/2010

SDDA 2010 Pesticide Container Recycling schedule and location maps are now on the Agronomy Services website. Click Here

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) has issued a Section 18 emergency crisis exemption for use of Dimilin 2L® insecticide in alfalfa hay and alfalfa mix fields to control grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in counties west of the Missouri River in South Dakota. 6/14/2010

EPA approves South Dakota Section 18 for use of Avipel (9,10 anthraquinone) on sunflower (seed) at planting to repel ring-necked pheasant 4/16/2010

EPA approves South Dakota Section 18 for use of Avipel (9,10 anthraquinone) on corn seed at planting to repel ring-necked pheasant. 4/8/2010

USDA Federal Pesticide Recordkeeping Program Penalty Increase effective May 7, 2010 (see highlighted sections on pages 1 and 3 of the Federal Register Notice) 4/8/2010

EPA to Expand Use Restrictions to Reduce Risks of Aluminum & Magnesium Phosphide 4/7/2010

USDA 2010 Grasshopper Hazard Map 3/29/2010

EPA to Increase Restrictions on Flea and Tick Products 3/17/2010

SDSU Website contains info on South Dakota Flooding

SDSU Website contains info on Weather Damaged Grain

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