Ruben Arroyo, Agricultural Commissioner, Riverside County My official title is, “County of Riverside, Agricultural Commissioner and Sealer of Weights and Measures.” That’s obviously too long for any credit card application and hard to explain to the family members I was recently reacquainted with upon moving to Southern California. My canned statement is, “I work for the County Ag Department.” The standard response is, “Ohh…the County, must be good benefits.” I honestly love my job. One aspect that keeps me coming back to the office is the constant change in what I’m working on from day to day. This past year has been filled with new regulations and meeting new friends in Riverside County. Here is a short list of topics that came across my desk. Cannabis, Pesticides Near Schools Regulations, Federal Worker Protection Standards, Chlorpyrifos Permit Conditions, Air Monitoring Stations, Organic Certifications/Complaints, Pesticide Drift, Alternative Fuels in California, Environmental Justice, Mobil Home Sub-metered Device Issues, CAPCA, California County Commissioners Washington, D.C. Delegation, Transportation Network Measuring System (Uber, Lyft), Farm Bureau, Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP), Huanglongbing (HLB) Quarantine, and Industrial Hemp.
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Definitely a busy year. I sometimes wonder how the industry keeps up with all the changes! I just concentrate on Agriculture and Weights and Measures while industry has many more agencies to work with on a daily basis. I try to remember that fact when I get questions or concerns and yes, sometimes complaints. My job is to communicate, educate, build relationships and be a civil servant. My goal is to be proactive with CAPCA and the industry. I want to be a useful tool of information and common sense. I want to carry those aspirations with me into my new role as the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association President (another long title) next year. I look forward to this challenge and wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year.
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Robert Mulherin, Deputy Agricultural Commissoner, Riverside County On November 2, 2015, U.S. EPA revised portions of its federal Worker Protection Standards (WPS). The purpose of the revisions was to further reduce occupational pesticide exposure and incidents or related illness among agricultural workers and pesticide handlers when using pesticides for the production of an agricultural commodity. These revisions included two sets of regulatory changes – one set took effect in January 2017, and the second set is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2018.
and ended, the location, including site identification number, and acreage treated; the pesticide product, including U.S. EPA registration number and active ingredient; the spray adjuvant product name and California registration number, if applicable; and the applicable reentry and pre-harvest intervals, unless a written copy of a properly completed written recommendation by a licensed agricultural pest control adviser was given to the operator of the property to be treated.
In order to be compliant with the revised federal WPS regulatory changes set to take effect in January 2018, the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) amended several sections of its worker protection regulations, specifically, sections 6000, 6619, 6724, 6764, 6768, 6769, and 6776.
• CCR section 6724 requires training for pesticide handlers working in production and non-production agricultural settings or non-agricultural settings to be done prior to handling and annually thereafter. Training topics have been restructured to improve clarity and additional training topics have been added to enhance worker safety.
Summary of January 2018 regulations concerning WPS: • The definition of “application exclusion zone” in CCR section 6000 is deleted because it is redundant to CCR section 6762 which already exists and specifically defines the application exclusion zone requirements during a pesticide application. • CCR section 6619(b) is amended to clarify the information agricultural employers are required to maintain: the date and time the application started
• CCR section 6764 requires training for fieldworkers to be done prior to working in a treated area and annually thereafter. Training topics have been restructured to improve clarity and additional training topics have been added to enhance worker safety. • CCR section 6768 requires decontamination supplies (soap, disposable towels, water) for fieldworkers be located together at the decontamination site. An employer must assure “sufficient” water is accessible
at all times for fieldworkers engaged in activities involving contact with treated surfaces in treated fields. The term “sufficient” has been added to address the concept of how much water must be accessible to fieldworkers at all times. • CCR section 6762(c)(2)(B) outlines the requirement for employees working in an enclosed space and has been amended to prohibit workers from entering or remaining in an enclosed space when a pesticide has been applied as a fine spray. • CCR section 6769 contains ventilation criteria that must be met prior to a worker entering an enclosed space after a pesticide application. This regulation has been amended to specify ventilation criteria for fine spray pesticide applications. • CCR section 6776 requires the operator of the property to post a field treated with a pesticide when the field has a restricted entry interval greater than 48 hours, as specified on the pesticide label. If you have questions or need assistance understanding any of the above referenced WPS please contact your local agricultural commissioner’s office and they can assist you, or go to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation for more information. http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/whs/whs_ regulations.htm
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Revised Worker Protection Standards Take Effect January 2018
REGULATIONS/VIOLATIONS/WPS
Top 10 Pesticide Violations Robert Mulherin, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, Riverside County The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) has primary responsibility to enforce pesticide laws and regulations in California. County Agricultural Commissioners (CACs) enforce federal and state pesticide laws and regulations at the local level through a Memorandum of Understanding with CDPR. In one year, across California’s 58 counties, 53 CACs issue approximately 30,000 Restricted Materials Permits, perform approximately 20,000 pesticide compliance inspections, with violations yielding roughly 4,800 compliance and enforcement actions. The following is a summary of the ten most frequently observed pesticide violations and some mitigations/examples to ensure you don’t become a statistic: 1. Pest Control Businesses (PCBs) are required to register with the Agricultural Commissioner each year before advertising, soliciting or performing pest control services in the county. (California Food and Ag Code section 11732). Frequently, PCBs fail to register with the Agricultural Commissioner prior to conducting these activities. Make it a priority to come into your local Agricultural Commissioner’s office to register your business every new year. 2. Persons who handle (apply, mix, load) pesticides are required to wear the personal protective equipment (PPE) specified on the pesticide label. (FAC section 12973). Frequently, pesticide handlers are observed not wearing some or all of the PPE required by the label. Continual tailgate and your own inspection program could keep you from being cited in this area. All requirements are listed on the label. Remember Employees have minimum requirements for PPE in addition to label requirements. 3. The employer of persons who handle pesticides is required to: provide all PPE that is required by the pesticide labeling, regulation, and restricted material permit condition; provide for its daily inspection and cleaning, and repair or 4
replace any worn, damaged, or heavily contaminated PPE; assure that all PPE not in use is kept separate from personal clothing and in a clean, pesticide-free designated area. (California Code of Regulations section 6738). Frequently, employers fail to provide all of the required PPE or replace damaged PPE, or they have PPE stored in the same area as pesticides. Train and have a procedure for replacement and usage guidelines available for all staff to adhere by. Again, an in-house inspection program will assure that employees are following the rules! 4. Frequently, pesticide handlers are observed not wearing some or all of the PPE required by state worker safety regulations. (CCR section 6738.1). Sometimes employees become forgetful or are not in the daily routine of wearing all the required PPE. Employers need to be vigilant in reminding them of the potential harm and regulation ramifications that come without wearing their safety equipment. 5. The employer is responsible for assuring that employees who handle pesticides receive training prior to handling pesticides, and annually thereafter. (CCR section 6724). Frequently, employees are observed handling pesticides without being trained on the specific pesticide being handled, or training has not been done at all, or the training is not current. 6. The employer is responsible for planning for emergency medical care for employees who handle pesticides and field workers in advance. In addition, the employer shall locate a facility where emergency medical care is available for these employees. The employer shall post information concerning where emergency medical care can be obtained at the work site. (CCR section 6726 or CCR 6766). Common violations concerning emergency medical care include not being present at all, or some of the required information (name, address, phone number of facility) is missing.
7. The employer is responsible for assuring that sufficient water, soap and single use towels for routine washing of hands and face and for emergency eye flushing and washing of the entire body are available for fieldworkers and for employees who handle pesticides. (CCR section 6734 or CCR section 6764). Violations concerning decontamination facilities include not being present at all, or some of the required items are missing. 8. The employer is responsible for assuring that equipment used for mixing, loading, transferring, or applying pesticides is inspected before each day of use and equipment with any safety defect is repaired or altered to remove the hazard before further use. (CCR section 6742). Violations observed include equipment (backpacks, hoses, etc.) that is leaking, in bad repair, or otherwise unsafe to operate. 9. The person or business that is applying pesticides is responsible for assuring that any container that holds, or has held, any pesticide, whether in storage or while being transported, has the registrant’s label affixed. In addition, all lids or closures of the containers shall be securely tightened. (CCR section 6676). Violations observed include containers without the registrant’s label, and the lids or closures of the container not being closed or secure. 10. The person or business that is applying pesticides is responsible for assuring that service containers are labeled with the name and address of the responsible party, the identity of the pesticide, and the signal word of the pesticide. (CCR section 6678). Violations observed include the label not being present, or missing some required information. If you have questions or need assistance understanding any of the above referenced sections, please call my office at 951-9553000, or your local Ag Commissioner and we will be happy to help. We offer assistance out in the field or over the phone. Let us be part of your compliance training and reference to help ensure safe use of pesticides in California.
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REGULATIONS/VIOLATIONS/WPS
California Adopts Rules on Agricultural Pesticide Use Near Schools and Day-Care Centers Ruben Arroyo, Agricultural Commissioner, Riverside County The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has released a proposed regulation that would give further protections to children when agricultural pesticides are applied close to schools and child day-care facilities. School site means any property used as a child day care facility, as defined in Health and Safety Code section 1596.750, or a kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school. This includes all areas of the property used on weekdays by children who attend such facilities or schools, or other similar areas identified by the commissioner, such as a park adjacent to a school that is used by the school for recess, sports, or other school activities. It does not include family day care homes as defined in Health and Safety Code section 1596.78; any private kindergarten, elementary, or secondary school facilities; or vehicles or bus stops not on school site property. Many K-12 schools and child day-care facilities are located near farming operations and increasingly teachers, parents and the public want to know whether the chemicals being applied could adversely affect them. Following extensive public input, the proposed regulation would provide an extra measure of protection to these sites from the risk of short-term pesticide exposure. It would also provide advance notification when certain pesticides are applied, so as to increase communication between growers and schools or child day-care facilities, and help them in responding to inquiries and potential incidents The proposed regulation, which will take effect January 1, 2018, will: • Ban growers from making certain pesticide applications near school sites/licensed child day care facilities Monday through Friday between 6am and 6pm within a ¼ mile of a school site/ licensed child day care. This means that during this time frame and for the allotted distance: o No pesticides can be applied by aircraft. This includes planes, helicopters, and all aerial means of application. o No pesticides by sprinkler (chemigation) or by air blast sprayer. o Most dust and/or powder pesticide applications will be prohibited. o No fumigants (gaseous pesticides) applications will be allowed. • Growers with fields within ¼ mile of a school site/licensed child day care must provide an annual notification (which lists all the pesticides expected to be used during the upcoming July through June period. This must be provided to the principal or licensed child day care facility administrator by April 30 each year. This notice must include among other things:
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o Names of pesticide products (and the main active ingredient) expected to be used. o A map showing the location of the field to be treated. o Contact information for the grower/operator and the County Agricultural Commissioner (CAC). o Web address for the National Pesticide Information Center, which provides sources of information or additional facts on pesticides. In a cooperative effort, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and the California Association of Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers have developed an on-line tool for schools/daycares and growers. The secure website will include pesticide permit data and maps to both parties. The schools will verify its campus grounds, contact information, and any additional area that children may use during the school day. Growers will have the ability to see their property maps that are within the ¼ mile of the school, contact information, and list the potential active ingredient chemicals to be used during the season. Once all the information is verified and entered the information will be sent to all parties including your local Agricultural Commissioner. California has varying microclimates and schools have various extracurricular school activities. Therefore, the regulation will allow the individual school site/licensed child day care facility, the grower and the CAC to develop an alternative written agreement, to which all three parties must consent, that provides equal or more protection as the regulation. This agreement will be enforced by the CAC. For more information or detail into the regulation contact your local Agricultural Commissioner or the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Upcoming CAPCA Chapter Events 2018 Desert Valleys
Apr. 12 – Label Update & Golf Tournament – Brawley May 17 – CE Meeting – Imperial June 7 – CE Meeting – Blythe Aug. 2 – CE Meeting – La Quinta Nov. 8 – CE Meeting – Imperial
Fresno-Madera
Nov. 15 – Label Update - Fresno
Kern County
Jan. 18 – Label Update – Bakersfield
San Diego
June 6 – Nursery Greenhouse Conference – Escondido Sep. 12 – CAPCA/UCR Entomology Conference – Escondido Dec 5 – Laws & Regs Seminar – Escondido
Tulare-Kings
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Woodland
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Biological Control of Pink Hibiscus Mealybug in Riverside County October 2016-August 2017
Thomas M. Perring, Professor of Entomology, University of California, Riverside Background: The pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), is a serious pest in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. PHM is a phloem-feeding insect which produces copious amounts of honeydew on the plant. In addition, this insect also produces a large amount of white wax which combines with the honeydew to make cotton-like sticky masses covering buds, stems, fruit and roots. The insect develops from egg to adult in approximately 30 days, and female mealybugs lay an average of 270 eggs per female, although numbers as high as 540 eggs have been reported. PHM attacks an estimated 330 plant species and its current and predicted future annual damage has been calculated at $1.6 billion in the United States. Pink hibiscus mealybug was detected in California (Imperial County) in the fall of 1999. At that time, densities were increasing rapidly in Calexico, El Centro, and Imperial, as PHM masses were detected on mulberry, silk oak, carob, orchid trees, corral trees and many shrub species. Through a CDFA biological control program, two parasitoids, Anagyrus kamali Moursi and Gyranusoidea indica Shafee, Alam and Agarwal, were released and rapidly established. By the end of 2000 densities of PHM were dramatically lower throughout most of Imperial County and further reductions were recorded over the next four years. The two biological control agents were responsible for the natural control of PHM.
in the agricultural regions that include dates, grapes, and citrus, all known hosts of PHM. UCR’s approach is to use the same natural enemy species that were successful in the 2000-2004 project in Imperial County. Project: From the beginning of the project to the present, we have released slightly more than 251,000 A. kamali and G. indica at 287 sites from an insectary in Mexico and our insectary in the Coachella Valley (Figure 1). Over the first year of the release program, average mealybug counts showed a drastic reduction. The numbers of mealybugs were determined in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Samples were collected from carob trees, mulberry trees, silk oak trees, and hibiscus bushes in the Coachella Valley communities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert and La Quinta. Over the 3 years, numbers in mulberry have been reduced from an average of 440 PHM to an average of 0 individuals in 2017. Half of the sampled sites in the 2017 survey had no mealybugs at all. Parasitism in the Coachella Valley has been increasing since the start of the project. We found no parasitism in 2015
and just a few sites in 2016 with parasites. We have just completed a comprehensive sampling in 2017, and we have found parasitoids at all sites that had mealybugs. Sampled sites had up to 26% parasitism. All of these surveys indicate the successful establishment of parasitoids throughout the Coachella Valley and they are expected to continue increasing over time. Outreach: In the first year of the project, the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office held one public meeting (31 March, 2016) which was attended by 20 date and grape growers. Since that time, most of the outreach has been through presentations delivered by Dr. Perring to growers and pest control professionals at various meetings. To date approximately 300 individuals have been educated on this project through outreach presentations. As part of this outreach, the Riverside Agricultural Commissioner’s office participated in a PHM and parasitoid training day. They now are better informed on how to detect PHM infestations that they encounter. In addition, agricultural professionals are encouraged to contact Dr. Perring if they encounter mealybugs in the field. At these sites, parasites will continue to be released.
The PHM was detected in the Coachella Valley (Riverside County) in 2008. Surveys in 2014 and 2015 showed an increase in densities and area wide expansion, particularly in the urban centers of Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, and Indio. A few isolated detections also have occurred in date palm ranches near Mecca and Thermal. The goal of this project was to control the current infestation in the Coachella Valley in the urban centers before PHM became firmly established 8
Figure 1. Release sites in the Coachella Valley of A. kamali and G. indica, 2015-2017
A PCA Paying It Forward
Mike Terry with Coachella Valley High School FFA students on the College of the Desert Campus and future Roadrunner Farms Ruben Arroyo, Agricultural Commissioner, Riverside County As a Pest Control Adviser (PCA) and Certified Crop Adviser (CCA), Mike Terry traverses over 4,000 acres of farmland in Riverside County’s Coachella Valley each year. Visiting with growers and discussing the challenges faced by farmers in this area, Mike recognized a growing and potentially industry-altering concern. While agriculture in the Coachella Valley is a robust and thriving industry, the availability of quality, skilled employees is declining. Growers are often forced to hire under or over qualified workers to fill vital positions. More and more, personnel issues are disrupting day-to-day farming operations. The common belief among agriculturalists that we are just temporary stewards of the earth and its resources reminded Mike of something he learned from his father, long ago. “My father always told me that when you borrow something, it’s important to return it in an improved condition,” recalls Mike. Applying this philosophy to his work in the Coachella Valley, Mike says, “I realized that this was an opportunity to help young job seekers and the agricultural industry in this region.”
Not one to shy away from a challenge, Mike immediately set about developing a solution to this valley-wide problem. Mike first reached out to local Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters at Coachella Valley and Indio High Schools. Mike found many high school students searching for careers in agriculture but lacking the information and resources they need to be successful. Encourage by his conversations with the FFA students, Mike next contacted the Coachella Valley’s local community college, College of the Desert (COD). At COD, Mike found a staff willing and able to approach this issue head on. With the cooperation of the faculty, staff and administration at COD, Mike helped launch a review and modernization of the schools agricultural education program. Introducing agricultural technology, food safety and agricultural vocations such as welding and farm equipment repair to the curriculum, College of the Desert will supply a new generation of agricultural professionals to one of Coachella Valley’s largest industries. The partnership Mike fostered between the area’s youth, the farming community and the local college will ensure that this important collaboration will endure long into the future.
Carving out time from his career and his responsibilities as a husband and the father of two boys isn’t always easy. As we all know, simply maintaining balance between family and career is often very challenging without taking on additional projects. However, as Mike puts it, “If I can help a young person realize a career in the agricultural industry, then it’s worth it because I had those people who helped guide me along the way and now I can pass that along.” This kind of dedication to agriculture, youth and the Coachella Valley sets Mike apart from many of his peers. Thanks in great part to the work of Mike Terry, the introduction of the updated agricultural classes at College of the Desert is slated for the start of next school year. High school graduates in the Class of 2018 will soon benefit from Mike’s forward thinking and tireless dedication. A generation from now, it won’t be surprising when one of the FFA students benefiting from this new opportunity, recall how one PCA’s efforts to improve agriculture in the desert inspired them to undertake a similar endeavor. 9
SAVE THE DATES FOR THESE 2018 SPRAY SAFE EVENTS: Yuba-Sutter Spray Safe
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
2018 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS January 25 - Tracy - CAPCA Ed & Central Valley Chapter February 14 - Santa Paula - CAPCA Ed & Ventura Chapter February 28 - Palm Desert- CAPCA Ed & UC ANR Desert Agriculture in the Coachella Valley Conference March 6 - San Ramon - CAPCA Ed March 20 - Ontario - CAPCA Ed & UC ANR
Info: Jessica DeCoito Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau 530-673-6550
March 22 - San Luis Obispo - CAPCA Ed & Central Coast Chapter
Kern County Spray Safe
April 4 - Exeter - CCA Nutrient Management
January 26, 2018 Kern County Fairgrounds 1142 South P Street, Bakersfield, CA 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Admission: Free Lunch provided Info: Jeff Rasmussen 661-978-8076
Woodland (Yolo County) January 31, 2018
March 22 - Fresno - CAPCA Ed & Fresno-Madera Chapter
April 18 - Napa - CAPCA Ed & North Coast Chapter April 24-25 - Temecula - CAPCA Spring Summit May 9 - San Jose - CAPCA Ed & San Francisco Bay Chapter June 12 - Palm Desert - CAPCA Ed & UC ANR June 13 - Santa Paula - CAPCA Ed & Ventura Chapter June 21 - Sacramento - CAPCA Ed & Woodland Chapter July 19 - Chico - CAPCA Ed
Info: Yolo Co. Farm Bureau 530-662-6316
August 9 - Tulare - CAPCA Ed & Tulare-Kings Chapter
Ventura County Spray Safe
August 23 - San Luis Obispo - CAPCA Ed & Central Coast Chapter
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 Ventura Co Fairgrounds & Event Center Ventura, CA Registration: 7:30 a.m. Start Time: 8:30 a.m. Admission: Free Lunch provided RSVP: Email spraysafe@farmbureauvc.com with "VC Spray Safe" in the subject line. Please RSVP by March 13, 2018. 10
August 16 - Simi Valley - CAPCA Ed
September 13 - Bakersfield - CAPCA Ed & Kern County Chapter September 13 - Fresno - CAPCA Ed & Fresno-Madera Chapter September 20 - Modesto - CAPCA Ed October 14-16 - Anaheim - CAPCA Annual Conference November 14 - Arcadia - CAPCA Ed & UC ANR November 15 - Modesto - CCA Nutrient Management
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