AAPFCO Label Training

Association of American Plant Food Control Officials is an organization from each state in the U.S. , Canada and Puerto Rico who are actively engaged in the administration of fertilizer laws and regulations and research workers employed for investigations concerning mixed fertilizers, fertilizer materials and their component parts.

AAPFCO State Representatives 2016 Annual Summer Meeting

Label- written, printed or graphic matter on the immediate container or a statement accompanying a fertilizer

Labeling- Labeling means all written, printed or graphic matter, upon or accompanying any soil amendment including advertisements, brochures, posters, tv, and radio announcements used to promote the sale

This goes for “soil amendment,” “compost,” “horticultural growing media,” etc., as appropriate

Brand- the term, design or trademark used in connection with one or several grades of fertilizer

Examples include: SuperGro SupremeDave’s Outrageous Plant Food

The grade is the percentage of Total Nitrogen (N), Available Phosphate (P2O5)and Soluble Potash (K2O)

Grade should not include any nutrients other than above.

The grade for mixed numbers must be in whole numbers such as 10-20-10

Specialty fertilizers may be guaranteed in fractional units of less than one percent of (N) (P2O5) and (K2O)

Guaranteed analysis is the manufacture’s guarantee for minimum percentage of nutrients claimed for the product.

Dave’s Ultimate Fertilizer 5-7-12

Guaranteed AnalysisTotal Nitrogen (N) 5%Available Phosphate (P2O5 ) 7%Soluble Potash (K2O ) 12%Calcium (Ca) xx %Magnesium (Mg) xx %Sulfur (S) xx %Boron (B) xx %Iron (Fe) xx %

No minimum guaranteed analysis

Derivation Statement- the derivation statement list the sources from the nutrients in the guaranteed analysis

Directions for Use- Minimum statement “used in accordance with the recommendations of a qualified individual/institution or according to an approved nutrient management plan.

The name and address of the person or company responsible for the guarantees on the label must be listed on the label.

Dave’s Sunshine Fertilizer Company2584 Bourbon StreetNew Orleans 78395

Net weight: 5lbs.

Total Nitrogen _% XX % Ammoniacal Nitrogen Xx % Nitrate NitrogenXx% Urea Nitrogen Xx% Other Water Soluble NitrogenXx% Slowly available water Soluble NitrogenXx % Water insoluble nitrogen

Calcium 1.0% Magnesium 0.5% Sulfur 1.0% Boron 0.2% Chlorine 0.1% Cobalt 0.0005% Cooper 0.05% Iron 0.10%

Manganese 0.5% Molybdenum

0.0005% Nickel

0.0010% Sodium 0.1% Zinc 0.05%

Warning Statements or Caution Statements may be required when some micronutrients, such as boron or molybdenum, are present in excess of a state-defined level

Chelated Plant Nutrient-the product of a chemical reaction between a metal cation which is recognized as a plant nutrient and a chelating agent

Beneficial substances or compounds are any substance or compound other than primary, secondary and micro plant nutrients that can be demonstrated by scientific research to be beneficial

Contains Beneficial Substances

Beneficial substance _ %(or acceptable units)

Contains Beneficial Compounds

Beneficial Compounds _%( or acceptable units)

Purpose Statement :

Soil Amendments- any substance or a mixture of substances intended to improve the physical, chemical, biochemical or other characteristics of the soil

Plant Amendments- any substance applied to plants or seeds which is intended to improve germination, growth, yield, etc.

Net weight Brand name Guaranteed Analysis Purpose of the Product Directions for Application Name and Address of the Registrant

Minimum number of each claimed viable organism at the genus and species level in colony forming units (cfu), spore, or propagules per gram or milliliter

Expiration date Storage and handling instructions

Adulteration◦ Contains any harmful or deleterious substance in

sufficient amounts to injurious to beneficial plant life, humans, aquatic life, soil or water when applied as directed◦ Directions for use or warning statements not listed

on the label◦ Composition less than purported ◦ Contains unwanted crop seed or weed seed

If the labeling is false or misleading in any particular way

If the contents, ingredients, name, grade or claims on a product label do not match the product label

Pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for:

◦ Preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest ◦ Use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant ◦ Use as a nitrogen stabilizer

Plant hormones and other compounds- such as auxins, cytokinins and gibberellins

A vitamin-hormone horticulture products – is not a plant growth regulator if the product is not intended for use on food crops and is labeled accordingly and meets other criteria.

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-03/documents/chap-02-apr-2014.pdf

Dave’s Outrageous Kelp Fertilizer

Pesticide Claim

Dave’s Kelp based fertilizer contains natural plant growth regulators, auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins. Each play a role in plant growth but more importantly, they function as chemical messengers for intracellular communication. The three primary PGR’s in kelp based fertilizers are IAA, IBA and GA3