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North Dakota Department of Agriculture issued the following announcement.

BISMARCK - The Crop Protection Product Harmonization and Registration Board will meet at 1 p.m., Monday, April 25, in the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 6th floor conference room at the State Capitol.

If you would like the call-in information, please contact Michelle Mielke at 701-328-2233 prior to 1 p.m. on Monday, April 25, 2022.

 Agenda

1. Call to Order – Chairman Jeff Topp
2. Roll Call and Proof of Quorum
3. Approval of April 13, 2021, Minutes
4. Minor Use Pesticide Fund Grant Budget Report: Jerry Sauter
5. Pesticide Harmonization Grant Program Budget Report: Jerry Sauter
6. Reports on Previously Funded Minor Use Fund Projects
   1. Optimizing the deployment of tank mixes with chlorothalonil for management of Ascochyta blight in chickpeas: Dr. Michael Wunsch, NDSU
   2. Optimizing fungicide spray droplet size and spray volume for improved white mold management in dry beans: Dr. Michael Wunsch, NDSU
   3. Evaluation of soil amendments at various doses to manage clubroot on canola in field conditions: Dr. Venkataramana Chapara, NDSU
   4. Management of bacterial leaf blight of field peas using chemical compounds: Dr. Venkataramana Chapara, NDSU
   5. Delayed pre-emergence herbicide use in industrial hemp: Dr. Kirk Howatt, NDSU
   6. Tame oat tolerance to soil-applied herbicides: Dr. Brian Jenks, NDSU
   7. Flax tolerance to soil-applied and post-emergence herbicides: Dr. Brian Jenks, NDSU
7. Consideration of New Minor Use Fund Requests
   1. Optimizing the deployment of fungicides for improved white mold management in dry beans: Dr. Michael Wunsch, NDSU
   2. Optimizing the deployment of fungicides for management of powdery mildew in field peas: Dr. Michael Wunsch, NDSU
   3. Management of bacterial leaf blight of field peas using chemical compounds, Dr. Venkataramana Chapara NDSU
   4. ACCase inhibiting herbicide formulations experiment in hemp: Dr. Kirk Howatt, NDSU
   5. Tame buckwheat tolerance to soil-applied herbicides: Caleb Dalley, NDSU
8. Adjourn

The Crop Protection Product Harmonization and Registration Board is responsible for identifying and prioritizing crop protection product labeling needs and pursuing any opportunity to make more crop protection product options available to agricultural producers in the state of North Dakota.

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