Pesticide Spray Drift Conference
September 5 and 6, 2001

Sponsored by Spray Drift Task Force, EPA, and AAPSE

Agenda -FINAL

September 5, 2001

8:00- 8:10 Welcome

8:10- 8:20 Past and Present Conference Goals

8:20- 9:15 Spray Drift Task Force Data on Drift

9:15- 9:30 EPA's Consideration of the Data

9:30- 9:45 Question and Answer Session

9:45-10:15 Break

10:15-11:30 Panel: Spray Droplet Spectrum Classification

• Classification Origin and Definition of Categories
• Nozzle Manufacturers' Integration of Categories
• Droplet Spectra for Aerial Applicators
• State Regulatory Perspective on Perfomance Standards

11:30-11:45 Question and Answer Session

11:45- 1:00 Luncheon - Drift and Its Legal Implications

1:00- 2:00 Panel: Product Labeling Issues

• Proposed Federal Labeling Guidance
• State Enforcement of Labels, Issues with Guidance
• Product Registrant Response to Guidance

2:00- 2:20 Question and Answer Session

2:20-3:00 Drift from Ground Sprays - Engineering for Mitigation

3:00- 3:20 Break

3:20- 4:00 Low Drift Aerial Application Technologies

4:00- 4:40 Low Drift Airblast Application Technologies

4:40- 5:00 Education: Tools to Demonstrate Drift

5:00- 5:15 Question and Answer Session

5:15- 7:00 Exhibits and Reception

September 6, 2001

7:30- 8:45 Exhibitor Hall and Continental Breakfast

8:45- 9:00 Educator's Training Materials

9:00- 9:45 Meterology

9:45-10:45 The AgDrift Model: It Development and Current Use

10:45-11:00 Question and Answer Session

11:00-12:15 Mini-Tradeshow

12:15- 1:30 Luncheon - Community Issues and Concerns

1:30- 2:00 Tank Mixes and Adjuvants

2:00- 2:25 European Issues on Spray Quality

2:25- 2:50 Break

2:50-3:15 Canadian Issues on Spray Quality and Buffers

3:15- 4:00 Common Drift Compliance Issues

4:00- 4:45 BMP's Connection to Sensitive Areas Labeling

• Labeling to Protect Sensitive Areas
• BMP's to Define Sensitive Areas
• Referencing BMP's on Labels
• BMP Development for Sensitive Areas

4:45-5:00 Question and Answer Session

5:00 Adjourn