FEBRUARY 11 & 12, 2025
ALERUS CENTER, GRAND FORKS, ND
2025 will feature the Tri-State Aerial Applicators’ Convention at The Alerus Center in Grand Forks, ND.
Registration must be completed by January 15 — No registrations will be accepted after January 15, 2025
Please review the agendas below for additional details.
If you wish to register for the CONVENTION online, “click here“. To download the CONVENTION registration form and register by mail, “click here”.
If you wish to register for the VIRTUAL PROGRAM online, “click here“. To download the VIRTUAL registration form and register by mail, “click here”.
| Tuesday, February 11 | |
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| 8:00am – Noon | EXHIBITOR SET-UP (MN Applicators must attend) |
| 8:30am – 12:30pm | PAASS Program |
| SNACKS & refreshments available throughout the morning | |
| Noon – 4:00pm | EXHIBIT HALL OPEN |
| BUFFET LUNCH available from Noon – 1:30PM in Exhibit Hall (estimate 250 people) | |
| SNACKS & refreshments available throughout the afternoon | |
| 1:00pm – 4:00pm | EDUCATION / TECHNICAL SESSIONS (exhibitors provide education & updates) |
| 4:00pm – 5:30pm | State Business Meetings / EXHIBIT HALL CLOSED |
| 5:30pm – 8:00pm | EXHIBIT HALL OPEN |
| BUFFET DINNER served in the Exhibit Hall from 5:30 – 7:30PM |
| Tuesday, February 12 | |
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| 7:45am – 12:45pm | EXHIBIT HALL OPEN (tear down after 12:45PM) |
| BREAKFAST served in the Exhibit Hall from 7:30 — 9AM | |
| 10:00am – 11:30am | MN Recertification |
| 10:00am | PSEE Updates | Linda Johns, PSEE |
| 10:15am | National Ag Health Study Results | Linda Johns, PSEE |
| 10:30am | Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC) | Linda Johns, PSEE |
| 11:00am | Never Have I Ever Pesticide Safety Game | Linda Johns, PSEE |
| 11:30am | Adjourn MN Recertification |
| 10:00am – 11:00am | SD Recertification |
| 10:00am – 11:00am | ND Recertification |
| 11:00am | BUFFET LUNCH served in the Exhibit Hall from 11AM – 12:30PM |
| 1:00-5:30pm | Recertification (MN Applicators must attend) |
| SNACKS & refreshments available throughout the afternoon | |
| 1:00pm | Best Management Practices for Aerial Applicators: drift mitigation, pattern uniformity, appropriate rate selection, droplet size | Bradley Fritz, USDA-ARS |
| 2:00pm | View from the Federal Level: Anticipated Changes to Pesticide Registration and Regulation Moving Forward | Linda Johns, UMN Ext Pesticide Safety and Environmental Education Director |
| 2:45pm | MDA Chemical Update on Chlorpyrifos Video | Haley Johnson, MDA |
| 3:00pm | BREAK |
| 3:15pm | Delta-T / Drone Spraying Update (growth of unmanned aerial operations) | Rob Proulx, NDSU Extension Agriculture Technology Systems Specialist |
| 3:45pm | Pathogen Update | Angie Peltier, UMN Extension |
| 4:15pm | A Comprehensive Approach to Invasive Species Management | Angie Gupta, UMN Extension |
| 5:30pm | CONVENTION ENDS |
| Virtual Recertification Program: Wednesday, April 2 | |
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| 7:15am | CHECK-IN |
| 7:45am | “MDA UPDATE”—ROBYN FREDRICK, MDA |
| 8:05am | “MN AG WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM”—STEVE LAWRENCE, MDA |
| 8:15am | “MDA ACI UPDATE. ROUTINE INSPECTIONS & COMPLAINTS & REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGE AREA TREATMENTS—MOSQUITO, GYPSY MOTH, TENT CATERPILLER.” KENT RUNKLE, MDA |
| 8:45am | “PESTICIDE CONTAINER RINSING & RECYCLING”—LEIGH ONEILL, ACRC |
| 9:10am | “ADJUVENTS AND THE POWER OF THE SPRAY DROPLET IN PEST CONTROL”—DR. FRED WHITFORD, PURDUE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION |
| 10:10am | BREAK |
| 10:25am | “HEALTH RISKS AND PESTICIDES”—SALLY NELSON, U OF M EXTENSION |
| 10:40am | “MN INSECT & PEST UPDATE”—ANTHONY HANSON, U OF M EXTENSION |
| 11:10am | “MN WEED UPDATE”—LIZ STAHL, U OF M EXTENSION |
| 11:40am | “MN PATHOGEN UPDATE”—ANGIE PELTIER, U OF M EXTENSION |
| 12:10pm | “FAA UPDATE: ACCIDENT DATA LOOK BACK & PART 137 REVIEW”—TROY SIEKAS, MN FAA |
| 12:50pm | BREAK—RECERTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY A/B/C COMPLETE |
| 1:00pm | RECERTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY J RESUMES |
| 1:00pm | “SPECIES OF CONCERN IN FORESTRY/ROW & NATURAL AREAS—IVM, HERBICIDE PRODUCTS, RATES/TANK MIXES AND ULV USES FOR DRONE APPLICATIONS”—JEREMY CORRIGAN, NUTRIEN |
| 1:40pm | RECERTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY J ADJOURNS RECERTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY L RESUMES “MOSQUITO CONTROL UPDATE”—ALEX CARLSON, MMCD |
| 2:40pm | RECERTIFICATION FOR CATEGORY L CONCLUDES |