Even though the issue took time to resolve, the operator has repeatedly expressed his appreciation to the fish health staff. He has relayed his new found opinion that government can work for the private citizen. The fish health staff not only gained an ally, but also learned to appreciate the frustrations many of their customers experience when dealing with state regulations. Ag pesticide collection program netted more than 13,000 pounds of old and outdated pesticide from 27 farmers and ranchers in eastern Utah this year. This is the department s fourth year in a row that it offered the free program to help clean up the environment.
Some farmers are under the mistaken belief that possessing banned pesticides is illegal.
That s not true. UDA field representatives, Dave Wilson and Carl Bott, helped coordinate this year s pick-up. Farmers and ranchers may continue to dispose of unneeded pesticides by taking them to a local IFA farm store. During the program s four years it has collected more than 28 tons of outdated agricultural pesticides. Among the changes to Rule 68-7 was a clarification and a reclassification of various categories of pesticide applicators.