I. Minimum Requirements. Grower must answer yes to all of the following for all blocks in the program, to be eligible for certification. Explain any No or NA answers. Attach additional pages as needed. Enter: Y for yes, N for no or NA for not applicable in box to the left of each question. Reference Guide Requirements 1 Y/ N/ NA Does farm comply with all requirements for pesticide and nutrient applications? S Duties and requirements for the Worker Protection Standard as revised for 2015 are followed, . Pesticide applications meet label requirements. Distance from pesticide mixing and well head meets state legal requirements. Soil and Water Conservation 2 Are visibly eroded areas minimal, and when found, are they corrected? S 3 Do vegetated buffers separate surface water from managed apple trees by at least 50 ft.? S 4 Are nutrients applied based on results from soil and/or foliar analyses and are these records for the last 12 months available for inspection? S Test soil at least once every three years. Soil-test results include: soil-organic matter, pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Does not apply to foliar applications of calcium chloride or calcium nitrate used to manage bitter pit. 5 Are ground applications of nitrogen applied only between bud and July 1st? D If total nitrogen exceeds 50 lb. per acre, application must be split by at least one week. Does not apply to post-harvest urea applications to leaf litter for apple scab management. Superscripts indicates practice-verification process. Reference the following throughout page 6 - 17: D Verified during desk audit via submitted paperwork S Verified during site
GLOBALG.A.P., PrimusGFS. For more information visit: . 23 Are travel ways between and packing and storage facilities inspected for ruts, erosion, bumps or rocks and repaired prior to harvest? S 24 Are fruit bins and boxes sound and cleaned of soil, plant or animal debris prior to use? S 25 Are filled harvest containers transported immediately to packing and storage facilities? S 26 Are packing and storage facilities free from pest and rodent infestations and secured to prevent the intrusion of wildlife and pets, which may contaminate harvested crops? S 27 Is irrigation water tested in accordance with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act agriculture water requirement? S For more information visit: . Energy and Management 28 Does open burning comply with local ordinances and is it limited to yard waste, wood, pruning debris and paper-based products? S Pesticide containers (including paper), plastics, rubber or industrial products may not be disposed of by burning. 29 Are lead-acid batteries, used oil, industrial chemicals and hazardous materials disposed of by taking to an approved recycling drop-off location? S Approved locations include auto-service centers, municipal or private recycling or hazardous facilities.
USE WITH RESTRICTIONS (MODERATE to HIGH-RISK PESTICIDES), RESTRICTIONS EXCEED THE PRODUCT LABEL pesticides have additional restrictions which supersede the pesticide label to mitigate moderate to high risks to environmental and human health. Use with justification and only when less hazardous alternatives (e.g., listed above) are not adequate. Use only after systematic scouting or weather monitoring and science-based thresholds, or according to previous history where thresholds are not available. Trade Name Active Ingredient Concerns TruEarth Restrictions Best Practice Insect/Mite Management Insecticide-coated maggot spheres Insecticide-coated spheres may only be used through participation in Extension or United States Department of Agriculture research. Altacor chlorantraniliprole to aquatic organisms and certain beneficials, potential groundwater contaminant Do not expose more than one generation of the target pest to this mode of action alone. Belt SC flubendiamide toxic to aquatic invertebrates, potential groundwater contaminant Do not expose more than one generation of the target pest to this mode of action alone. Delegate WG spinetoram toxic to bees, toxic to aquatic invertebrates Do not expose more than one generation of the target pest to this mode of action alone. Exirel cyantraniliprole highly toxic to bees, toxic to aquatic invertebrates, potential ground water contaminant Do not apply until after bloom. Do not expose more than one generation of the target pest to this mode of action alone. Lorsban chlorpyrifos toxicity, cholinesterase inhibitor, suspected endocrine disruptor, broad spectrum, highly toxic to bees Use for trunk borer species only. Apply only as a trunk spray. To avoid contact with fruit, apply when fruit are not present. If fruit are present, do not apply using lower nozzles of an airblast sprayer; use a hand wand, shielded sprayer or other method where drift onto fruit can be avoided. Some growers have reported using an herbicide sprayer that has been carefully cleaned prior to the trunk application. There are a number of issues that should be carefully considered before using this strategy, see for some of these.