The Ohio Sensitive Crop Registry (OSCR)

1. The Ohio Sensitive Crop Registry (OSCR) Jared Shaffer GIMS Specialist Ohio Department of Agriculture 2014 Ohio GIS Conference September 22 - 24, 2014 | Hyatt Regency Columbus| Columbus, Ohio

2. OSCR • A voluntary informational tool designed to allow stakeholders an effective way to communicate and protect pesticide-sensitive crops and apiaries from drift • Helps applicators be aware of where sensitive locations are • Web app powered by ArcGIS Viewer

3. Why does this exist? • ODA’s role • Pesticide & Fertilizer Regulation Section licenses over 30,000 pesticide applicators and more than 13,000 pesticide products operating in the state of Ohio • Develop and enforce rules regarding pesticide use and applicator training, investigate damage claims

4. Why does this exist? (cont.) • Applicator’s role: • Certified pesticide applicators are not only responsible for their own protection, but also for the protection of other people, non-target organisms and our environment • More than 180 million pounds of glyphosate (i.e., Roundup) is used in agricultural production annually

5. Why does this exist? (cont.) • What’s changing? • The increasing and continued use of glyphosate has resulted in the increase of resistant weeds • Sept 16 the USDA released its EIS concerning the nonregulated status of 2,4-D resistant corn and soybean

6. Why does this exist? (cont.) • USDA is not opposed to the use of 2,4-D resistant crops • USDA predicts this will result in a 200-600% increase in 2,4-D use by 2020 • Dicamba resistant crops are expected to be approved as well • While 2,4-D and dicamba will help deal with glyphosate resistant weeds, they tend to drift more

7. Pesticide-sensitive Industry • Ohio is ranked 3rd at growing tomatoes for processing • 156,600 tons, $17.7 million • 9th for grape production with 5,300 tons, $3.6 million • nearly 200 wineries that produce more than 1.1 million gallons per year • 1.1 million lbs of honey at $2.42/lbs

8. Those who grow crops which are not engineered to be resistant to 2,4-D or dicamba are concerned about increased damage from drift • Pesticide exposure is one of many issues bee keepers contend with • Development was driven by tomato and grape industries

9. OSCR • Ohio is one of 18 states which have a mapping system for pesticide-sensitive locations • This is viewed as a service ODA provides, it is user-driven and participation of all stakeholders is necessary for its success

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11. Registry Policies Stakeholders • Pesticide applicators: private and commercial • Commercial producers of pesticide-sensitive crops • Apiarists Only registered users can enter or retrieve information

12. User Needs • Producers • Flexibility to modify registered locations • Data protection • Needs to be as simple as possible to encourage use • User manual, quick-start guide, video tutorials • Applicators • An intuitive search of their area of interest • Get the info they need in the format they need it • Producer contact info, location, distance • Print map, download table of information (Excel, shapefile, pdf)

13. After user approval, producers and apiarists have access to drawing tools • Can choose to share contact info or provide other descriptions • Are able to edit features at any time, are required to ‘renew’ or otherwise change existing features annually • After features are approved, they become available to query • Summary information about the geometry as well as user-provided information is displayed

14. Status • Launched: March 2014 • Over 400 registered users • 63 Apiarists • 118 Producers • 223 Applicators • 5,923 acres of sensitive locations registered

15. More Information? Jared Shaffer, GIMS Specialist Phone: 614-728-6386 Email: Jared.Shaffer@agri.ohio.gov Fax: 614-466-9754 Ohio Department of Agriculture Division of Plant Health Pesticide & Fertilizer Regulation Section 8995 E. Main Street, Bldg. 23 Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-3399