The Five Year Agreement Between Shareholders and American Crystal Sugar Company Clearly States

Proper Pesticide Use Protects the Shareholder, Cooperative and Environment

The Five Year Agreement between shareholders and American Crystal Sugar Company clearly states:

1)Shareholders shall use no pesticide in a manner which could result in any residue in or on sugarbeets or by-products beyond the limits permitted by law or regulation.

2)Shareholders acknowledge the American Crystal Sugar Company right to refuse delivery of any sugarbeets due to application of unauthorized, non-registered, non-approved, or prohibited pesticides, chemicals, or other substances.

3)Shareholders agree to hold harmless and indemnify American Crystal Sugar Company and its shareholders from all losses and damages as a result of delivery of sugarbeet to which have been applied or which have been grown on ground to which any unauthorized, non-registered, non-approved or prohibited pesticide, chemical, or substance has been applied.

Shareholders need to be aware that American Crystal Sugar Company management and the Board of Directors have directed that all Ag Department staff immediately report any known use of unapproved, non-registered, unauthorized or prohibited pesticide or chemical use by shareholders at once to the agronomy manager and vice president of agriculture for further action.

Illegal Pesticide Use Could Result In:

1)Loss of ability to deliver sugarbeets

2)Confiscation of shares

3)Fines by respective state departments of ag

4)Fines levied by EPA

5)Custom applicator penalties

Pesticides of Present or Future Concern or Involved in Recent Problems include:

1)Dual

2)Blazer

3)Poast Plus

4)Clopyralid containing products Reclaim and Transline

5)Roundup applied post-emergence

6)Starane

7)Pesticides with plant back restrictions used in prior years

Sources of Information on Proper Pesticide Use Include:

1)Your agriculturist

2)2002 Sugarbeet Production Guide

3)2002 Sugarbeet Research and Extension Reports

4)The 2002 North Dakota and Minnesota Extension Service Weed Control Guides

5)Extension specialists

6)County extension agents

7)Your pesticide dealer/custom applicator

8)Crop consultants

Herbicide Resistant Weed Species in ND and Northwest, MN

1)Green foxtail to the DNA herbicides

2)Wild oat to ACCase inhibitor herbicides

3)Wild oat to ALS (Assert) herbicides

4)Wild oat resistant to Avenge

5)Wild oat resistant to Far-Go

6)Kochia to ALS herbicides

7)Kochia to 2,4-D and dicamba

8)Kochia to atrazine

9)Redroot pigweed to IMI herbicides

10)Waterhemp to ALS herbicides

11)Wild mustard to ALS herbicides

12)Eastern black nightshade to imidazolinone herbicides

13)Marshelder resistance to ALS herbicides (not documented)

14)C. ragweed resistance to ALS herbicides (not documented)

2002 Spring Factory District Meetings:

Moorhead Factory District

Tuesday, April 2, 2002

Ramada, Fargo, ND

Coffee at 8:30 a.m. - Meeting begins at 9:00 a.m.

Hillsboro Factory District

Tuesday, April 2, 2002

St. Rose of Lima, Hillsboro, ND

Coffee at 1:30 p.m. - Meeting begins at 2:00 p.m.

Crookston Factory District

Wednesday, April 3, 2002

Northland Lodge, Crookston, MN

Coffee at 8:30 a.m. - Meeting begins at 9:00 a.m.

East Grand Forks Factory District

Wednesday, April 3, 2002

Alerus, Grand Forks, ND

Coffee at 1:30 p.m. - Meeting begins at 2:00 p.m.

Drayton Factory District

Thursday, April 4, 2002

St. John’s Parish Center, Grafton, ND

Coffee at 8:30 a.m. - Meeting begins at 9:00 a.m.

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