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 Reference Guide question. Requirements Y/ N/ Duties and requirements for the Worker Protection Standard NA as revised for 2015 are followed, . Does farm comply with all requirements for pesticide and Pesticide applications meet label requirements. 1 nutrient applications? S Distance from pesticide mixing and well head meets state legal requirements. Soil and Water Conservation Are visibly eroded areas minimal, and when found, are they 2 corrected? S Do vegetated buffers separate surface water from managed 3 apple trees by at least 50 ft.? S Test soil at least once every three years. Soil-test results Are nutrients applied based on results from soil and/or foliar include: soil-organic matter, pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, 4 analyses and are these records for the last 12 months available potassium, calcium and magnesium. for inspection? S Does not apply to foliar applications of calcium chloride or calcium nitrate used to manage bitter pit. If total nitrogen exceeds 50 lb. per acre, application must be Are ground applications of nitrogen applied only between bud split by at least one week. 5 and July 1st? D 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
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
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