[P&F Web Directory]
The Pesticide and Fertilizer program protects Kansans, the environment and agribusiness by ensuring compliance with laws governing:
- pesticide registration, storage, and use;
- fertilizer registration and storage;
- land application of manure from confined swine feeding operations; and
- chemigation.
In general, we balance education through outreach and compliance assistance with inspections, targeted investigations, and progressive enforcement responses.
Specifically, we make sure that only registered pesticides and fertilizers are offered for sale or use in Kansas; that they are properly maintained and safely stored; that all pesticides are used safely and according to label directions; that soil nutrient levels are not exceeded when swine waste is applied to fields; and that safety equipment to protect groundwater is in place when chemicals and/or manure are applied via chemigation.
Additionally, we are the lead state agency for enforcement of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act under a cooperative agreement with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. This grant allows us to leverage our state program dollars for a program well above the state investment. Less than 10% of this program is funded with state general fund monies.