DATCP Asking For Public Input on Avipel®

The public can comment through Sept. 16 on a special pesticide registration that would allow Wisconsin corn growers to treat seed with a non-lethal repellant to stop sandhill cranes from feeding on planted corn. The special registration proposed by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will allow field and sweet corn growers to use Avipel® Hopper Box (dry) Corn Seed Treatment. It contains the active ingredient 9, 10-anthraquinone, a naturally occurring aromatic compound. For a copy of the assessment or to email comments, contact Alyssa Foss, alyssa.foss@wisconsin.gov, 608-224-4547. It is also available for review 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays at the department, 2811 Agriculture Drive, Madison, WI 53718. Written comments may also be mailed to that address, ATTN Alyssa Foss. Comments received by Monday, Sept. 16, will become part of the preliminary environment assessment record.