North Dakota Department of Agriculture

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Plant Industries Program Area is responsible for the North Dakota Department of Agriculture functions and duties related to crop production, nurseries, import/export certifications and all regulatory aspects. These include the following programs:

Apiary (Beekeeping)

Pesticide Enforcement

Waterbank

Noxious Weeds

Project Safe Send

Pesticide Registration Programs

Endangered Species

Worker Protection Standard

Groundwater Program

Hemp Production

Registrations (Feeds/Fertilizers/Livestock Medicines)

Anhydrous Ammonia

Export Certification

Nursery Program

Pest of Special Interest

Ginseng Program

Organic Farming

Fumigation Management

Plant Industries has 21 staff personnel:

Program Manager
	Ken Junkert
Pesticide Enforcement & Compliance/Worker Protection
	Dave Phillips - Coordinator
	Angela Keller - Enforcement Specialist
	Dave Harsche - Inspector
	Kevin Demers - Inspector
	Ken MacDonald - Inspector
	VACANT - Inspector
	VACANT - Inspector
	Phil Jallo - Inspector
Pesticide Registration/Endangered Species
	Jim Gray - Coordinator
	Jessica Orr - Ag Environment Programs
Export Certification/Nursery Program/Ginseng/Pest Information
	Dave Nelson - State Entomologist
	Gwen Mars - Plant Protection Specialist
	Carrie Larson - Plant Protection Specialist
Noxious Weeds
	Blake Schaan - Specialist
	Rachel Seifert-Spilde - Specialist
	Jim Hansen - GIS/GPS Specialist
Feeds/Fertilizer/Anhydrous Ammonia
	Garry Wagner - Coordinator
Apiary/Safe Send/Waterbank/Noxious Weeds
	Judy Carlson - Coordinator/Apiary Director
Administrative Assistant
	Elaine Sayler
Administrative Officer I
	VACANT

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