How the law affects you

Fertilizer education opportunities

'Resource Guide' for employee training

The information in this 'Resource Guide' was developed to educate retailers, landscapers, and lawn care professionals and their employees about the Suffolk County nitrogen fertilizer reduction law (LL 41-2007) that was mandated in 2009.

This Resource Guide contains PowerPoint presentations and a Worksheet that can be used to educate you and your staff.

• Self Guided Presentation: The Law - This presentation contains information on the impacts of nitrogen to our ground and surface waters, the requirements of the Suffolk County nitrogen fertilizer reduction law, who the law affects, and where to find more information about the law. .pdf [720 KB] | PowerPoint [4.0 MB]
  
  
• Self Guided Presentation: Best Management Practices - This presentation offers important lawn care tips that will help consumers to reduce nitrogen pollution to our water supplies while still having a healthy lawn. .pdf [770 KB] | PowerPoint [2.8 MB]
  
  
• Simple Spreader Calibration - This presentation is an instructional guide on how to properly calibrate a spreader to deliver the proper amount of nitrogen fertilizer for a given lawn. The accompanying Simple Spreader Calibration Worksheet should be printed and filled out according to a specific lawn fertilizing scenario while viewing the presentation. An Example Worksheet is also provided for your reference. .pdf [52 KB] | PowerPoint [94 KB]
  
  
• Simple Spreader Calibration Worksheet and Example Worksheet [17 KB .pdf] - The Simple Spreader Calibration Worksheet is a printable and fillable tool that is designed to complement the Simple Spreader Calibration presentation. It will help individuals determine the proper amount of nitrogen fertilizer they will need for their particular lawn and how to properly calibrate their spreader to deliver the correct amount. An Example Worksheet is provided for your reference.

Suggested Employee Training Tips:

Allocate approximately 30 minutes for your employees to review the information in these PowerPoint presentations. Please print copies of the presentations and encourage employees to review them as part of their training for spring lawn care sales.