{"id":"9b5bc969-913e-458b-9c07-590d961ad312","task":"Get ProFACT certified to legally apply fertilizer for hire in New Jersey","domain":"profact.rutgers.edu","steps":["Confirm ProFACT certification is required for any professional fertilizer application in New Jersey (separate from any pesticide applicator license — ProFACT only authorizes fertilizer products without pesticide, not combined weed-and-feed products).","Study the current ProFACT training manual issued by Rutgers NJAES.","Pass the certification exam (currently a 50-question test based on the manual) to become a Certified Fertilizer Applicator (CFA).","Alternatively, enroll uncertified crew as Trained Applicators who work under direct supervision of a CFA, and ensure they complete required annual ProFACT training.","Keep certification current per Rutgers' recertification schedule."],"gotchas":["ProFACT only covers straight fertilizer — any product combining fertilizer with a pesticide/herbicide (weed-and-feed) requires the separate NJ pesticide applicator license in addition to or instead of ProFACT.","Trained Applicators are not a permanent substitute for certification — they must work under direct on-site supervision of a Certified Fertilizer Applicator and complete annual retraining."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T18:30:44.859Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/9b5bc969-913e-458b-9c07-590d961ad312"}