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Pest Management Strategic Plans

This resource provides a strategic approach to pest management, focusing on identifying pests, control measures, timing controls, and transitioning to less risky strategies. It also highlights the importance of accurate data and collaboration between USDA and USEPA. The benefits of Pest Management Strategic Plans include research prioritization, grants justification, and support for commodity organizations.

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Pest Management Strategic Plans

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  1. Pest Management Strategic Plans Rick Melnicoe, Director Western Region Pest Management Center University of California, Davis (530) 754-8378 rsmelnicoe@ucdavis.edu www.wrpmc.ucdavis.edu

  2. Pest Management Strategic Plans • Priorities set by the workgroup • Identify pests that drive use of pesticides • Identify currently used means of control and those that are being developed • Identify timing of pest controls • Work out a strategy and timeline for transitioning away from “riskier” strategies to “less risky” • Create “To Do” list

  3. History • USDA role to comment on benefits of pesticides during USEPA reviews of risks • Benefits assessments, direct dialog • USDA largely ignored by USEPA until FQPA • Vice-President memorandum to both agencies required closer cooperation • USEPA needed additional information on production practices and available controls • USDA created concepts of Crop/Commodity Profiles and Pest Management Strategic Plans

  4. Accurate Data on pesticide use: Crop treated Acres treated Products used Number of applications Crop losses without treatment Efficacy data Availability of alternatives Worker Exposure Data Types of exposure Amount of exposure Time of exposure Application rate Personal protective equipment REIs PHIs Crop information What information does the EPA need to make informed decisions aboutpesticide registrations, new uses, and tolerances?

  5. Who’s Idea Was This? • USDA • Need Additional Information Beyond Crop Profiles • EPA • Need Reasons Why a Control Tactic is Used • Commodity Groups • Recognized benefits

  6. Uses of PMSPs • Educate USDA and USEPA • Focus on the Issues Important to Growers • Prioritize Commodity Group Research Programs • Justification for Proposals to Obtain Funding • Great Way to Meet New and Interesting People

  7. The 10 Step Process • Selecting A Commodity • Who To Invite • Budget Issues • Planning The Meeting • Arrange For Equipment Needs • Pre-meeting Preparations • What The Planners Need To Send To Participants or Bring To The Meeting • The Meeting Agenda • Post Meeting Follow-up 10 Final Steps

  8. Why Bother?

  9. Benefits of PMSPs • Voice in DC • Information to readers • Prioritize issues important to industry • Research • Regulatory • Education/Extension • Grants justification for USDA, EPA, DPR • IR-4 priorities • Section 18 support

  10. Users of PMSPs • Commodity organizations • USDA • USEPA • State Lead Agencies

  11. True Stories • Michigan carrot producers obtained 2 USDA grants for $1,293,559 • Michigan blueberry producers obtained another USDA grant for $135,500 • Michigan asparagus researcher obtained another USDA grant for $396,425 • North Carolina cranberry collaborators awarded IPM grant for $150,000

  12. More True Stories • New Jersey peach researchers obtained an USDA grant for $164,479 • California has awarded a number of state grants over the past 5 years: • Winegrapes - $278,761 • Pears - $265,750 • Almonds - $476,219 • Walnuts - $345,237

  13. Useful Web Sites • http://www.wrpmc.ucdavis.edu/ • http://www.pmcenters.org/

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