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Implementing NRCS Pest Management

Implementing NRCS Pest Management. Posting “No Spray Zone” signs in all environmentally sensitive areas!. Targeting Pest Management. High Priority Areas Environmental Monitoring USGS, State Agencies, Agrichemical Companies Modeling NAPRA Regulatory Requirements TMDL SMP SDWA.

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Implementing NRCS Pest Management

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  1. Implementing NRCS Pest Management Posting “No Spray Zone” signs in all environmentally sensitive areas!

  2. Targeting Pest Management • High Priority Areas • Environmental Monitoring • USGS, State Agencies, Agrichemical Companies • Modeling • NAPRA • Regulatory Requirements • TMDL • SMP • SDWA

  3. Targeting Pest Management • The scope of NRCS pest management activities will vary widely across the country • Variance based on: • natural resource needs • agency resources available • state or local regulations

  4. Targeting Pest Management • Environmental Monitoring • Modeling Results • Vulnerable/Sensitive Resources • Special Use Resources • Rarity of Resource • District Priorities • State Technical Committee Priorities • State Government Programs

  5. Targeting Pest Management • Cost Share or Incentive Programs • Availability of Technical Assistance • Areas of Low IPM Adoption • Pest Outbreaks • Expanding Commodities • Commodity Group Support • Crop Protection Industry Support

  6. Partnerships • We cannot succeed alone. We need to develop and maintain very close ties to: • Extension • Crop Consultants • State Agricultural Agencies • Commodity Groups • Agrichemical Dealers • Anyone else who influences recommendations

  7. Partnerships • “They” focus on Efficacy and Economics. • “We” focus on Environmental risks and appropriate mitigation strategies. • But all three of these must be integrated into final pest management decisions. • Together, we must deliver an integrated message and provide appropriate incentives for implementing reduced risk alternatives.

  8. Pest Management Certification (NRCS) • Anyone can developthe pest management component of a conservation plan. • Certification is only required to approve the pest management component of a conservation plan. • NRCS certification is for Conservation Planners not Pest Advisors, although there may be some overlapping requirements.

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