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Vegetable IPM Advisory Group: Focus Areas

Vegetable IPM Advisory Group: Focus Areas. Joseph Ingerson-Mahar Vegetable IPM Coordinator. Projects. PAST Sweet Corn Peppers Tomatoes CURRENT Tomato PEG grant. Mission Statement.

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Vegetable IPM Advisory Group: Focus Areas

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  1. Vegetable IPM Advisory Group: Focus Areas Joseph Ingerson-Mahar Vegetable IPM Coordinator

  2. Projects • PAST • Sweet Corn • Peppers • Tomatoes • CURRENT • Tomato PEG grant

  3. Mission Statement • The Vegetable IPM Program is dedicated to developing and improving integrated pest management techniques and practices that will enhance vegetable production in the state of New Jersey.

  4. Statement continued • Program objectives are accomplished through the development and delivery of pest monitoring and field scouting programs, grant-funded and sponsored research, and educational outreach.

  5. What is the focus for the Vegetable IPM Program? • Need to be relevant • Major focus area? • Many smaller projects possible • Need for an advisory committee

  6. Advisory Committee Makeup • farmers • consultants • agribusiness people • opinions on research, training and education, transfer of information to private sector

  7. Suggested Priorities - Research • Focus on high value crops (pumpkins) • Anticipate future regulations (nutrient management) • Identify crops with pesticide overuse (butternut squash) • Cooperate with other institutions

  8. Priorities continued • Focus on strengths of our institution: fresh market vs processing • Develop growers’ season-end questionnaire on pest concerns and costs • Collaborate with NJDA on biological control projects

  9. Suggested Priorities - Training/education • Need consumer education about IPM • Scout and farmer IPM training • Twilight meetings

  10. Priorities continued • Regional training • Training materials • Communication

  11. Suggested Priorities - Program transfer • Public versus private scouting programs • Lack of private services in some areas • Private/Public Competition

  12. How we are responding to these suggestions? • Preparing a proposal for educating general public in IPM - IPM poster • More projects involving biocontrol • Development of a weather network providing more useful temperature data for predictive models and degree day accumulations

  13. Your comments?

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