College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

2015 New Mexico Chile Conference

IR-4 Project-Assisting with US EPA in Providing Chemicals for Disease and Pest

ManagementCary C.S. Hamilton, Director of Field Operations

and Research, IR-4 Project/NMSU Research Center

IR-4 Project

• IR-4 = Interregional Research Project No. 4

• The IR-4 Project has been the major resource for supplying pest management tools for specialty crop growers by developing research data to support new EPA tolerances and labeled product uses.

• Established in 1963 by USDA

• Minor use crops-Fewer than 3000,000 acres

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All the moving parts

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

•Food Crop Program•Residue studies, efficacy & crop safety•Crop Grouping•International Synchronization of MRL’s

•Ornamental Horticulture Program

•Biopesticide and Organic Program

IR-4 Programs

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To Support the Establishment of Food Use Tolerances/Clearances for:

• Section 3 registrations“Full registration”

• 24(c) registrations“Special Local Need” (SLN) registration

• Section 18 Time limited tolerances“Emergency Use Exemption”

Since 2000, over 80% of IR-4 research involved Reduced Risk Products

Registrations

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IR-4 HQ

IR-4 Regional Program Office

State Field Research Centers/Food Use

Puerto Rico =

Hawaii = ARS Labs

ARS Field Research Centers Food Use

State Field Research Centers/ Ornamentals and Non-food Use

ARS Field Research Centers Ornamental and Food Use

ARS Field Research Centers Ornamental

IR-4 Project Infrastructure Pesticide Residue work

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