crop profiles & pest management strategic plans steve toth associate director - regulatory...
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Crop Profiles & Pest Management Strategic Plans
Steve TothAssociate Director - Regulatory IssuesSouthern Region IPM Center
Crop Profiles
Initiated in response to information needs of EPA and USDA for FQPA implementationProfiles focus on a particular commodity/site in a given state/territoryProvide “production story” for a commodity, including current pest management practices (chemical and non-chemical)Additional items have been added in recent years (i.e., worker activities, crop timelines) in response to EPA needs for information
Responsibilities for Crop Profiles
USDA Regional IPM Centers serve as the lead organizations (aid in the funding, completion, distribution and web publication)Authors encouraged to contact IPM Center or State Contacts for assistance and guidance
State Contacts can help stakeholders identify needs for crop profiles, provide funds, assist authors in document preparation, and review and forward final document to IPM Center
2004 Crop Profiles
Florida cabbage and watermelonsGeorgia snap beans, peaches, and peanutsNorth Carolina apples, livestock, ornamentals, public health, small grains, and turfgrassSouth Carolina peachesTennessee strawberriesVirginia alfalfa
Crop Profiles Proposed for 2004-05
Florida bell peppers and tomatoesGeorgia cabbage, cotton, cucumbers, kale, peanuts, poultry (broilers), rye, snap beans, squash, sweet corn, and watermelons North Carolina landscapes, snap beans, and squashOklahoma peanuts and stocker cattleTennessee upland cotton and sorghum harvested for silage Virginia ginseng, kale, and turkeys
Pest Management Strategic Plans
Communication from growers and other pest managers to regulators and granting agenciesProvide realistic view of pest management issues and strategies used in fieldForum for growers, pest managers and other stakeholders to set research, education and regulatory priorities
Pest Management Strategic Plans
Plans focus on commodity production in a particular state, region or the nationPest-by-pest approach to identifying current pest management practices (chemical and non-chemical) and those under developmentDevelop stakeholder priorities for research, education and regulation
Benefits ofPest Management Strategic Plans
Regulators receive actual pest management information, avoid default assumptionsGranting agencies, commodity groups and regulators gain stakeholder priorities for research, education and regulation Scientists acquire documentation of stakeholder needs/priorities for use in seeking grant fundingGrowers gain information to support Section 18 Exemption and 24(c) SLN requestsPesticide registrants can identify markets for the development of new products
Responsibilities forPest Management Strategic Plans
USDA Regional IPM Centers serve as the lead organizations (aid in the funding, completion, distribution and web publication)Authors encouraged to contact IPM Center early in process for assistance, guidance
State Contacts can help stakeholders identify a need for PMSP, provide funds, assist in drafting document, facilitate workshop, and review and forward final document to IPM Center
Pest Management Strategic PlansProposed for 2004-05
North Carolina/Virginia ginseng, snap beans, tobacco, tomatoes, and turkeys
Texas cotton