Annual/Termination Reports:

[04/30/2021] [05/04/2022] [11/02/2023]

Report Information

Participants

Jerry Baron; IR-4 Executive Director
Tom Bewick; USDA/NIFA
Michael Bledsoe; CLC/Chair
Doug Buhler; Administrative Advisor-NCR
Jennifer Clarke, CLC
John Davis; Administrative Adviser – SOR
Alan DeYoung; CLC
William Frantz; CLC
Ann George; CLC
Liwei Gu; Regional Director-SOR
Matt Hengel; Regional Director-Western Region
Bob Jones; CLC
Moses Kairo; Administrative Adviser – NER
Steve Lommel; Administrative Adviser- HQ
Armando Monterroso; CLC
Keith Pitts, CLC
Rachel Roberts; CLC
Steve Salisbury; CLC
Todd Scholz; CLC/Vice Chair
Alan Schreiber, CLC
Bob Simerly; CLC
Alvin Simmons; USDA-ARS
Dave Trinka; CLC
Amy Upton; CLC
Herman Wagnespack; CLC
Lee VanWychen; CLC
John Wise; Regional Director-NCR/Chair PMC
Simon Zebelo; Regional Director – NER
Jerry Baron; IR-4 Executive Director
Tom Bewick; USDA/NIFA
Michael Bledsoe; CLC/Chair
Doug Buhler; Administrative Advisor-NCR
Jennifer Clarke, CLC
John Davis; Administrative Adviser – SOR
Alan DeYoung; CLC
William Frantz; CLC
Ann George; CLC
Liwei Gu; Regional Director-SOR
Matt Hengel; Regional Director-Western Region
Bob Jones; CLC
Moses Kairo; Administrative Adviser – NER
Steve Lommel; Administrative Adviser- HQ
Armando Monterroso; CLC
Keith Pitts, CLC
Rachel Roberts; CLC
Steve Salisbury; CLC
Todd Scholz; CLC/Vice Chair
Alan Schreiber, CLC
Bob Simerly; CLC
Alvin Simmons; USDA-ARS
Dave Trinka; CLC
Amy Upton; CLC
Herman Wagnespack; CLC
Lee VanWychen; CLC
John Wise; Regional Director-NCR/Chair PMC
Simon Zebelo; Regional Director – NER
Jerry Baron; IR-4 Executive Director
Tom Bewick; USDA/NIFA
Michael Bledsoe; CLC/Chair
Doug Buhler; Administrative Advisor-NCR
Jennifer Clarke, CLC
John Davis; Administrative Adviser – SOR
Alan DeYoung; CLC
William Frantz; CLC
Ann George; CLC
Liwei Gu; Regional Director-SOR
Matt Hengel; Regional Director-Western Region
Bob Jones; CLC
Moses Kairo; Administrative Adviser – NER
Steve Lommel; Administrative Adviser- HQ
Armando Monterroso; CLC
Keith Pitts, CLC
Rachel Roberts; CLC
Steve Salisbury; CLC
Todd Scholz; CLC/Vice Chair
Alan Schreiber, CLC
Bob Simerly; CLC
Alvin Simmons; USDA-ARS
Dave Trinka; CLC
Amy Upton; CLC
Herman Wagnespack; CLC
Lee VanWychen; CLC
John Wise; Regional Director-NCR/Chair PMC
Simon Zebelo; Regional Director – NER

Guests
Roger Batts
David Beaudreau
Michael Braverman
Debbie Carpenter
Carrie Castille
Krystal Chojnacki
David Crow
Amer Fayad
Kate Fink
Nancy Fitz
Laurie Flanagan
Katherine Ghantous
Thomas Harty
Thomas Haty
Robert Hedberg
Jenn Heiss
Cristina Marchesan Marconi
Johanna Mazlo
Ed Messina
Cristi Palmer
Venkat Pedibhotla
Dan Rosenblatt
Dan Rossi
Van Starner
Jay Vroom

Brief Summary of Minutes

Motions/Consent Items:

1. A motion for approval of the renewal of CLC members Arney, Cranney, Frantz, Gandhi, Roberts, Scholz, and Schreiber. Approved.


2. A motion for approval to accept Lee Van Wychen to the CLC committee.


3. A motion for approval of the 2020 Fall PMC and Special Funding Meetings of December 23, 2020 and January 12, 2021 minutes.


4. A motion to accept the agenda.


5. A motion to proceed with the Benzovindiflupyr/Cranberry study in 2021 in spite of the inherit risk. Approved.


6. A motion to accept Daniel Kunkel as a recipient of the IR-4 Hall of Fame Award.


7. Consensus was provided regarding moving forward with the communications items as presented (regional/state logos, powerpoint template, visual standards, etc.). Consent Provided.

Action Items:

1. Send nominations for CLC open slot previously held by US Apple to Michael Bledsoe.


2. Jerry Barron to look into developing a template for regions to submit to be more concise for the next full 5 year submission (2025).


3. Jerry Baron will bring forth the subaward modifications to the awards management people and have a discussion (i.e. move study from one region to another prior to awarding subs).


4. Regional Directors communicate with regions to get the FDB’s in to wrap up the outstanding studies.


5. Venkat Pedibhotla to reach out to groups after the FUW with expectations (characterized test substances for field and reference substances for the analytical lab)


6. Regional Directors to encourage folks in their regions to complete and submit reports in a timely manner. 


7. Add an agenda items to the Summer Agenda for the PMC to revisit the Backlog Policy

Accomplishments

<p>2020 Successes at a Glance</p><br /> <p>Food Use Program:</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>107 new tolerances established by 22 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions based on IR-4 submissions, resulting in 573 new product uses.</li><br /> <li>Establishment of Crop Group 25: Herb Group, and Crop Group 26: Spice Group. Established Subgroup 25A for fresh herbs and Subgroup 25B for dried herbs. The two new groups total more than 600 commodities.</li><br /> <li>2020 research included:<br /> <ul><br /> <li>60 new residue studies</li><br /> <li>42 product performance projects</li><br /> <li>Staff at many IR-4 analytical laboratories continued reducing the backlog of unanalyzed residue samples.</li><br /> <li>Twenty-six petitions were submitted to the EPA. &bull; IR-4 continued to receive requests for assistance in defining data requirements to support product registrations on hemp, and in 2020 initiated its first hemp residue study.</li><br /> <li>IR-4 continued work with the Canadian Pest Management Center on joint research projects. Canada contributed a number of field trials to the joint program that supports registrations in both countries, saving IR-4 an estimated $500,000 annually and preventing trade irritants before they happen.</li><br /> <li>IR-4 successfully held our annual priority-setting workshop in September and national research planning meeting in October, allowing us to establish Food Use and IS program research priorities for 2021.</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Integrated Solutions (IS) focused research on 14 project areas, with the goal of developing systems of one or more chemical or bio-based tools to solve critical pest management issues.</li><br /> <li>Environmental Horticulture (EH) Program: Compiled 24 research data summaries. Initiated 650 field trials. Four labels were registered in California, impacting 690 crops. Biopesticide and Organic Support Program: Achieved two registrations with an exemption from tolerance: for the bioherbicide Pseudomonas fluorescens ACK55, and for sucrose octanoate, a biochemical insecticide/miticide.<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Non-core activities included the continuation of the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Protecting Pollinators Project&rsquo;s efforts to examine bee visitation to common annuals and herbaceous perennials. The team continued studies on the amount of systemic insecticides found in pollen and nectar of treated plants. They wrote more than five scientific and eight trade articles, and gave more than 40 presentations to multiple audiences.</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Biopesticide and Organic Support Program In addition to &ldquo;exempt from tolerance&rdquo; successes, a submission was made for oxalic acid dihydrate for an exemption from tolerance and a label amendment for control of Varroa mites. IR-4 also successfully obtained EPA biochemical classification for pongamia oil, an insect behavior disruptor targeting Spotted wing Drosophila, and a pesticide determination for sterile male mosquitoes. International Activities</li><br /> <li>International -&nbsp;<br /> <ul><br /> <li>In partnership with the Minor Use Foundation, IR-4 successfully held a virtual Global Minor Use Priority Setting Workshop in September, organizing requests for over 4,000 crop-pest combinations from 56 countries using a new merit analysis system and determining the top global needs in greenhouse, temperate, and tropical crops.</li><br /> <li>&nbsp;IR-4 remains involved in global capacity building through development of expertise to conduct field and laboratory pesticide residue studies under Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), primarily with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) in Asia</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> </ul>

Publications

<p>Bika, R., Alexander, L., Palmer, C., and Baysal-Gurel, F. 2020. Efficacy of fungicides and biorational product of Botrytis cinerea on cut flowerheads of Hydrangea macrophylla. ASHS Poster</p><br /> <p>Bika, R., Palmer, C., Alexander, L., and Baysal-Gurel, F. 2020. Comparative performance of reducedrisk fungicides and biorational products in management of post-harvest Botrytis cinerea on hydrangea cut flowers. HortTechnology. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH04656-20 13</p><br /> <p>Fulya Baysal-Gurel, Ravi Bika, Christina Jennings, Cristi Palmer, and Terri Simmons. 2020. Comparative Performance of Chemical and Biological-based Products in Management of Algal Leaf Spot on Magnolia. HortTechnology. <a href="https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH04692-20">https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH04692-20 </a></p><br /> <p>Homa, K., W.P. Barney, W.P. Davis, D. Guerrero, M.J. Berger. 2020. Cold Plasma Treatment Strategies for the Control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. basilici in Sweet Basil. HortScience, 56(1):42-51.</p><br /> <p>Kunkel, D. and M. Alvarez. 2020. AAFC PMC / USDA IR-4 Project Harmonization. Presentation to the NAFTA Technical Working Group. Oct. 2020</p><br /> <p>Kunkel, D., R. B. Batts, J. Baron, and M. J. Braverman. 2020. IR-4 Project Update and Program Changes. Proc. Weed Sci. Soc. America, Abstract #100</p><br /> <p>Palmer C. L., Smitley, D., Chong, J-H, Bethke, J, Corkidi L, Thayaril, N, Leonard E. 2020. Systemic insecticide residues in greenhouse annuals and implications for pest management. Virtual ESA Annual Meeting. Dec 2020</p><br /> <p>Palmer, C. L., E. Vea. 2020. Update on 2019 Weed Science Research in the IR-4 Environmental Horticulture Program and 2020/2021 Priorities. Northeastern Plant, Pest, and Soils Conference. January 2020</p><br /> <p>Vea, E., C.L. Palmer. 2020. Crop Vignette: Coleus. <a href="https://www.ir4project.org/ehc/crop-vignette-coleus/">https://www.ir4project.org/ehc/crop-vignette-coleus/</a></p><br /> <p>Vea, E., C.L. Palmer. 2020. Crop Vignette: Gerbera. <a href="https://www.ir4project.org/ehc/crop-vignettegerbera/">https://www.ir4project.org/ehc/crop-vignettegerbera/ </a></p><br /> <p>Vea, E., C.L. Palmer. 2020. Crop Vignette: Salvia. <a href="https://www.ir4project.org/ehc/crop-vignette-salvia/">https://www.ir4project.org/ehc/crop-vignette-salvia/</a></p><br /> <p>Vea, E., C.L. Palmer. 2020. Crop Vignette: Hydrangea. <a href="https://www.ir4project.org/ehc/crop-vignettehydrangea/">https://www.ir4project.org/ehc/crop-vignettehydrangea/</a></p><br /> <p>Vea, E., C.L. Palmer. 2020. Crop Vignette: Hosta. <a href="https://www.ir4project.org/ehc/crop-vignette-hosta/">https://www.ir4project.org/ehc/crop-vignette-hosta/ </a></p><br /> <p>Vea, E., C.L. Palmer. 2020. Crop Vignette: Ferns. <a href="https://www.ir4project.org/ehc/crop-vignette-ferns/">https://www.ir4project.org/ehc/crop-vignette-ferns/ </a></p><br /> <p>Welker, R.M., and R. B. Batts. 2020. Evaluation of Herbicide Programs in Dormant Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) in North Carolina. Proc. Weed Sci. Soc. America, Abstract #97</p>

Impact Statements

1. IR-4’s actions also prevent food waste throughout the supply chain at the farm to the consumer

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Report Information

Participants

Michael Aerts; CLC
Jerry Baron; IR-4 Executive Director
Michael Bledsoe CLC Outgoing Chair
Doug Buhler; Administrative Advisor-NC
Jennifer Clarke; CLC
Alan DeYoung
Maggie Elliot; CLC
William Frantz; CLC
Ann George; CLC
Liwei Gu; Regional Director-SOR
Matt Hengel; Regional Director-WR
Marcel Holyoak; Administrative Adviser – WR
Bob Jones; CLC
Moses Kairo; Administrative Adviser – NER
Steve Lommel; Administrative Adviser- HQ
Michael Martin; CLC
Armando Moterroso; CLC
Joe Munyaneza; Adminstrative Adviser - ARS
Keith Pitts; CLC Incoming Vice Chair
Amy Roberts; CLC
Rachel Roberts; CLC
Steve Salisbury; CLC
Johnathan Saranger; CLC
Todd Scholz; CLC Incoming Chair
Alan Schreiber; CLC
Robert Simerly; CLC
Alvin Simmons; USDA-ARS
Barry Tanner; CLC
Dave Trinka; CLC
Amy Upton; CLC
Herman Waguespack; CLC
John Wise; Regional Director-NCR/Chair PMC
Simon Zebelo; Regional Director – NER
David Beaudreau; DCLRS
Tom Bewick; USDA-NIFA
Michael Braverman; IR-4 HQ
Parag Chitnis; USDA-NIFA
Debbie Carpenter; IR-4 HQ
Michelle Samuel-Foo; USDA-NIFA
Jennifer Heiss; IR-4 HQ
Cristina Marchesan Marconi; IR-4 HQ
Johanna Mazlo; IR-4 HQ
Ed Messina; EPA
Steven Miller; MSU
Kimberly Nesci; OPMP
Cristi Palmer; IR-4 HQ
Venkat Pedibhotla; IR-4 HQ
Dan Rossi; IR-4 HQ

Brief Summary of Minutes

Motions/Consent Items:

1. Consensus: To approve the proposed 2022 Food Program Priority setting key dates and agenda as proposed.


2. A motion for approval of the Fall 2021 PMC Minutes was made by Matt Hengel, seconded by Liwei Gu. Unanimously approved.


3. A motion for approval of the Class C list (below) appointing new members and reappoint members was made by: Todd Scholz, seconded by Jerry Baron. Unanimously approved.

• Armando Monterroso


• Johnathan Sarager


• Ann George


• Maggie Elliot


• Kam Quarles


• Michael Martin

 

4. A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 10:59 am by Todd Scholz, seconded by Matt Hengel. Unanimously approved.

Action Items:

1. Action Item (Marconi): It was requested that the training committee provide the PMC with financial impact of each location information about a potential agricultural tour (in PR) via email.


2. Action Item (Palmer): Direction was given for the Environmental Horticulture Program to explore the potential of join a collaborative research project on Beech Leaf Disease, and bring back feasibility information to the PMC for approval.


3. Action item (PMC led by Rossi): Conduct a 5 year review of Executive Director, Jerry Baron, in 2022.


4. Action item (Baron): Establish a path forward response committee.


5. Action item (Baron): Create an electronics cross-cutting task force to develop proposals for new technologies.


6. Action item (Baron): Host an all hands meeting following PMC meetings.

Action item (Baron): Initiate a strategic plan update and review mission and vision statements and keywords.

Accomplishments

<h1>Accomplishments</h1><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>EPA publication of 14 actions that established 115 new tolerances for 13 active ingredients. These tolerances support 640 potential new uses on food crops</li><br /> <li>One new registration was approved by EPA and one amended registration was approved by a state to expand the registrations and impact 1511 Environmental Horticulture crops</li><br /> </ul><br /> <ul><br /> <li>Regulatory Actions<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Food Program - IR-4 submitted to EPA 20 tolerance petitions that covered 103 unique requests for assistance and crop group tolerance updates (PR #s)</li><br /> <li>Environmental Horticulture Program - 20 submissions of data reports to companies to support new or update existing registrations</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Research<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Food Program<br /> <ul><br /> <li>48 new Magnitude of the Residue Studies, and a total of 341 residue trials</li><br /> <li>79 efficacy/crop safety trials that contributed to 37 Product Performance projects</li><br /> <li>41 field trials that contributed to 21 Integrated Solutions projects</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Environmental Horticulture Program<br /> <ul><br /> <li>598 field and greenhouse trials (233 efficacy, 365 crop safety) that contributed to 54 projects</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Other<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Completed the move of IR-4 Headquarters from New Jersey to its new home at NC State University in Raleigh<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Hired 14 people, team members at IR-4 Headquarters; started training for many who were not previously connected to IR-4 or are new to their position</li><br /> <li>Established new offices on campus</li><br /> <li>Moved nearly 60 years of paper files from their previous home</li><br /> <li>Moved IR-4 databases and other IT components to new home on NC State servers</li><br /> <li>Completed the shutdown of the Rutgers offices on time and under budget</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> <li>Converted IR-4 funding process to a single grant to run the national operations of IR-4; previously the funds were split from HQ and the Regions</li><br /> <li>Reworking of IR-4&rsquo;s communications/outreach including updated/enhanced website, and more active presence on various social media platforms</li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> </ul><br /> </li><br /> </ul><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Publications

<p><strong>Batts, R.B., J. J. Baron, D. Kunkel, </strong>and <strong>M. P. Braverman</strong>. 2021. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Update on IR-4 Weed Science Projects - Food</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Crops</span>. Proc Northeastern Plant, Pest, and Soils Conference, Abstract #135.</p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <p><strong>Batts, R.B., J. J. Baron, D. L. Kunkel, </strong>and <strong>M. P Braverman</strong>. 2021. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">IR-4: Weed Control Project Updates - Food</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Crops</span>. Proc. Southern Weed Science Society, Abstract #149.</p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <p><strong>Batts, R.B., J. J. Baron, D. L. Kunkel, </strong>and <strong>M. P Braverman</strong>. 2021. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">IR-4: Weed Control Project Updates - Food</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Crops</span>. Weed Science Society of America, Abstract #24.</p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <p><strong>Homa, K., Barney, W.P</strong>., Davis, W.P., Guerrero, D., Berger, M.J., Lopez, J.L., Wyenandt, C.A. and Simon, J.E., 2021. Cold Plasma Treatment Strategies for the Control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. basilici in Sweet Basil.</p><br /> <p><em>HortScience</em>, <em>56</em>(1):42-51.</p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <p>Khang Huynh, Lea Corkidi, Elizabeth Leonard, <strong>Cristi Palmer</strong>, James Bethke, Nishanth Tharayil. 2021. Dissipation and transformation of the diamide insecticide cyantraniliprole in ornamental snapdragon (<em>Antirrhinum majus</em>).</p><br /> <p>Chemosphere, Volume 281, 130753, ISSN 0045-6535, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130753.</p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <p><strong>Palmer, C.L., E. Vea</strong>. 2021. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Update on 2020 Weed Science Research in the IR-4 Environmental Horticulture</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Program</span>. Northeastern Plant, Pest, and Soils Conference. January 2021.</p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <p><strong>Palmer, C.L., E. Vea</strong>. 2021 Crop Vignette: Cacti. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Crop Vignette: Cacti &ndash; IR-4 Project (ir4project.org)</span></p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <p><strong>Vea, E. J. Cavaliere</strong>. 2021 Crop Vignette: Flowering Cherry. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Crop Vignette: Flowering Cherry &ndash; IR-4 Project</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">(ir4project.org)</span></p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <p><strong>Vea, E. J. Cavaliere</strong>. 2021 Crop Vignette: Holly. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Crop Vignette: Holly &ndash; IR-4 Project (ir4project.org)</span></p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <p><strong>Vea, E. J. Cavaliere</strong>. 2021 Crop Vignette: Impatiens. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Crop Vignette: Impatiens &ndash; IR-4 Project (ir4project.org)</span></p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <p><strong>Vea, E. J. Cavaliere</strong>. 2021 Crop Vignette: Crapemyrtle. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Crop Vignette: Crapemyrtle &ndash; IR-4 Project (ir4project.org)</span></p><br /> <p>&nbsp;</p><br /> <p><strong>Vea, E. J. Cavaliere</strong>. 2021 Crop Vignette: Daylillies. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Crop Vignette: Daylilies &ndash; IR-4 Project (ir4project.org)</span></p>

Impact Statements

1. Provide economic return on investment

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Report Information

Participants

Michael Aerts; CLC
Jerry Baron; IR-4 Executive Director
Zach Bagley; CLC
Chris Bardenhagen; CLC
Michael Bledsoe; CLC
Doug Buhler; Administrative Advisor-NCR
Jennifer Clarke; CLC
Maggie Elliot; CLC
William Frantz; CLC
Liwei Gu; Regional Director-SOR
Matt Hengel; PMC Chair; Regional Director-WR
Marcel Holyoak; Administrative Adviser – WR
Bob Jones; CLC
Moses Kairo; Administrative Adviser – NER
Steve Lommel; Administrative Adviser- HQ
Michael Martin; CLC
Armando Moterroso; CLC
Joe Munyaneza; Administrative Adviser - ARS
Keith Pitts; CLC Vice Chair
Rachel Roberts; CLC
Steve Salisbury; CLC
Michelle Samuel-Foo; USDA-NIFA
Johnathan Saranger; CLC
Todd Scholz; CLC Chair
Robert Simerly; Outgoing CLC
Alvin Simmons; USDA-ARS
Barry Tanner; CLC
Dave Trinka; CLC
Amy Upton; CLC
Lee VanWychen; CLC
Herman Waguespack; CLC
John Wise; Regional Director-NCR
Simon Zebelo; Regional Director - NER

Brief Summary of Minutes

Motions/Consensus Items:

1. CLC Vote: A motion was made to approve the “Track D” Commodity Liaison Committee membership list by Michael Bledsoe; seconded by Amy Upton. Unanimously approved.

2. A motion to approve the minutes of the Fall 2022 and Special Meeting of January 19, 2023 meetings was made by John Wise, seconded by Todd Scholz. Unanimously approved.

3. A motion was made to approve the “Track D” Commodity Liaison Committee membership list by Todd Scholz; seconded by Jerry Baron. Unanimously approved.

4. Consensus was held to hold the Summer PMC meeting virtually; and to look at the agenda to see if the meeting date could be reduced to two days, rather than three.

5. Consensus was given to develop a national Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) template, pilot it on the Electronic Field Data Notebook, and evaluate it.

6. A motion to adjourn the regular session at 5:15 pm and to move to Executive Session, was made by Alvin Simmons; seconded by Simon Zebelo. Unanimously approved.

7. A motion to accept the nomination of Dr. Bernard Zandstra as an IR-4 Hall of Fame Award Recipient was made by Alvin Simmons, seconded by Jerry Baron. Unanimously approved.

8. Consensus was given on the potential for IR-4 Headquarters to modify the budget on the research side of the food use workshop to account for costly projects, and bring back to the PMC for review.

9. A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 11:00 am by Alvin Simons seconded by Todd Scholz. Unanimously approved

Motions/Consensus Votes Made Via Email In-Between Regular Meetings:

1. The PMC voted via email for approval of the IR-4 Project Biopesticide Program to provide regulatory assistance for the use of a dsRNA for control of the Red Palm Weevil. Approved by written consent (1 abstention: Jerry Baron).

2. The PMC voted via email for approval of Debbie Carpenter to receive a Special Exceptional Leadership Award to be presented at the 2023 National Education Conference. Approved by unanimous written consent.

3. The PMC voted via email for approval of the IR-4 Project Biopesticide Program to provide regulatory assistance for an attenuated strain of Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus (CGMMV) that acts as a vacc

Accomplishments

<p>FOOD USE PROGRAM</p><br /> <p>Successes &bull; 694 new tolerances for 13 active ingredients established by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) resulting in 750 potential new product uses on food crops</p><br /> <p>Regulatory Actions &bull; 13 tolerance petitions submitted to the EPA covering 101 unique requests for assistance and crop group tolerance updates</p><br /> <p>Research &bull; 347 residue trials contributing to 47 Magnitude of the Residue studies &bull; 93 efficacy/crop safety trials contributing to 41 Product Performance projects &bull; 60 field trials contributing to 28 Integrated Solutions projects</p><br /> <p>INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES</p><br /> <p>&bull; Provided technical leadership in international priority setting workshops, project planning and implementation</p><br /> <p>&bull; Conducted capacity building on biopesticide regulations and GLP &bull; Assisted with a new international database</p><br /> <p>&bull; Promoted harmonization of residue data development and MRLs in Europe and beyond &bull; Gave technical guidance to an import MRL program promoting the export of US specialty crop commodities to Southeast Asia</p><br /> <p>ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE PROGRAM</p><br /> <p>Successes &bull; IR-4 submitted data to expand one EPA registration, supporting 41 additional environmental horticulture crop uses</p><br /> <p>Regulatory Actions &bull; 20 submissions of data reports to companies to support new or update existing registrations</p><br /> <p>Research &bull; 626 field and greenhouse trials (321 efficacy, 305 crop safety) that contributed to 50 projects</p>

Publications

<p>Axtell, A. and Pedibhotla V. 2022. Pesticide use nearby rivers &amp; other water bodies: tips for reducing pesticide loss &amp; novel technologies. EPA webinar series: Reducing pesticide in water in indian country thru integrated pest management</p><br /> <p>Axtell, A. and Batts, R. 2022. Fall 2022 sweet potato update (handout) - the IR-4 project. NCSU sweet potato field day</p><br /> <p>Ballantyne, A. 2022. Crop Vignette: Hibiscus. Crop Vignette: Hibiscus &ndash; IR-4 Project (ir4project.org)</p><br /> <p>Ballantyne, A. 2022. Crop Vignette: Phlox. Crop Vignette: Phlox &ndash; IR-4 Project (ir4project.org)</p><br /> <p>Ballantyne, A. and Palmer, C.L. 2022. Crop Vignette: Clematis. Crop Vignette: Clematis &ndash; IR-4 Project (ir4project.org)</p><br /> <p>Batts, R.B., J. J. Baron, and V. K. Pedibhotla. 2022. IR-4: Weed Science Update - Food Crops. Weed Science Society of America annual meeting. Abstract #151</p><br /> <p>Batts, R.B., J. J. Baron, and V. K. Pedibhotla. 2022. IR-4: Weed Science Update - Food Crops. Western Society of Weed Science annual meeting. Abstract #111</p><br /> <p>Batts, R.B., J. J. Baron, and V. K. Pedibhotla. 2022. IR-4: Weed Science Update - Food Crops. North Central Weed Science Society annual meeting. Abstract #150</p><br /> <p>Braverman, M., W. Barney, P. Moore and J. Baron. 2022. Regulatory requirements for biopesticides and emerging technologies. Association of Applied Biologists Meeting, &ldquo;Bringing Biocontrol and IPM to Market,&rdquo; Abstract, Page 29</p><br /> <p>Frank S., Gilrein D., Havers M., and Palmer C. L. 2022. Box Tree Moth: Fact Sheet, Management &amp; Visual Guide. BTM_FactSheet_VisualGuide.pdf (ncsu.edu)</p><br /> <p>Palmer, C. L. 2022. Crop Vignette: Poinsettia. Crop Vignette: Poinsettia &ndash; IR-4 Project (ir4project.org)</p><br /> <p>Salazar, C. S., LeBlanc N., Daughtrey M. L., Hausbeck M., Palmer C., Shishkoff N., Warfield C., and Crouch J. A. 2022. The impatiens downy mildew epidemic in the U.S. is caused by new, introgressed lineages of Plasmopara destructor with prominent genotypic diversity and high evolutionary potential. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-22-1872-R</p>

Impact Statements

1. Economic Value-(Forage, Fodder and Straw of Cereal Grains). ● Michigan State University’s Center of Economic Analysis reported the economic impact of IR-4 Project’s activities supports over 111 thousand domestic jobs with a total annual payroll of $5.34 billion in 2021 dollars. When accounting for all sources of national income, the IR-4 Project is estimated to contribute $8.97 billion to annual gross domestic product, including direct and secondary effects, which measures how dollars are re-spent throughout the economy. Several channels of economic contribution go into these measures, including direct expenditures of the IR-4 Project, anticipated crop losses mitigated under each of the two IR-4 Programs, through Biopesticide Regulatory Support and through gaining EPA exemptions for pesticide use when few or no other options for pest management exists. Recognizing that benefits realized today come from over 50 years of IR-4 Project efforts, we show that we can attribute about seven jobs today for every $1,000 in annual public investment in the IR-4 Project. See https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/economic-impact-of-the-ir-4-project-and-programs-2022 for details. ● The Environmental Horticulture Program continues to support an industry valued at nearly $19.2 billion in annual sales (Horticulture Census, 2019, NASS). This industry is quite complex because growers cover many diverse markets including flowers, bulbs, houseplants, perennials, trees, shrubs and more. These plants are grown and maintained in greenhouses, nurseries, commercial/residential landscapes, interiorscapes, Christmas tree farms and sod farms.

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