Annual/Termination Reports:

[06/03/2007] [06/18/2008] [05/30/2009] [12/01/2010]

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Participants

See attached report

Brief Summary of Minutes

Accomplishments

1. The committee prepared and approved a position paper (see attachment), "IPM Implementation through USDA Conservation Programs: A Proposed Partnership in Education and Financial Incentives" <br /> <br /> 2. The committee began a process to develop regional IPM research and extension priorities; this will be finalized at the 2008 annual meeting. Identifying regional priorities for research and extension activities can facilitate development of competitive grant proposals aimed at addressing these priorities. <br /> <br /> 3. Innovative IPM program activities were reported by committee members from South Dakota, Minnesota and Michigan. Results from a NC IPM Center grant funded project, Corn Earworm Insecticide Resistance Monitoring: A Multi-State Network, Erik Burkness and Bill Hutchison were presented. The researchers developed a multi-state network to verify the presence of insecticide resistance in corn earworms, an important pest of sweet corn in the upper midwest. A better understanding of the occurrence of insecticide resistance can reduce losses to growers and reduce unnecessary insecticide applications. An innovative aspect of this project was utilizing a web-based reporting system to develop multi-state public/private network of cooperators. <br /> <br /> 4. The committee discussed possible topics for regional publications for which states may not have local expertise. Several such topics were identified, including, stored grain pest management, and livestock insect management. The committee will work to identify appropriate experts to develop publications, or identify existing publications from outside the region to address this need. <br />

Publications

Impact Statements

1. A major IPM regional issue was selected and a white paper was developed for distribution.

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Participants

Committee Members:

Bob Wright (Univ. of Nebraska) Chair;
Ian MacRae (Univ. of Minnesota), Chair-elect
Carol Pilcher (Iowa State University);
Michael Brewer(Michigan State University);
Sharon Dobesh (Kansas State University);
Rick Foster (Purdue University);
Joe Kovach (The Ohio State University);
Dan Heider (Univ. of Wisconsin);
Wendy Wintersteen (Iowa State University) Adminstrative advisor;

Guests:

Mike Fitzner (USDA-CSREES);
Susan Ratcliffe (North Central IPM Center);
Bill Coli (Univ. of Massachussets);
Peg Redinbaugh, (USDA-ARS/OSU, Wooster OH);

Brief Summary of Minutes

Accomplishments

1. The committee continued the process it began in 2007 to develop regional IPM research and extension priorities. The Committee reviewed the 2007 priorities and added additional priority issues. Identifying regional priorities for research and extension activities can facilitate development of competitive grant proposals aimed at addressing these priorities.<br /> <br /> 2. Dr. Peg Redinbaugh spoke on her research related to emerging soybean viral diseases. This research was funded by a USDA-CSREES NC RIPM grant.<br /> <br /> 3. The North Central IPM Center (NCIPMC) has invested $100,000 in Turning Point Technology systems designed to allow audience surveys as part of PowerPoint presentations to assist our region in demonstrating the impact of IPM programming. The goal of this two-year pilot program is to demonstrate behavior change based on educational and training programs about IPM practices and pesticide usage. This effort is in response to the National Agricultural Statistics Services plan to reduce the number of Agricultural Chemical Usage Surveys as reported by Mark Miller during the National IPM ECOP/ESCOP meeting held in early October, 2007. Carol Pilcher, NCERA 201 member from Iowa State University, Bob Wright from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, (NCERA 201 Chair) and Ian MacRae from the University of Minnesota (NCERA 201 Chair elect) worked with representatives from the 12 North Central states to develop ten standard survey questions about IPM adoption that will be used at state, regional and national levels to aggregate IPM adoption and risk reduction data. This project is being conducted in collaboration with the north central regions state-based IPM Coordinators, Pesticide Safety Education Coordinators, Master Gardener Coordinators and members of the NCIPMC Evaluation Working Group.<br /> <br /> <br /> 6. Western bean cutworm national pest alert was published online at http://www.ncipmc.org/alerts/wbc.cfm This publication summarizes current knowledge from across the region about this insect pest of corn and dry beans, which has been greatly expanding its range since 2000, from the western corn belt into the eastern corn belt as far east as Ohio. There is a great deal of interest in this new pest, and a need for authoritative research-based information on monitoring and management options. The authors were Marlin Rice and Carol Pilcher (NCERA 201 member), Iowa State University. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Publications

Western bean cutworm national pest alert was published online at http://www.ncipmc.org/alerts/wbc.cfm This publication summarizes current knowledge from across the region about this insect pest of corn and dry beans, which has been greatly expanding its range since 2000, from the western corn belt into the eastern corn belt as far east as Ohio. There is a great deal of interest in this new pest, and a need for authoritative research-based information on monitoring and management options. The authors were Marlin Rice and Carol Pilcher (NCERA 201 member), Iowa State University. <br /> <br /> Field Crop Fungicides for the North Central United States: A regional publication was published in January 2008 with support from the North Central IPM Center. Historically fungicides have not been used much in the north central region on field crops, with the exception of sugarbeets and potatoes. With the increased commodity value of grain crops such as corn, soybeans, and wheat, and concern about the potential movement of soybean rust into the north central region, there is an increased need for educational materials on the use of fungicides on field crops. This publication provides an overview of fungicide use on fields crops in the north central region, including IPM strategies to avoid fungicide resistance.

Impact Statements

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Participants

Committee members: Sharon Dobesh (Kansas State University); Joy Neumann Landis (Michigan State University); Rick Foster (Purdue University); Lynnae Jess (Michigan State University), Joe Kovach (The Ohio State University), Suzanne Bissonette (University of Illinois); Sue Blodgett (South Dakota State University); Marcia McMullen (North Dakota State University), Bill Wiebold (University of Missouri); Darren Mueller (Iowa State University); Bryan Jensen (University of Wisconsin); Chris Boerboom (University of Wisconsin); Mike Brewer (Michigan State University); Wendy Wintersteen (Iowa State University)

Guests: Mike Fitzner, Marty Draper, Liz Ley (USDA-CSREES

Brief Summary of Minutes

Accomplishments

2009 NCERA 201 Annual report<br /> <br /> <br /> 1. NCERA 201 and the NC IPM Center facilitated regional communication and response to the change in Smith-Lever 3(d) funding from a formula basis to a competitive grant program. A teleconference was arranged between NC Extension IPM Coordinators and CSREES IPM contacts (Marty Draper and Mike Fitzner) to be briefed on the details of the change and answer questions. The committee developed a response which was submitted orally and in writing to the USDA listening session in October 2008 on how to implement the competitive grant program. The Chair and incoming Chair-elect participated in the National IPM Committee meeting in October 2008 and contributed to developing a statement which was approved by the National IPM committee and later endorsed by NASULGC.<br /> <br /> 2. NCERA 201 and NC IPM Center co-organized an invited workshop (IPM Working Groups: Transcending Boundaries across States, Disciplines, and Agencies to implement IPM) which was presented at the 6th International IPM Symposium. Presenters included members of NCERA 201 who lead IPM Working Groups funded by the NC IPM Center.<br /> <br /> 3. NCERA 201 members developed a prioritized list of regional research and extension IPM needs. This list was published on the NC IPM Center website. <br /> <br /> 4. The Great Lakes Vegetable Working group developed a Sweet Corn IPM Workshop presented at the Great Lakes Expo in Michigan during December 2008. The Workshop included 9 speakers from 7 states who presented a 4.5 hour program. The speakers presentations were recorded on DVD and 1,150 copies were distributed across the region as an educational resource. <br />

Publications

Impact Statements

1. The North Central NRCS/IPM Working Group funded new pilot projects in Indiana, Iowa and Ohio. These grants will help fund meetings and activities that strengthen the working relationship between NRCS and University IPM specialists, and increase the use of IPM through grower participation in NRCS conservation programs.
2. NCERA-201 and the North Central IPM Center are collaborating on a regional IPM evaluation pilot project involving the use of audience response systems to determine base level IPM practices. Currently, data for the three regional questions have been summarize for seven of the states in the region. The results indicate that we have a strong impact on the use of scouting and use of economic thresholds, but need to increase our emphasis on IPM recordkeeping. Questions: Used an established scouting process for insects, weeds, diseases on a majority of the acres or selected area: 3,293 respondents (2330/70.76% yes); Compared scouting data with established thresholds to determine the need for management of insect pests: 3,293 respondents (2,382/72.34% yes); Kept written or electronic records on a field-by-field basis to track activity of pests1 and management practices used: 3,304 respondents (1376/41.63% yes)

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Participants

Ian MacRae (chair) (University of Minnesota); Rick Foster (chair-elect); (Purdue University); Bill Wiebold (University of Missouri); Joe Kovach (The Ohio State University); Suzanne Bissonette (University of Illinois); Larry Olsen (Michigan State University); Joy Landis (Michigan State University); Mike Fitzner (USDA-NIFA); Daren Mueller (Iowa State University); Bryan Jensen (University of Wisconsin-Madison); Marcia McMullen (North Dakota State University); Bob Wright (University of Nebraska-Lincoln); Wendy Wintersteen (Administrative Advisor) (Iowa State University); Jaime Pinero (Lincoln University of Missouri) (guest)

Brief Summary of Minutes

Accomplishments

1. NCERA 201 and the NC IPM Center continued to help members successfully compete for IPM competitive funds. In 2010, the 12 states in the North Central Region received a total of $2,308,717 in USDA Extension Integrated Pest Management funding. This was a slight decrease of $33,595 (1.4%) from 2009 levels. Even with this decrease it was still the second highest of the 4 regions and was only behind the 15 state Southern Region.<br /> <br /> <br /> The EIPM proposal process can be used as one indicator of how well-connected NCERA-201 members are to stakeholder groups in each of the states (Table 3). Letters of support were written by 28 different grower groups to support the IPM activities in the North Central Region. Five private consulting firms, 5 private sector industries and 3 environmental organizations also wrote letters of support for these EIPM proposals. <br /> <br /> <br /> Because of the interactions and communication at regional meetings, such as NCERA-201, IPM coordinators in the region have collaborating arrangements with 5 NC IPM working groups. In addition, much interstate collaboration occurs between IPM scientists from universities located within the region. These relationships are further nourished through working with the North Central IPM Center and other NCERA committees.<br /> <br /> 2. The NCERA-201 membership initiated the placement of two major sessions on the National ECOP/ESCOP IPM Coordinating Committee meeting agenda (Land-Grant Research on GMOs and Plant Health Labeling). Both of these sessions were conducted on Wednesday, October 2, 2009 and included leading researchers who participated in person and via teleconference. <br /> <br /> <br /> The Land Grant Research on GMOs session was lead by Bob Wright, University of Nebraska  Lincoln; Tom Sappington, Iowa State University; Galen Dively, University of Maryland; Elson Shields, Cornell University; and Andy Lavigne, American Seed Trade Association. This session raised awareness among several governmental agencies of the limitations that industry GMO seed agreements are placing on Land Grant researchers and the inability of these individuals to conduct unbiased independent trials. <br /> <br /> <br /> The Plant Health Labeling session was lead by Paul Vincelli, University of Kentucky; Daren Mueller, Iowa State University; Carl Bradley, University of Illinois; and Don Hershman, University of Kentucky. This session addressed the problems with the current label approval system that allowed the addition of the plant health usage on existing fungicides resulting in misrepresentation of EPAs position on this recommendation. The EPA is now reviewing the plant health labeling issue to determine how to proceed with the current labeling and develop a process to address future requests of this nature.<br /> <br /> <br /> 3. Each year, NCERA members share successes related to IPM implementation. The sharing of innovative programs leads to adoption by other states and increased efficiency. Staff at Michigan State University, the University of Illinois and Purdue has developed the New Agriculture Network (NAN) for partnering with farmers, researchers and educators to provide science-based information for organic and sustainable agriculture. In 2009, NAN collaborated to publish nine fact sheets on organic agriculture. A grant from NCRSARE Professional Development Program provided additional support for this project. They have been used for two organic training programs in Michigan reaching over 100 NRCS and Extension District Conservationists and Educators. View the fact sheets on the NAN web site at<br /> http://www.new-ag.msu.edu/Factsheets/tabid/64/Default.aspx <br /> <br /> <br /> 4. The September 9, 2009 Logic Model Training Teleconference entitled Evaluating State-Based IPM Programming was a cooperative effort with leadership from the North Central region and representatives from the National IPM Evaluation Group. This training was focused on use of logic models to plan and evaluate state-based IPM programs such as those coordinated by the NCERA-201 members. The training was attended by 175 individuals and an exit survey was conducted to determine usefulness of the information. <br /> <br /> The Evaluating State-based IPM Programming Teleconference increased my knowledge of logic models as they apply to IPM programming  90% agreed<br /> <br /> The Evaluating State-based IPM Programming Teleconference increased my ability to plan for evaluating impacts of IPM programming  90% agreed<br /> <br /> <br /> The October 13, 2009 Logic Model Training Teleconference entitled From Research to Implementation to Impact also was a cooperative effort with leadership from the North Central region and representatives from the National IPM Evaluation Group. This training was focused on use of logic models to plan and evaluate research as part of the process to final impact. The training was attended by 75 individuals and an exit survey was conducted to determine usefulness of the information. <br /> <br /> <br /> The From Research to Implementation to Impact Teleconference increased my understanding of how to use logic models to link activities with impacts  89% agreed<br /> <br /> The From Research to Implementation to Impact Teleconference increased my understanding of how scientific research fits within a logic model framework  94% agreed<br /> <br /> <br /> The From Research to Implementation to Impact Teleconference presented resources or ideas I intend to use when developing a proposal to receive RIPM funding  100% agreed<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Publications

Impact Statements

1. 12 states in the North Central Region received a total of $2,308,717 in USDA Extension Integrated Pest Management funding.
2. As a result of input from NCERA201 members, the EPA is now reviewing the plant health labeling issue to determine how to proceed with the current labeling and develop a process to address future requests of this nature.
3. NCERA201 members have increased their use of the logic model in extension programs as a result of efforts by the IPM Center and NCERA201.

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