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Funding Program:
Critical Issues |
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Project Title:
A Community-Based Approach to Integrated Pest-Resistance Management Affecting Corn and Soybean: Case Studies for the North Central Region |
Project Director (PD):
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Lead State: IA Lead Organization: Iowa State University |
| Undesignated Funding: $49,857 |
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Start Date: Mar-01-2017 End Date: Feb-28-2019 |
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Pests Involved: western corn rootworm, soybean aphid, waterhemp, palmer amaranth |
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Site/Commodity: Iowa/corn and soybeans |
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Area of Emphasis: Resistance Management |
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Summary:
Based on the recent adoption of a statewide Iowa Pest Resistance Management Plan, this project will pilot four new community-based pest-resistance management projects that target western corn rootworm in northeast Iowa, soybean aphid in northwest Iowa, waterhemp in central Iowa, and palmer amaranth in north-central Iowa. This diverse selection of projects represents a wide range of agricultural practices, and immediate management is critical as resistant pests affecting corn and soybean have been observed or are anticipated in Iowa. The pilots are the first to incorporate community-based management, which is necessary for mobile pests, and will play a critical role in advancing long-term, effective pest-resistance management in the state. The pilot projects will examine pertinent questions to understand local pest pressures and management challenges. Community groups with strong leadership will be formed to establish resistance management plans that account for uncertainties and best options identified through research. Immediate outcomes include community awareness and attitudes that reflect a sense of urgency to proactively manage resistance development, and, by the end of the Year 2, the formation of communities and initial implementation of practices followed by dissemination throughout the state and North Central Region. Long-term outcomes include changes in crop management and agribusiness practices, such as improved resistance management decision-making, use of diverse pest management techniques, and land rent leases with pest-resistance management plans. This will minimize new cases of resistance evolution and lead to sustainable pest management and reduced economic impact of pests on farming profits.
Objectives: Year 1: (a)For each of the pilot projects, develop a refined understanding of the local pest pressure and current management practices and challenges. (b)For each of the pilots, identify local community champions and/or leadership groups (e.g., community and agricultural leaders, cooperatives, watersheds organizations, agronomists) willing to deliver on a long-term commitment to PRM. Year 2: (a) Establish defined community members for each of the pilots. (b)Identify uncertainties in production practices, pest biology, and socioeconomic factors that impede implementing resistance management practices. Ascertain options to manage or mitigate resistance of a mobile pest, and ascertain benefits of community-based intervention that will likely outweigh the external costs of pest spillovers on neighboring farms. (c) Establish resistance management plans for each pilot project that include a prioritization of research and outreach support based on uncertainties identified in Y2b. Establish the means to demonstrate that PRM methods preserve viability of pest-management technologies and farm profitability for the long term. |
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