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Funding Program:
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Project Title:
Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group 2017 |
Project Director (PD):
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Lead State: OH Lead Organization: Ohio State University |
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Cooperating State(s):
Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin |
| Undesignated Funding: $5,993 |
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Start Date: Mar-01-2017 End Date: Feb-28-2018 |
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Pests Involved: Various |
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Site/Commodity: Various |
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Area of Emphasis: Urban Agriculture |
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Summary:
Interest in urban agriculture continues to gain traction particularly in Rust Belt cities where land re-use is a critical priority for city planners. Urban farms are developed and managed as either social (not-for-profit) or for-profit enterprises. Urban farmers are often new and beginning farmers, may be non-English speakers or from an otherwise historically underserved population, without experience in agricultural pest management. Inexperience and lack of knowledge of integrated pest management strategies have led to decreased yields and well as decreased potential profits. To address this problem a Great Lakes Urban Agriculture working group was formed in 2016 and is seeking renewal for the 2017 grant cycle The objectives of the formation of the 2017-18 working group will be 1) to hold a regional meeting of University agriculture professionals and stakeholders in order to develop an information sharing-network of urban agriculture professionals, 2) Analyze data generated from 2016 survey/needs assessment and create a peer–reviewed publication, and 3) create a series of information cards on topics of importance to serve the integrated pest management needs of this new population of farmers. The beneficiaries of activities of this working group will be urban farmers and community programs that support urban farms. These activities will help meet the goals of improved understanding of current IPM issues across disciplines, increased /new IPM knowledge, increased adoption of IPM practices and improved economic impacts for urban farmers. The outcomes of this working group will also inform the research community of IPM research needs for urban farmers.
Objectives: 1)Organize an annual planning meeting 2) Analyze data generated from 2016 survey/needs assessment and create a peer–reviewed publication 3)Create series of IPM information cards for urban farmers and community gardens |
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