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Funding Program: Working Groups

Project Title: Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group 2018

Project Director (PD): Jacqueline Kowalski [1]

Lead State: OH Lead Organization: Ohio State University

Undesignated Funding: $18,682

Start Date: Mar-01-2018 End Date: Feb-28-2019

Area of Emphasis: Urban Agriculture

Summary: Interest in urban agriculture continues to gain momentum 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 and inexperience and lack of knowledge of integrated pest management strategies which have led to decreased yields well as decreased potential profits. To address this problem a Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM working group was formed in 2016 and is seeking renewal for the 2018 grant cycle The objectives of the formation of the 2018-19 working group will be 1) to hold a regional meeting of University agriculture professionals and stakeholders in order to continue to grow an information sharing-network of urban agriculture professionals (Detroit, April 2017) 2) create two YouTube videos focusing on IPM strategies for urban gardens geared which will be uploaded to the North Central IPM Center YouTube channel and 3) build upon a series of information cards on pests of importance to serve the integrated pest management needs of urban gardeners(6 new). The beneficiaries of activities of this working group will be urban farmers and community programs that support urban farms and community gardeners. 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 will also inform the research community of IPM research needs for urban farmers. Objectives: 1) to hold a regional meeting of University agriculture professionals and stakeholders in order to continue to grow an information sharing-network of urban agriculture professionals (Detroit, April 2017) 2) create two YouTube videos focusing on IPM strategies for urban gardens which will be uploaded to the North Central IPM Center YouTube channel and 3) build upon a series of information cards on pests of importance to serve the integrated pest management needs of urban gardeners (6 new).

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