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Project Title:
Great Lakes Agriculture and Wildlife Coexistence Working Group FY19 |
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Lead State: MI Lead Organization: Michigan State University |
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Cooperating State(s):
Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Ohio |
| Undesignated Funding: $13,482 |
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Start Date: Mar-01-2019 End Date: Feb-29-2020 |
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Pests Involved: Wildlife |
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Site/Commodity: All |
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Area of Emphasis: IPM |
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Summary:
Famers in the Great Lakes Region of the United States produce a diversity of crops. This region also supports abundant wildlife populations. As a result, crop damage by wildlife is common. However, information on how common and widespread crop damage is or the costs to farmers is lacking and resources for helping farmers address crop damage are highly varied. Wildlife IPM resources are generally under-used, often viewed as not effective, and for some types of wildlife damage, they simply do not exist. To improve communication across the region between relevant agencies and Universities, the Agriculture and Wildlife Coexistence Working Group will bring together researchers, regulators, conservationists, educators, stakeholders, and resources from across the region at one annual symposium as well as 11 monthly for web-based meetings. We currently have 20 work group members representing faculty and staff at the following universities and agencies: Michigan State University, Ohio State University, Purdue University, University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois, USDA-APHIS, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. We hope to grow the group by adding 10 new members in 2019 who can contribute to and benefit from the group. The major goals of the of the working group include; improved understanding of agriculture-wildlife conflict resources and expertise across the region, increased collaboration between participants to address ag-wildlife conflicts, improved stakeholder communication, and increased adoption of mitigation practices by producers. These efforts address the NCIPMC priority for production agriculture IPM outreach and partnerships and training for Federal, State, County Agencies and Conservation Programs. The working group efforts also align with the NCERA222 Committee priority to network and collaborate with state, regional, and federal partners working on IPM-related issues.
Objectives: Obj. 1. Advance sustainable agriculture and wildlife coexistence through improved networking in the North Central Region. |
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