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Funding Program: IPM Partnership Grants

Project Title: New Jersey Information Network for Pesticides and Alternative Strategies (2009-2010)

Project Director (PD): George C. Hamilton [1]

Lead State: NJ Lead Organization: Rutgers University

Undesignated Funding: $5,000

Start Date: Apr-01-2009 End Date: Mar-31-2010

Summary: This proposal addresses the maintenance of a New Jersey Information Network for Pesticides and Alternative Strategies (NJinPAS) as an integral component of a Mid-Atlantic Information Network for Pesticides and Alternative Strategies (MAinPAS) for the North Eastern Integrated Pest Management Center (NEIPMC). The Mid-Atlantic Information Network for Pesticides and Alternative Strategies is a planned collaboration of the land-grant universities of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, and New York to maximize regional resources and communication. The purpose of these networks is to promote informed regulatory decisions on registered pesticides used on pests of commodities grown in the mid-Atlantic. The NJinPAS will: Answer queries posed by federal regulatory agencies (such as the EPA and the USDA Office of Pest Management Policy) regarding the use of pesticides and other IPM tactics throughout their state. Respond in a timely fashion to requests for information from these agencies, copy the appropriate individuals (as indicated on the query), record responses, and document all responses in year-end reports to the Center. Help process, when necessary, subcontracts between the Northeastern IPM Center and other entities of the SNP leader institution to minimize total indirect costs; SNP leaders are expected to pass funds from the Center to any programs or individuals of the same institution that have contracts with the Center. Objectives: This project proposes to facilitate informed decision-making on pest management practices by Answer queries posed by federal regulatory agencies regarding the use of pesticides and other IPM tactics throughout their state. Respond in a timely fashion to requests for information from these agencies, copy the appropriate individuals (as indicated on the query), record responses, and document all responses in year-end reports to the Center. Help process, when necessary, subcontracts between the Northeastern IPM Center and other entities of the SNP leader institution to minimize total indirect costs. Proposal

Final Report:

Outcomes In 2009 NJinPAS was funded to 1) respond in a timely fashion to queries posed by federal regulatory agencies regarding the use of pesticides and other IPM tactics throughout their state and 2) help process subcontracts between the Northeastern IPM Center and other entities of the SNP leader's institution. During the granting period, NJinPAS provided information to the US EPA on two occasions. In 2009/2010, NJinPAS also facilitated the distribution of subcontract funds provided by the center. In addition to these activities NJinPAS coordinated with other regional integrated pest management (IPM), pesticide safety, and IR-4 programs. Project Director George Hamilton, in his role as both state IPM and Pesticide Safety Education Coordinator, routinely communicates with faculty and staff connected with the Blueberry, Nursery, Tree Fruit, and Vegetable IPM programs, faculty in other states and other regional Pesticide Safety Education Programs. NJinPAS also coordinates projects with IR-4, NJDEP, NJDA and US EPA. NJinPAS continued to maintain an email listserv and mailing infrastructure for expedited delivery to New Jersey stakeholders of more timely pesticide-related information. Current listserv membership includes over 450 growers, crop consultants, pesticide users, public interest groups, environmental groups, and Extension faculty and staff. NJinPAS also continued to maintain a project home page at www.pestmanagement.rutgers.edu. Currently, the website houses 100 NJinPAS web pages plus over 800 online individual listserv postings in the Online Listserv Posting Archive.

Impacts Due to the activities of NJinPAS, federal, state and local stakeholders have been provided up-to-date information regarding pest management practices. This has occurred through a variety of vehicles including face-to-face interaction, email correspondence, listserv notices and access to we based information. The impact on federal stakeholders was the ability to provide New Jersey based information in response to questions regarding pesticide risk assessment and tolerance issues. State and local stakeholders were better able to make better policy and pest management decisions because they were informed in a timely manner about local, state and federal pest management issues that impact their decisions.

Report Appendices Final Report [PDF]

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