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Funding Program: Regional IPM Competitive Grants - Northeastern

Project Title: Development of a Model IPM Recommendation Document (1998)

Project Directors (PDs): Curt Petzoldt [1] Michael Hoffmann [2] Steve Reiners [3]

Lead State: NY Lead Organization: Cornell University

Extension Funding: $19,250

Start Date: Aug-01-1998 End Date: Mar-31-1999

Site/Commodity: potatoes, vegetables

Summary: This project was a continuation of a 1997 project, focusing on Objectives 3 and 4. This project proposes to accomplish a major revision of the Cornell University Pest Management Recommendations for Vegetable and Potato Production in order to have the document include alternatives to pesticides as well as pesticide information, cultural practices, fertility practices, and variety information. Achieving the goal will allow users of the document to more easily understand and make use of all IPM options rather than just pesticides. At the same time we propose to make the document compatible and easily usable with the "Elements of IPM" for various crops. "Elements of IPM" are lists of IPM practices which are being used by a supermarket chain and others to identify products as IPM grown to consumers. Also, we propose to load the revised document onto the World Wide Web and make a template of the document available to other states should they need to make similar changes in their recommendations documents. Objectives: Our goal is to transform the Cornell University Pest Management Recommendations for Vegetable and Potato Production (Pest Management Recommendations) from a document that focuses on pesticides to one that provides all pest management options in a concise and reader friendly format. This revised document would form a model for revision of similar Pest Management Recommendations produced in other states and regions. The revised document would be available in printed and electronic form (WWW). We will accomplish this goal within the context of vegetable cropping systems in New York using the pest complexes of insects, diseases, weeds, and wildlife in addition to incorporation of cultural and fertility practices as well as variety recommendations. 1) Integrate all pest management options (e.g., cultural, biological, mechanical, chemical) into the Pest Management Recommendations. 2) Allow for easy translation between the Elements of IPM for each crop to corresponding recommendations in the Pest Management Recommendations. 3) Provide for access to the Pest Management Recommendations through printed and electronic media (WWW page format) 4) Provide the resulting printed and electronic format to other commodity groups and states as a template for revision of their pest management recommendations. (Note: this objective will be initiated near the end of the project.) Outcomes and Impacts Summary from 2001 IPM Center report The Cornell University Pest Management Recommendations for Vegetable and Potato Production is a manual that New York growers have used for almost 40 years as a definitive guide. The manual was originally produced in an era when pest control practices focused on chemical pesticides, and the document reflected this emphasis. Curtis Petzoldt of the New York State IPM Program has updated and revised this widely used manual to integrate alternatives to pesticides, including cultural practices, biological control, fertility practices, and the use of resistant plant varieties. The new document, which sells about 1,500 copies each year, has a concise, reader-friendly format that helps growers more easily make use of IPM options. And now it's posted on the Web (nysaes.cornell.edu/recommends/), where it is updated annually with new information and takes advantage of hyperlinks. The revised manual has received very positive feedback from growers and serves as a model for other states that want to make IPM information more accessible.

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