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Funding Program: Enhancement Grants - State Contacts/IPM Documents

Project Title: Alabama State Contact Project for Supporting the Communications Network of the Southern Region IPM Center

Project Director (PD): Henry Fadamiro [1]

Lead State: AL Lead Organization: Auburn University

Undesignated Funding: $25,303

Start Date: Jul-01-2006 End Date: Jun-30-2007

Summary: This proposal is to request for funding renewal for the Alabama State Contact Project. The Alabama State Contact Project (SCP) was first funded in 2005 by the Southern Region IPM Center (SRIPMC) with the main goal of supporting the communications network of the SRIPMC. This project addresses the priorities of the Southern Region IPM Center (SRIPMC) by enhancing the development and implementation of integrated pest management (IPM) in Alabama. The goals are to continue to support the communications network of the SRIPMC, assist the center in meeting the goals of the National IPM Roadmap, and promote IPM knowledge and adoption in Alabama. The project will maintain an IPM information program at Auburn University and continue to fund a State Contact Project for Alabama to: 1) Serve as the primary contact in Alabama for regulatory questions related to pest management and pesticides. The SCP for Alabama will respond to inquiries from entities such as the Southern Region IPM Center (SRIPMC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) other appropriate federal agencies, state regulatory agencies, and non-governmental stakeholder groups; 2) Establish and maintain a stakeholder network to consult, advise and participate in the activities of the state contact project; 3) Provide coordination and oversight for SRIPMC projects conducted in Alabama, including crop profiles, pest management strategic plans (PMSPs), and special projects; 4) Provide an annual assessment prioritizing crop profiles and PMSPs for Alabama; 5) Provide a complete list of IPM-related expertise at Auburn University and other relevant Alabama institutions for research and extension for key commodities and settings in Alabama; 6) Maintain and update a project website (Alabama Pest Management Information Center website http://www.aces.edu/anr/ipm/) as required by the SRIPMC; 7) Attend an annual state contact meeting arranged by the SRIPMC; and 8) Provide important and timely IPM information to stakeholders in Alabama through appropriate media, including fact sheets, pest alerts, newsletters, presentations at grower meetings and IPM workshops, electronic mails, and IPM websites. The continuation of the Alabama SCP will facilitate the goals of the National IPM Roadmap by enhancing the timely access of growers and other stakeholders to IPM information and fostering communication among researchers, growers, public citizens and other IPM stakeholders. Key expected outcomes of this project include the number of information requests and the quality of the responses provided by the SCP, maintenance of a broad-based IPM Advisory Committee and project website, and development of a list of IPM-related expertise in Alabama. Objectives: Specific objectives of this State Contact Project proposal include: 1) Serve as the primary contact in Alabama for regulatory questions related to pest management and pesticides. 2) Establish and maintain a stakeholder network to consult, advise and participate in the activities of the state contact project. 3) Provide coordination and oversight for SRIPMC projects conducted in Alabama, including crop profiles, pest management strategic plans (PMSPs), and special projects. 4) Provide an annual assessment prioritizing crop profiles and PMSPs for Alabama. 5) Provide a complete list of IPM-related expertise at Auburn University and other relevant Alabama institutions for research and extension for key commodities and settings in Alabama. 6) Maintain and update a project website (Alabama Pest Management Information Center website http://www.aces.edu/anr/ipm/) as required by the SRIPMC. 7) Attend an annual state contact meeting arranged by the SRIPMC. 8) Provide important and timely IPM information to stakeholders in Alabama through appropriate media.

Website: Alabama IPM Information Center

Final Report:

Serve as primary contact for federal regulatory inquiries (State Contact only, required) In 2007, I responded to about 16 information requests from SRIPMC and EPA relating to IPM and pesticides. Many of these responses were sourced from extension specialists and other stakeholders and were deemed reliable.

Document responses to other entities (State Contact only, strongly encouraged) In addition to responding to federal regulatory inquiries, I also responded to several (~12) stakeholder inquiries relating to pesticide use and pest management.

Establish and maintain a stakeholder network (State Contact only, required) I have established a broad based IPM Advisory Board for Alabama. This board consists of 15 members representing different stakeholder groups and key commodity areas statewide. Members include representatives of major growers/producers of key crops in Alabama, commodity groups, university researchers, extension specialists and agents, state IPM coordinator, school IPM coordinator for Alabama, pesticide safety education program (PSEP) coordinator, private consultants, state regulatory agencies, state public health official, IR-4 representatives, EPA, and USDA. The first formal meeting of the Alabama IPM Advisory Board was held on February 21, 2006 at Auburn University. The meeting was attended by 14 board members. Among other activities, the board provided inputs in establishing priorities for IPM research, education and regulatory changes in Alabama (see appendices for meeting agenda and names of board members that attended the meeting). Members of the Alabama IPM Advisory Board are also listed on the Alabama Integrated Pest Management Information Center

Coordination and oversight of IPM Documents in the state (State Contact only, required) I continue to provide coordination and oversight of IPM documents (e.g. crop profiles and PSMPs) and other projects funded by SRIPMC in Alabama. We have recently completed a crop profile for Satsuma citrus production in Alabama. Access to this and other IPM documents is available through the ASCP website (www.alabamaipm.com). I also act as a liason between the SRIPMC and IPM stakeholders in Alabama.

Annual assessment prioritizing Crop Profiles and PMSPs (State Contact only, required) I continue to work with the SRIPMC to develop IPM priorities for the region and the prioritize crop profiles abd PMSPs for Alabama. Last year, I developed a document prioritizing IPM documents in Alabama and shared this document at the 2006 State Contact meeting in Orlando, FL. Below is a summary of the document: Crop Profiles for Alabama Crops/Commodities Medium Priority (crop profiles more than 3 years old): Cotton (last updated: 09/01/2001) Hay and Pasture (last updated: 08/01/2001) Peanuts (last updated: 08/01/2000) High Priority (crop profile more than 6 years old): Christmas Trees (Piedmont and Coastal Plain) (last updated: 11/01/1999) Potatoes (Irish) (last updated: 11/01/1999) Tobacco (last updated: 11/01/1999) High Priority (crop profile not available): Tomatoes, Cabbage, Collards, Pecan, Pepper, Poultry (Chicken) Medium Priority (crop profile not available): Corn, Strawberries, Ornamentals, Potatoes, Leaf Greens, Small Grains, Christmas Trees Crop Profile currently under development (should be available by 06/01/07): Peaches Satsuma Citrus Pest Management Strategic Plans (PSMP) for Alabama Crops/Commodities High Priority (PMSP not available): Peaches, Satsuma Citrus, Tomatoes, Cabbage, Collards, Pecan, Pepper, Poultry (Chicken) Medium Priority (PMSP not available): Corn, Strawberries, Ornamentals, Potatoes, Leaf Greens, Small Grains, Christmas Trees

Expertise List (State Contact only, required) I am presently developing an IPM-related expertise list for Auburn University and Alabama.

Web Site (State Contact only, required) The Alabama State Contact Project website Alabama Integrated Pest Management Information Center (aka Alabama IPM Center) was established in November 2005. This website is available at http://www.aces.edu/anr/ipm/. In order to facilitate ease of access by stakeholder we purchased the name www.alabamaipm.com. The website was developed to match the required attributes outlined by the SRIPMC (http://www.sripmc.org/webstandards.cfm) and contains information on program objectives, activities, personnel, IPM information on various commodity areas in Alabama, IPM-related news, links to Alabama IPM publications and crop profiles, as well as links to the Southern Region IPM Center, IPM programs for other southern states, and relevant federal and state websites. The site is being updated regularly and serves as a central location for posting pest management information, such as pest alerts, news, important upcoming meetings, changes in pesticide use and regulations, and other related information. The website will continue to host information on the ASCP, program activities, Alabama IPM Advisory Board members, state and regional IPM priorities, links to completed crop profiles and PMSPs, relevant IPM publications, as well as linkages to the websites for the SRIPMC, USDA Crop Database, EPA, commodity group websites, and other IPM sites.

Annual Meeting (State Contact only, required) I attended the 2006/2007 annual state contact meeting organized by the SRIPMC, and held in Orlando, Florida on February 1, 2007. I presented a report at the meeting and also led the discussion about the center's 1862-1890 Land Grant initiative.

Additional Activites (State Contact only, optional) 1) I served as a resource for public (e.g., schools, colleges, Department of Agriculture) and private sectors on pest management practices and challenges in Alabama. I worked to facilitate interaction and communication between the different pest management programs and coordinators in the state (i.e., State IPM Coordinator, School IPM Coordinator, IR-4 Coordinator, SARE Coordinator, Organic Agriculture Coordinator, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Alabama Fire Ant Pest Management Program, and the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service). 2) I participated in a workshop organized by the SRIPMC to facilitate collaboration in IPM programming between 1862 Land Grants and 1890 Land Grants. The workshop was held on September 11-12, 2006 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The goal of the workshop was to facilitate productive collaboration between IPM Coordinators at 1862 Land Grant institutions and their counterparts (IPM Contact Persons) at 1890 Land Grant institutions within each state. In addition to participating at the workshop, I facilitated the workshop by assisting the SRIPMC to recruit potential participants from the two Alabamas 1890 institutions: Tuskegee University and Alabama A&M University.

IPM Documents Produced (IPM Documents only, required) I developed a priority list for Crop Profiles for Alabama Crops/Commodities. This was done with stakeholder inputs. The following IPM documents were also developed: Type of document: Crop profile Title of the document: Crop Profile for Satsuma Mandarin in Alabama Status: Submitted (under review by Steve Toth) Type of document: Crop profile Title of the document: Crop Profile for Peaches in Alabama Status: Unfinished (in review by stakeholders)

Report Appendices Crop Profiles for Alabama Crops/Commodities [PDF] Crop Profile for Satsuma Mandarin in Alabama [PDF]

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