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Funding Program: Enhancement Grants - State Contacts/IPM Documents

Project Title: State Contact and IPM Documents for Arkansas

Project Director (PD): J. Ples Spradley [1]

Lead State: AR Lead Organization: University of Arkansas, Cooperative Ext. Service

Undesignated Funding: $24,000

Start Date: Mar-01-2008 End Date: Feb-28-2009

Summary: This is a proposal is to seek funding for the position of Arkansas State Contact (ASC) for the purpose of participating in the communications network of the Southern Region Integrated Pest Management Center (SRIPMC). In this capacity the ASC will serve as the primary contact and coordinator to address the informational needs of EPA, USDA, and other stakeholders, concerning integrated pest management, pesticide use practices, crop profiles, pest management strategic plans, pesticide regulation, and other pest management issues in Arkansas that arise during the contract period. The Project Director will work with the states IPM and IR-4 Coordinators to plan, integrate, and analyze data requests and submissions. Responses to requests for information and other related activities will be documented and submitted to the SRIPMC by the ASC. The network of stakeholders established for crop profiles, PMSPs, advice, and input for the state contact project will be maintained. New stakeholders and networks will be established as necessary. An annual assessment prioritizing the crop profile and pest management strategic plan (PMSP) needs for Arkansas will be provided to the SRIPMC. In addition, a list of the IPM-related experts for research and Extension in Arkansas will be provided to the SRIPMC and updated annually. A project web site with the Arkansas crop profiles/ PMSPs and links to the SRIPMC web site will be maintained and updated as necessary. Arkansas has produced eleven crop profiles and directed regional pest management strategic plans on cotton, rice, and soybeans under the direction of Ples Spradley, the Project Director for this proposal. As the ASC, we will continue to provide oversight and support on the development and completion of crop profiles, strategic plans, and other relevant issues/projects as needed and will report in detail on these activities to the SRIPMC. Objectives: 1. Serve as the primary state contact for regulatory questions related to pest management and pesticides. 2. Document activities related to pesticide and pest management inquiries from entities other than the Center, USDA, and EPA. 3. Establish and maintain a stakeholder network to consult, advise, and otherwise participate in the activities of the state contact project. 4. Provide coordination and oversight of Crop Profiles, PMSPs, and stakeholder-identified IPM priorities developed in the state. 5. Provide an annual assessment prioritizing Crop Profiles and PMSPs for Arkansas. 6. Provide a list containing the names of the IPM-related experts for research and Extension for all the important commodities and settings pertinent to the state. 7. Maintain the project website. 8. Attend the annual state contact meeting arranged by the SRIPMC.

Final Report:

Prioritization of Crop Profiles and PMSPs (State Contact only, required) Crop profiles that are basically up-to-date: apples, snap beans, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, peaches, pecans, strawberries, tomatoes, watermelons. Crop profiles where there have minor/moderate changes in pest management practices since publication and therefore should be updated or those that need a crop profile at some time in the future: soybeans, wheat (crop profile needed), corn (crop profile needed). PMSPs that are basically up-to-date: soybean (regional PMSP), rice (regional PMSP) PMSPs that need updating because of significant changes in pest management practices: cotton (regional PMSP)

Web Site (State Contact only, required) This project's website is found at (http://www.aragriculture.org/SRIPMC/default.htm). The site: 1. addresses regional priorities established by the Southern Region IPM Center (true?) 2. to the best of our knowledge is compatible with regional and national IPM Center sites to the extent that information on the SNP sites can contribute seamlessly to the larger information databases maintained regionally and nationally (true). 3. includes contact information for the program and the project leader (true) 4. includes or is linked to (provide url) a project description, abstract, or summary for the State Contact Project (true). 5. includes or is linked to (provide url) all annual progress reports for the State Contact Project (to the best of my knowledge this is the first official annual progress I have done for the State Contact program) . 6. complies with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (true?) 7. includes links to the Southern IPM Center and other appropriate entities (true) The home page: 1. prominently displays, near the project or site heading, the phrase "the (state name) component of the Southern IPM Center." (true) 2. include the statement "This site is supported, in part, with funding from the Southern IPM Center." (true) All pages: 1. include the phrase "the (state name) component of the Southern IPM Center," with the words "Southern IPM Center" hyperlinked to the Center web site. (true) 2. include an indication of the date created or the most recent update (whichever is more recent), and the name of a person responsible for maintaining the page. (we have the name but not the date)

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