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Funding Program:
Enhancement Grants - State Contacts/IPM Documents |
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Project Title:
Arkansas State Contact Project for Southern Region IPM Center |
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Lead State: AR Lead Organization: University of Arkansas |
| Undesignated Funding: $25,000 |
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Start Date: Jul-01-2004 End Date: Jun-30-2005 |
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Summary:
The purpose of this proposal is to seek funding for the establishment of an Arkansas State Contact (ASC) to participate in the communications network of the Southern Region Integrated Pest Management Center (SRIPMC). In this capacity the ASC will serve as the primary contact 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 that arise during the contract period. The Project Director will work closely 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. A major component in the process will be the input and guidance of the various stakeholders in Arkansas crop pest management. The ASC will maintain and expand the current stakeholder network established by the Project Director to develop state/regional pest management strategic plans and crop profiles. The Arkansas stakeholders represented on pest management advisory and priority setting committees in the past three years include: growers/producers, university researchers, Extension specialists and agents, private consultants, IR-4 representatives, commodity groups, promotion boards, state regulatory agencies, EPA, and USDA. We will continue to expand the network to include representation and expertise for all the major crops of Arkansas. A list of the members of this network as organized by issues/expertise, an organized listing of the various pest management priorities, and an explanation of the process used to establish the priorities will be made available online on a newly created ASC project website. The ASC project website will be developed to match the attributes outlined in the RFA. Arkansas has produced eleven crop profiles and directed regional pest management strategic plans on cotton (completed) and rice (near completion) and soybeans (under development) 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 and will report in detail on these activities to the SRIPMC. In addition to these activities, we propose to expand the scope and readership of our Extension Pest Management Newsletter (e-mail and internet) that addresses pest management issues for growers, consultants, and other stakeholders on a weekly basis. Arkansas has had great success with competitively funded county Extension IPM programs for row crops and diversified agriculture over the past 3-4 years. The programs promote the use of IPM through on-farm demonstrations, research, and multi-media educational efforts and funding is provided to assist the county with the effort. Established criteria are used to determine county funding levels and a full report of the countys activities towards the objectives of the project must be submitted to the advisory committee yearly. We believe this program as well as other IPM activities in the state will allow us to provide detailed success stories to SRIPMC related to IPM education and adoption in Arkansas.
Objectives: 1. Serve as the primary state contact for regulatory questions related to pest management and pesticides. 2. Maintain and strengthen current pest management advisory committees and establish new stakeholder networks to develop state pest management priorities, crop profiles, and PMSPs. 3. Provide oversight and planning for SRIPM projects conducted in the state, such as crop profiles, PMSP, special projects, and information requests. 4. Develop and maintain a project website. |
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