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Funding Program:
Enhancement Grants - State Contacts/IPM Documents |
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Project Title:
State Contact and IPM Documents for Oklahoma |
Project Directors (PDs):
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Lead State: OK Lead Organization: Oklahoma State University |
| Undesignated Funding: $50,000 |
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Start Date: Mar-01-2009 End Date: Feb-28-2010 |
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Site/Commodity: Pecans, Grapes, Cattle, Nursery Crops |
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Area of Emphasis: State Contact, PMSP, Crop Profile |
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Summary:
The Oklahoma State Contact for the Southern Region IPM Center is the primary contact for pest management related issues and will be housed in the Oklahoma Pesticide Safety Education office and cooperate closely with the Integrated Pest Management Program. This contact will facilitate pest management and pesticide related activities, including regulations, education, information acquisition and dissemination, and rapid response to emerging issues. The Pesticide Safety Education Program office allows for a central contact point for Oklahomans with pesticide and pest management questions. The Oklahoma State Contact has worked for the last four years to collect the information requested by the Southern Region IPM Center through Extension and Research Specialists, growers, and commodity groups. The Oklahoma State Contact will respond to the IPM Centers information request as well as any other entity request for information on pest management needs. The Oklahoma State Contact will continues to facilitate the production of IPM documents and inform stakeholders of pest management information.
The Oklahoma State Contact will work closely with the IR-4 liaison, Pesticide Coordinator, IPM Coordinator, state research specialists, state, area, and county Extension specialists, state commodity groups and associations, state agribusiness associations, and state pesticide applicator groups in forming a stakeholder network to identify and set priorities for Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Contact will continue to respond to information requests from the Southern Region IPM Center and prioritize and coordinate the development of crop profiles and pest management strategic plans for Oklahoma with input from stakeholder groups. The network will also continue to contribute to and expand upon the existing pest management information venues, in newsletters, educational programs, manuals, fact sheets, and Web sites; and finally, will continue to participate in the SRIPM Center by attending meetings and providing updates on state progress. The State Contact for Oklahoma will produce four IPM documents for this cycle. A crop profile for Oklahoma Pecans will be produced along with three Pest Management Strategic Plans. Pest Management Strategic Plans for beef cattle, grapes, and nursery are to be completed this cycle to support these industries and researchers in these fields.. The Pest Management Strategic Plans will be coordinated by the Oklahoma State Contact and produced by CO-PD Dr. Eric Rebek for Oklahoma Ornamentals, CO-PD Dr. Damon Smith for Oklahoma Grapes, and CO-PD Justin Talley for Oklahoma Beef Cattle. Objectives: State Contact Objectives 1. OKLAHOMA STATE CONTACT will assign a staff member to coordinate all SR IPM Center information and to serve as the state liaison for contact with the Center, and for regulatory questions related to pest management and pesticides. This person will solicit and coordinate responses from OSU extension and research specialists as well grower and industry input. This will be done by email, phone, or in person when needed. The Oklahoma State Contact will also provide all in state groups with IPM and Pest Management information such as the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry as well as applicator and commodity groups. 2. OKLAHOMA STATE CONTACT will coordinate with state research and Extension specialists, state commodity organizations and groups, state lead agency representations, and state pesticide applicator associations to identify and prioritize pest management needs. These will be done by attending meetings with groups, email, and phone/conference calls. 3. OKLAHOMA STATE CONTACT will prioritize and coordinate the development of crop profiles and PMSPs for Oklahoma with input from stakeholder groups. 4. OKLAHOMA STATE CONTACT will continue to contribute to and expand upon the existing pest management information venues, in newsletters, educational programs, manuals, fact sheets, and Web sites. 9 5. OKLAHOMA STATE CONTACT will continue to participate in the SRIPM Center by attending meetings and providing updates on state progress. 6. OKLAHOMA STATE CONTACT will provide the Southern Region IPM center a list of specialists with IPM expertise for Extension and Research. OKLAHOMA STATE CONTACT will notify the IPM center of each specialist focus area of expertise and contact information. This list will be updated annually. 7. OKLAHOMA STATE CONTACT will provide an annual assessment of Crop Profiles and PMSPs to prioritize their production and updating of these documents. IPM Documents Objectives The state contact will produce a pecan crop profile for Oklahoma. The state contact will also coordinate the production of three pest management strategic plans (PMSP) with CO-PD Dr. Eric Rebek on a PMSP for Nursery Crops, CO-PD Dr. Damon Smith on a PMSP for grapes, and finally produce a PMSP for Beef Cattle with CO-PD Dr. Justin Talley. |
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