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Funding Program:
Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program |
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Project Title:
Western Region Functional Agricultural Biodiversity Work Group |
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Lead State: OR Lead Organization: Oregon State University |
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Cooperating State(s):
California, Idaho, Montana, Washington |
| Undesignated Funding: $10,000 |
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Start Date: Jan-01-2011 End Date: Mar-14-2012 |
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Pests Involved: vegetable, orchard and berry pests |
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Site/Commodity: vegetable, orchard and berries |
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Area of Emphasis: Biological Pest Management |
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Summary:
To expand work of the current Functional Agricultural Biodiversity (FAB) Work Group. Members from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California have been meeting since 2007 to foster collaborative approaches of communication, research and outreach of western functional agricultural biodiversity. We define functional agricultural biodiversity as a variety of living organisms, the communities that support them, the on-farm ecosystems in which they thrive and the ecosystems services and positive synergies they provide a farming system. Our expanded objectives are to: 1. Share the results of work group events and collaborations at an annual regional meeting.
2. Conduct a Third Annual Biodiversity Working for Farmers Tour/Short Course/Short Course in 2011. 3. Develop a group proposal for a competitive grant for functional agricultural biodiversity member projects. We will build on our successful collaborations, meetings and events in Oregons Willamette Valley and Washington to develop future western FAB networks that incorporate an eco-region approach and demonstrate FABs role in local agricultural stability, reducing agricultural pesticide use, decreasing health risks while improving environmental health. Objectives: Our expanded objectives are to: 1. Share the results of work group events and collaborations at an annual regional meeting. 2. Conduct a Third Annual Biodiversity Working for Farmers Tour/Short Course/Short Course in 2011. 3. Develop a group proposal for a competitive grant for functional agricultural biodiversity member projects. |
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