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Funding Program: Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program

Project Title: Field Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Hops

Project Director (PD): Ann George [1]

Lead State: WA Lead Organization: Washington Hop Commission/US Hop Industry Plant Protection Committee

Cooperating State(s): Idaho, Oregon

Undesignated Funding: $25,000

Start Date: Mar-02-2015 End Date: Feb-29-2016

Site/Commodity: Hop

Area of Emphasis: outreach, field guide

Summary: The first edition of the Field Guide for Integrated Pest Management in Hops was produced in 2009 with a grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program. A total of 1,500 copies were produced and widely distributed in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere as requested. Printed copies are no longer available. The electronic version may be viewed at http://usahops.org/userfiles/file/Research%20Reports%20&%20Presentations/HopHandbook2009.pdf. The 2009 edition was developed to help Pacific Northwest growers identify key pests and diseases of hops, and to introduce principles of integrated pest management to assist in their management. In the past five years considerable progress has been made on the development of new integrated pest management (IPM) strategies to address pest and disease issues that affect Pacific Northwest hop production. Weve also had numerous changes in the availability of plant protection tools, and seen dramatic shifts in disease susceptibility among popular hop varieties. Updating the Field Guide will provide an important outreach tool for educating hop growers, crop consultants, field scouts, and others in the supply chain regarding these new developments. The Field Guide is designed to be a hands-on tool for use in the hop yard, therefore sufficient hard copies of the guide are important to stakeholders. While the guide is available as an electronic resource, the demand for printed copies has increased, both from growers in the new hop production regions, and from brewers who seek education to better understand the challenges facing hop producers. Objectives: "Review and update all current sections of the Field Guide. This activity will be done by several Technical Editors. "Incorporate results of research from the past five years related to pest and disease control and the development of integrated production strategies. "Develop new information and secure photographs regarding new pest and disease challenges faced by growers outside of the Pacific Northwest. "Reformat, print and distribute Field Guides. Additional copies will be made available through the USA Hops website and Hop News newsletter. "Produce electronic version of the Field Guide for inclusion on websites used by stakeholders.

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