IPM Coordinating Committee
Maricopa Agricultural Center
March 21, 2013 – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Membership:
Paul Baker (Entomology)
Casey Butler (stakeholder)
Peter Ellsworth (Entomology, MAC)
George Frisvold (Ag Economics)
Shawna Loper (Maricopa/Pinal/Pima Counties)
Mike Matheron (Plant Sci, YAC)
Tom Montoya (PCA, stakeholder)
John Palumbo (Entomology, YAC)
Barry Pryor (Plant Sci, AZ PDN)
Ursula Schuch (Plant Sciences)
Kai Umeda (Maricopa County)
Stacey Bealmer (Yuma County)
Lin Evans (PCA, stakeholder)
Dawn Gouge (Entomology, MAC)
Ed Martin (ex-officio, CE)
Bill McCloskey (Plant Sciences)
Ayman Mostafa (Maricopa/Pinal/Pima Counties)
Jack Peterson (AZ Dept. of Ag.)
Bob Roth (ex-officio, MAC)
Pending Members:
Jim Farrar (Director, WIPMC) to be confirmed
Department Head (TBD)
Guests:
Barry Tickes, Mike Ottman
DRAFT AGENDA
I. Introductions
• New members & changes to committee
• A fond farewell: Rick Melnicoe, Pat Clay
• Focus of the meeting: 2013-2016 E-IPM Budget & Grant Planning
II. Brief Team Updates (20 minutes)
Brief summary of current function and progress of IPM Leadership Team (5 minute oral reports)
• Vegetable IPM (Palumbo & Peña)
• Agronomic & Cotton IPM (Ellsworth & Brown)
• Community IPM (Dawn Gouge or designee):
• IPM Coordination & Assessment / Pesticide Education (Fournier & Dixon):
III. Review of RFA
• Areas of Emphasis
• Addressing integration of Research & Outreach
• Budget requirements
IV. Enhancing Extension IPM – “What changes, if any, would you make that would enhance
our function in the development and delivery of IPM programs for our stakeholders? What don’t
we have or don’t we do that could enhance our IPM programs and their impacts?”
• Response from Leadership Team leaders
• Open for Discussion – input from the rest of the committee
V. Budget Review and Planning Discussion
Other Issues
• Membership Review