IPM Coordinating Committee
Maricopa Agricultural Center
April 13, 2010 – 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Membership:
Paul Baker (Entomology)
Pat Clay (Valent)
Lin Evans (stakeholder)
Rick Gibson (Pinal County)
Ed Martin (ex-officio, CE)
Rick Melnicoe (ex-officio, WIPMC)
Ayman Mostafa (Maricopa/Pinal/Pima Counties)
Carl Olson (Entomology)
Barry Pryor (Plant Sci, AZ PDN)
Ursula Schuch (Plant Sciences)
Jeff Silvertooth (corresponding, SWES)
Stacey Bealmer (Yuma County)
Peter Ellsworth (Entomology, MAC)
George Frisvold (Ag Economics)
Dawn Gouge (Entomology, MAC)
Mike Matheron (Plant Sci, YAC)
Bill McCloskey (Plant Sciences)
Mary Olsen (Plant Sciences)
John Palumbo (Entomology, YAC)
Bob Roth (ex-officio, MAC)
Kai Umeda (Maricopa County)
AGENDA
Social Lunch (12:30 – 1:00)
I. Introductions
• New personnel: Lydia Brown, Wayne Dixon, Shawna Loper, Ayman Mostafa, Marco
Peña, Bryan Stevens, Garrett Hughes (graduate student)
• New members: George Frisvold, Ayman Mostafa
II. 2011-12 E-IPM Budget Discussion
• Review of 3-year E-IPM plan & resources (E-IPM, competitive grants, CALS)
• Renewal request to CALS Executive Council
III. Team Updates
This will be an opportunity for each of us to learn about the vision and progress of each team in
which we invest EIPM funds. Teams will present a brief overview of expected outcomes and
impacts and their strategic vision for how these are being achieved within their area of emphasis.
• Vegetable IPM (Palumbo & Peña): Vegetable IPM Updates, videos, etc.
• Agronomic & Cotton IPM (Ellsworth & Brown): CAPS report & future activities.
• Community IPM (Bryan Stevens & Team members): IPM Inside & Out, logic model.
• IPM Coordination / IPM Assessment / Pesticide Education (Al Fournier & Wayne
Dixon): Leverage for IPM; Needs assessment (Agronomic crops IPM; soil fumigant
education); Crop Pest Losses and Impact Assessment; AZ pesticide use database;
measuring impact: examples; Program Planning and Evaluation website.
IV. Other Issues
• Branding what we do
• Capital items and needs
• Success stories needed!
• Future APMC Summit?
• Upcoming Meetings: WERA-069 (Western IPM Coordinators); National IPM
Symposium; National Pesticide Applicator Certification & Training Workshop
• Membership Review
• Group photo