IPM Assessment Leadership Team
Maricopa Agricultural Center
July 2, 2013 – 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Membership:
Al Fournier – Chair
Dawn Gouge
George Frisvold
Jack Peterson
John Palumbo
Peter Ellsworth
Wayne Dixon
DRAFT AGENDA
Lunch
I.
APMC Pesticide Use Database
a.
b.
c.
Updates
Where we are now / what we have achieved
The need for ongoing work
II. Outputs
a.
b.
c.
d.
Data requests
PRiME project
Web programs
Other database datasets
III. Active Funding and Obligations Update
a.
b.
c.
d.
9/2013 – 8/2015, USDA-AMS Specialty Crops block Grant Program - $144,846 (25%)
11/2010 – 10/2013, Arizona Dept. of Agriculture, Specialty Crops Block Grant Program $142,426 (30%)
9/2012 – 8/2016, Western IPM Center Sub-award - $324,375 (20%)
9/2010 – 8/2013, USDA-NIFA, Extension IPM (E-IPM) - $525,000 up to (50%)
IV. Pending Funding and Obligations Update
a.
V.
2013 – 2015, Regional IPM Competitive Grant, Western Region. - $174,476 (25%)
Discussions
a.
b.
Goals for IPM assessment across IPM programs
Open discussions about future projects and stakeholder needs.
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