IPM SERA-IEG
Minutes


13 October 1994

Present:

Ron Stinner, N.C. State Univ. Gerrit Cuperus, Oklahoma State
Charles Hadden, Univ. Tenn. Sam D. Bass, South Carolina State
Bobby C. Pass, Univ. Kentucky David Boethel, Louisiana State Univ.
James L. App, Univ. Florida Jerome Grant, Univ. Tennessee David Teem, Auburn Univ. T. Don Canerday, Univ. Georgia

Steve Brown, Univ. Georgia Jare Brittain, Clemson Univ.
Tom Fuchs, Texas Fred Knapp, Univ. Kentucky
Billy Caldwell, N.C. State James Cate, USDA/CSRS
Mike Linker, N.C. State Doug Johnson, Univ. Kentucky
Geoff Zehnder, Auburn Univ. Paul Backmann, Auburn Univ.
Larry Crowder, Oklahoma State Michael Fitzner, IPM, ES-USDA

Bobby Pass welcomed members present and addressed extensive federal activities and concerns regarding IPM.

Minutes from the April 20th minutes were approved. Bobby Pass requested success stories be sent directly to him.

David Teem reiterated that there was a national research emphasis on Integrated Pest Management. He stressed the importance of coordination. Research appears to have a greater challenge in disciplinary and regional coordination than extension.

Billy Caldwell emphasized the strengths in the Southern Region and the importance of regional cooperation and efforts, particularly for the possibility of electronic delivery. Partnerships between research and extension are critical.

Larry Crowder discussed DC 92-18, Multi-National effort and indicated that it seemed appropriate to integrate that component into this SERA-IEG and make sure those issues are addressed. Crowder suggested a White Paper and recommended Gerrit Cuperus, Bill Ravlin, Fowden Maxwell, and Tim Mack as organizers. Larry Crowder also discussed the regional research program from last year: 102 proposals, with 39 full proposals requested.

Jim Cate and Mike Fitzner discussed the USDA funding initiative and the potential increase of funding, with most of the funding in competitive grants that are targeted on a regional basis. This is targeted program to support the 75% implementation goal, coordination across agencies, team building across agencies. With clientele, multi-state/regional coordination, emphasis on a comprehensive plan for resource utilization, regional coordination, and impacts are critical. OMB has emphasized accountability for all funds and the GPRA activities are an example of the emphasis on accountability. CSRS and USDA-ES are merging.

Criticisms of the Southern Region IPM included the lack of feedback to the investigators and a diversity of opinion on the preproposal format. Extensive discussion followed with the decision to work with PMSS to coordinate the regions.

The sentiment was to continue with the preproposal format, but with expanded review teams, and a narrowing of focus to allow better allocation of resources.

Sam Bass, South Carolina State, asked if 1890 schools could participate in this grant process. Crowder agreed to investigate. The Southern Region Experiment Station directors approved the idea of joint research/ extension projects. Fitzner agreed to proceed with the extension side. Discussion followed on what would support the national initiative. Key issues may include: 1) issues regarding adoption, 2) criteria and impact, and 3) technology transfer.

Don Canerday shared the attached list of impact assessment references from his group at Georgia.

The Information Exchange Group finalized the RFP for research and extension grants with a possible January time frame. The call will focus on Phase I of the USDA Funding Initiative emphasizing team building. Mike Linker, Bobby Pass and Mike Fitzner will develop the call for proposals. The group agreed to investigate and try to ensure involvement of the 1890 schools.

The group discussed that we are not truly an IEG and all agreed that we should broaden the information exchange. It was suggested that the future format follow: I day IEG with outside groups. It should include poster sessions, etc., probably in January, 1996, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and 1 day Southern Regional IPM Extension group.

Local arrangements and program committee suggested Jim App and Geoff Zehnder help develop a committee and assist with local arrangements.

Ron Stinner requested permission from the Southern Region Extension IPM coordinators to place Southern Region IPM publications on the World Wide Web, under the National IPM Information Project, which will eventually be placed on a regional server under this project. Approval was unanimous and Gerrit Cuperus requested that N.C. State University work with Mike Fitzner to prepare a White Paper on policies, standards, and operation of a Regional IPM Information System.

Billy Caldwell emphasized that SCS and ASCS programs are mandating more IPM strategies. The 1995 Farm Bill will definitely be more green. We need to integrate components such as water quality. The emphasis has to be on both regional and cooperative efforts even though there are some boundaries that slow this type of programming.

Nominations Committee recommended:

Chair: Gerrit Cuperus
Secretary: Ron Stinner
The nominations were accepted unanimously.

Gerrit appointed a committee to examine the criteria for IPM and defining IPM:

Jim App
Geoff Zehnder
Howard Ladwig
Jim Stritzke
Billy Caldwell requested that the group give special thanks to Osvaldo Cottee for his efforts at local arrangements. This was met with great applause and thanks to Osvaldo by the entire group.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 am.

Impact Assessment References

Douce, G.K. (75%) and D.P. Webb (25%). 1978. Indirect effect of soil
invertebrates on litter decomposition: elaboration via analysis of a tundra model. Ecol. Model. 4: 339-359.

Douce, G.K. 1979. A blue-sky perspective: a future look into how extension will be using computers. J. Exten. 17: 11-16.

Douce, G.K. (80%) and D.A. Crossley, Jr. (20%). 1982. The effect of soil fauna on liter mass loss and nutrient loss dynamics in Arctic tundra at Barrow, Alaska. Ecology 63: 523-537.

Douce, G.K. (65%), D.K. Linder (20%), M.E. Wetzstein (10%, and W. N. Musser (5%). 1983. Evaluating extension integrated pest management programs with factor analysis indices. Bull. Entomol. Soc. Am. 29: 43-46.

McNamara, K.T. (45%), M.E. Wetzstein (30%), and G.K. Douce (25%). 1991. Factors affecting peanut producer adoption of Integrated Pest Management. Rev. Agric. Econ., 129-139.

Musser, W. N. (30%), M.E. Wetzstein (20%), S.Y. Reece (15%), P.E. Varca (13%), D.M. Edwards (12%), and G.K. Douce (10%). 1986. 'Beliefs of farmers and adoption of Integrated Pest Management. Agric. Econ. Res. 38: 34-44.

Pair, S.D. (30%), J.R. Raulston (20%), A.N. Sparks (15%), S.R. Sims (10%),
R.K. Sprenkel (10%), G.K. Douce (10%), and J.E. Carpenter (5%). 1989. Pheromone traps for monitoring fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda populations. J. Entomol. Sci. 24: 34-39.

Pair, S.D. (35%), J.R. Raulston (25%), A.N. Sparks (20%), J.K. Westbrook
(10%), and G.K. Douce (10%). 1986. Fall armyworm distribution and population dynamics in the southeastern states. Fla. Entomol. 69: 468- 487.

Wetzstein, M.E. (40%), W.N. Musser (30%), D.K. Linder (20%), and G.K. Douce (10%). 1985. An evaluation of Integrated Pest Management and heterogeneous participation. W. J. Agric. Econ. 10: 345-353.