Southern Region IPM Center www'sripmc'org

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Southern RegionIPM Center www.sripmc.org

• Jim VanKirk, Director

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Focus

• SRIPMC is a Regional Center focused on IPM
• SRIPMC
• Promotes Integrated Pest Management
• Provides for stakeholder engagement
• Manages grant programs
• Provides communication among states and federal
  agencies
• Manages Crop Profiles/PMSPs data

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2003-4 Highlights

• Committees
• Advisory Council
• Steering Committee
• Grants Programs
• External Competitive Grants
• Center Grants
• Priorities
• Other Activities

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Committees

• Steering Committee
• John Anderson, Chairman
• Jimo Ibrahim, Vice-Chairman
• Advisory Council
• Ames Herbert, Chairman
• Norm Leppla, Vice-Chairman

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Grants Programs

• External Competitive Grants
• SR IPM
• Funded 10 research, 2 extension (834,946) for
  2004
• RFA for 2005 in progress
• Mngt by SRIPMC
• Jim VanKirk will manage
• Focus on USDA Roadmap, w/ Southern priorities
• Relevance panel technical panel
• Coordination w/ Exp Station/Extension Directors
• PMAP ??

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Internal Grants Program

• Internal Core Funding (600,000)
• RFA released March 5th, with Apr 30th deadline
• State Contacts proposals 9 from 9 universities
  (7 funded)
• Crop Profiles proposals 8 from 7 universities (7
  funded)
• Special Projects proposals 18 from 11
  universities and 1 non-profit (10 funded)
• Emergency Needs (2 funded 3 pending)
• States AR, GA, FL, NC, OK, SC, TX, VA
• (www.sripmc.org/projects/ReportProjectList.cfm)

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Priorities (from Roadmap)

• http//www.sripmc.org/policy/priorities/
• Give Southern priorities for
• Production agriculture
• Natural resources and recreational environments
• Residential and public areas
• For each give 1 or more priorities from your
  organization related to
• Improving benefits
• Reducing potential human health risks
• Minimizing adverse environmental effects

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Other Activities

• Brochures
• Soybean Rust Workshop with SPDN
• Joined EPA PESP as partner other Centers also
  joined as a result
• NRI Biosecurity training grant with NPDN
• Methyl bromide justifications w/numerous grower
  groups
• Helping plan next National IPM Symposium
• Potential Southern Pine Beetle Program