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IR-4 Update
It Starts with the Pests!
Update
CIRCA 2013 Proposed Consolidation of
IR-4 with USDA-NIFA Integrated Pest Management
Programs
Challenge-CIRCA 2013
Vision 2020Plant Health (CORE) Objectives– Food Crops
• Residue Studies• MRL Harmonization, International• Crop Grouping• Efficacy & Crop Safety
– Ornamentals/Environmental Horticulture– Biopesticides/Organics
Vision 2020Other points
• Improving Efficiencies • Empowering State Liaison Representatives• Reinvestment in Infrastructure• Development • Land-Grant University Partnership
Update 2015
• NRSP-4 Passed with 98% approval
• High hopes for McCarthy• Global Minor Use Fund
Value of IR-4
Mission
Food Program Food ProgramOrnamentalsBiopesticidesPublic Health
Technology
Pesticides Crop Protection-Chemicals - Chemicals
- Microbials- Biochemical- PIP’s- RNAi
Pesticide Products
OP’s RR( 1950/1960) ( > 2000’s)
Minor Use Problem
SALES DATA COSTS
Minor Use Problem-Today• Registrations are plentiful in the U.S. but
options can be limited (i.e. globalization, pest resistance, use restrictions)
• Companies more active with registering many specialty crops
• Efficacy data needs increasing• Registrations are more difficult
IR-4 Northeast Region• Cornell University policy for 18% indirect cost• Federal authorization for IR-4; no indirect
costs• Relocate admin. from Cornell to Rutgers/Univ.
of Maryland – Marylee Ross now Regional Field Coordinator– Existing IR-4 HQ staff assist with Administration– Jane Forder HQ QA NER QA– Dan Rossi - New Regional Director
Value of IR-4
What’s Next
What’s Next• IR-4 will be conducting a comprehensive
Organizational Assessment of human/infrastructure resources and programs in 2016. – Opportunity for further change to increase
efficiency and service stakeholders– Recognition of budget realities
What’s Next
Indirect Costs Potential conversion of IR-4 competitive grant to cooperative agreement….allow host institutions
to charge 10% indirect costs
THANK YOU!
USDA NIFA
SAES
PEST MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY
EPA
IR-4
Consumers