Advancing IPM and Sustainable Agriculture Practices on Your Farm Through USDA, NRCS Programs

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Advancing IPM and Sustainable Agriculture
Practices on Your Farm Through USDA, NRCS
Programs

• Norm Leppla, Steve Boetger, Peter Werts, Galen
  Frantz

Glades Crop Care
IPM Institute of North America
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Session Goals

• Provide examples of NRCS/IPM programs and
  financial incentives that have been successful in
  Florida and other states.
• Describe IPM practices in NRCS programs and
  opportunities for increases.
• Determine how new NRCS/IPM programs can be
  designed and implemented in Florida .

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Experiences and Opportunities
Glades Crop Care- Technical Service Providers
IPM Florida
IPM in NRCS Conservation Programs ------ EQIP CSP
WRP
IPM Institute of North America
Florida Farmers and Ranchers
USDA NRCS
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What is IPM?

• IPM is the coordinated use of pest and
  environmental information and available pest
  control methods
• to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by
  the most economical means...
• with the least possible hazard to people,
  property and the environment.

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IPM Practices
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Where is IPM practiced?
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IPM System

• Pest outbreaks disease epidemics
• Environmental contamination
• Human health hazards
• Pest mgmt. costs
• Reduce
• risk

• INCREASE
• Reliability
• Sustainability

Chem
Biological Control
Cultural Methods
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Sustainability of Agriculture

• Economic profitability
• Environmental resources health
• Social and economic well-being

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Florida NRCS New Contracts for FY 2010
Vegetables 61
Practice Code 595 (IPM)
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NRCS/IPM Opportunities for Florida Growers

• IPM Principles and session goals (Norm Leppla)
• Experiences in north central states (Tom Green,
  Peter Werts)
• Florida grower experiences with IPM in NRCS
  programs (Lynn Steward)
• Overview of Florida NRCS conservation programs
  for IPM (Steve Boetger)
• Technical service provider assistance with NRCS
  programs (Aaron Malek, Steve Boetger
• Identify agricultural situations in Florida for
  adoption of IPM practices within NRCS programs
  (panel)

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IPM Florida The UF, IFAS Statewide IPM Program
http//ipm.ifas.ufl.edu