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IR-4THE

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INTERREGIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT NO. 4

THE MINOR USE PROGRAMFunding provided by USDA (CSREES and ARS) and the SAES

http://www.cook.rutgers.edu/~ir4

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IR-4 Regional Director and USDA/ARS Contact Locations

IR-4 Regional Director Locations:

University of California at DavisUniversity of Florida at GainesvilleCornell University at GenevaMichigan State University at East Lansing

ARS/IR-4 Minor Crop Coordinator:

Agricultural Research ServiceBeltsville, MD

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IR-4 Headquarters

Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyCenter for Minor Crop Pest Management

The Technology Centre of New Jersey

681 U.S. Highway #1 South

North Brunswick, NJ 08902-3390

IR-4:

A National Agricultural Program to Clear Pest Control Agents for Minor Use

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UniversitiesIR-4

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IR-4 is the only publicly funded program that conducts research and submits

petitions to EPA for registration of pest control products.

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IR-4 is the major data source for pest control product registrations on minor crops.

What is a minor crop ??

What is a minor crop ???

High value/low acreage crops like:fruits

vegetablesherbs

ornamentalsTotal U.S. acreage of 300,000 or less

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Minor Crops – Major Value

1997 Value for all U.S.crops $98.1B

Fruits/ Nuts/ BerriesNursery/Greenhouse

VegetablesOther

$12.7B $10.9B $8.4B $8.8B

1997 Value for minor crops $39.7B

Figures taken from the 1997 USDA Census of Agriculture

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Minor Crops – Major Value

$1.1B

$14.4B

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Minor crop value more than 50% of all crops

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The IR-4 Mission

To provide pest managementsolutions to growers of fruits, vegetables, and other minor crops for the benefit of consumers, growers and foodprocessors.

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IR-4 Brief History

1963 IR-4 is initiated by State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors and USDA Cooperative State Research Service

1975 Established four Regional Labs

1976 Established USDA-ARS program component

1977 Expanded to non-food uses - i.e. nurseries, ornamentals, floral crops

1982 Established a biological control program

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IR-4 Brief History

1989 Developed a FIFRA 1988 Strategy. Established a Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) program.

1993 Established a Quality Assurance Unit with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and GLP Guidelines.

1995 Completed FIFRA 1988 Reregistration Program. Began Reduced Risk Product and Biopesticide Initiatives.

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1997 Fully implemented Reduced Risk Strategy and expanded Biopesticide Programs.

1999 Partnership Initiatives with:• EPA• ARS• Crop Protection Industry• Land Grant System• Growers/Commodity groups

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IR-4 Program Overview

USDACooperative State

Research, Education & Extension Service

CSREES

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Committee

IR-4 HeadquartersNew Jersey

StateAgriculturalExperiment Stations(SAES) & Land GrantUniversities

USDAAgricultural

ResearchService(ARS)

CommodityLiaisons

ARSLiaisons;Labs and

FieldStations

IR-4 Regional Offices:California

FloridaMichiganNew York

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Liaisons

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Requests for minor crop pest management needs originate from:

Growers Grower groups Extension agents Ag scientists

IR-4 is a “Grass Roots” Organization

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Part 1 – Submitting the Pesticide Clearance Request Form (PCR)

The IR-4 Process, Part 1

PCRIR-4 Liaisons

Commodity Groups

Minor Crop

Growers

Agricultural Researchers

Extension Specialists

Pest Control Problem/

Possible Solution

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Part 2 – Turning PCRs into researchable projects

PCR

Regional Field Coordinators/Headquarters Coordination

• Growers• Commodity groups

• University Staff• USDA-ARS and CSREES

National Research PlanningMeeting

Where research projects areassigned to locations for thecoming year

Where PCRs are prioritized

Annual Food Use Workshop

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Lab Directors

Study Directors

Field Coordinators

RegistrantsProtocols

Part 3 – Developing data from the projects

Laboratory and Field Protocolsare developed for each project

Quality Assurance

ReviewField Trials

Laboratory Analysis

GoodLaboratoryPractices

(GLP)

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Field trials and residue analyses are set up across the U.S

ARS Field Research Centers Puerto Rico =

IR-4 HQ

IR-4 Regional Labs

State Satellite Labs State Field Research Centers ARS Labs Hawaii =

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Study DirectorsPrepare Petition to Submit to EPA


QALab

AnalysisFieldTrials

Lab and Field Data

Part 4 - Preparation of EPA Petition

•Study Directors Review•Quality Assurance Review•Registrant Review

Study DirectorsPrepare Petition to Submit to EPA

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Product Registration

If everything is in order, a tolerance is granted (for food use products) and a registration follows.

A new product is now available for minor use.

EPA The petition is sent to

where it is reviewed.

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The continued availability of minor crop pest control products has recently become a major concern because of:

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Organo-Phosphates,Carbamates,

etc.

The FQPA has EPA reassessing the risk ofmany pesticides applied to food crops.

A significant number of registrations could be lost.

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To counter the FQPA losses, IR-4 has a

Risk Reduction Strategy

for minor crops…

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Reduced risk pesticide registrations for minor crops.

Reduced risk use patterns for existing pesticide registrations.

Registration of new and support for existing pest control products essential to Integrated Pest Management.

Registration of biologically-based pest control products.

Risk Reduction Strategy

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The IR-4

Risk Reduction Strategywill ensure that a selection of existing and new pest control

products will be available for minor crops in the future.

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Act Responses

1997 45 reduced risk projects of 150 total – 524 trials. Eight biopesticide projects

1998 78 reduced risk projects of 163 total – 609 trials. Fourteen biopesticide projects

1999 82 reduced risk projects of 136 total – 600 trials. Thirty-seven biopesticide projects

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IR-4 Partnership Initiatives: ARS

Improve coordination of field and laboratory research for the generation of data

Strengthen the bonds that keep ARS an active part of the Minor Use Team

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IR-4 Partnership Initiatives:EPA

year petition submission schedule

Reduced risk chemical priorities

Streamlined petition submissions

EPA/IR-4 Technical Working Group quarterly meetings

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month project completion schedule

Early commitment for new chemistries on minor crops

Develop minor crop strategies

Expanded biopesticide support

Transgenic minor crop program

Methyl bromide alternatives program

IR-4 Partnership Initiatives:Crop Protection Industry

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Commodity Groups/Growers/Stakeholders

More active involvement by these groups in priority setting for projects

Increased input for program strategies and longer term focus

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The Land Grant System

More involvement at the state level

Early stage evaluation of new technologies

Support for Regional Labs and Field Research Centers

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Accomplishments: 1963 - 1999

Over 5000 food use clearances – about 40 % of the total granted by EPA

Over 7000 ornamental crop clearances – about 50 % of the total granted by EPA

Over 100 biopesticide clearances

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IR-4 is a partnership providingintegrated pest management options

for growers of minor crops.

The Bottom Line

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For more information on IR- 4 contact:

http://www.cook.rutgers.edu/~ir4

California 530-752-7633 Michigan 517-353-9497Florida 352-392-2366 New York 315-787-2308

The IR-4 web site:

IR-4 Headquarters at:732-932-9575 (phone)

732-932-8481 (fax)

Each state has an IR-4 State Liaison. Contactthe Regional Center nearest you for the name.

Prepared by Sandy Perry, IR-4 Outreach Specialist. <[email protected]> 2/00

ARS/IR-4 Program301-504-8256 (phone)301-504-8142 (fax)

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Would you like to receive the IR-4 quarterly newsletter?

Contact George Markle at IR-4 Headquarters:732-932-9575 x 606

[email protected]

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