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Implement NRCS Pest Management by targeting high-priority areas, utilizing modeling, complying with regulatory requirements, and promoting partnerships. Certification for Conservation Planners to develop pest management plans effectively.
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Implementing NRCS Pest Management Posting “No Spray Zone” signs in all environmentally sensitive areas!
Targeting Pest Management • High Priority Areas • Environmental Monitoring • USGS, State Agencies, Agrichemical Companies • Modeling • NAPRA • Regulatory Requirements • TMDL • SMP • SDWA
Targeting Pest Management • The scope of NRCS pest management activities will vary widely across the country • Variance based on: • natural resource needs • agency resources available • state or local regulations
Targeting Pest Management • Environmental Monitoring • Modeling Results • Vulnerable/Sensitive Resources • Special Use Resources • Rarity of Resource • District Priorities • State Technical Committee Priorities • State Government Programs
Targeting Pest Management • Cost Share or Incentive Programs • Availability of Technical Assistance • Areas of Low IPM Adoption • Pest Outbreaks • Expanding Commodities • Commodity Group Support • Crop Protection Industry Support
Partnerships • We cannot succeed alone. We need to develop and maintain very close ties to: • Extension • Crop Consultants • State Agricultural Agencies • Commodity Groups • Agrichemical Dealers • Anyone else who influences recommendations
Partnerships • “They” focus on Efficacy and Economics. • “We” focus on Environmental risks and appropriate mitigation strategies. • But all three of these must be integrated into final pest management decisions. • Together, we must deliver an integrated message and provide appropriate incentives for implementing reduced risk alternatives.
Pest Management Certification (NRCS) • Anyone can developthe pest management component of a conservation plan. • Certification is only required to approve the pest management component of a conservation plan. • NRCS certification is for Conservation Planners not Pest Advisors, although there may be some overlapping requirements.