Source: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY submitted to
NORTH CENTRAL INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT CENTER(NCIPMC): A REGIONAL APPROACH TO PEST MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1028866
Grant No.
2022-70006-38001
Cumulative Award Amt.
$3,050,409.00
Proposal No.
2022-03523
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2022
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2026
Grant Year
2024
Program Code
[RCP]- Regional Coordination Program Area
Project Director
Iles, L. C.
Recipient Organization
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
2229 Lincoln Way
AMES,IA 50011
Performing Department
Extension and Outreach
Non Technical Summary
The North Central Integrated Pest Management Center (NCIPMC) supports Crop Protection and Pest Management (CPPM) goals and the National IPM Roadmap by promoting economically reasonable, environmentally protective and safe pest management practices for the North Central region. NCIPMC personnel will provide IPM leadership for regional/national programming efforts. Our project goals are 1) Facilitate intra- and inter-regional collaboration and support IPM information networks; 2) Collaborate within the land-grant system and with other stakeholders to increase IPM community diversity, equity and inclusion; 3) Develop and sustain Signature Food Security Programs that support the research and extension needed to meet regional and national IPM challenges and opportunities; and 4) Plan, execute and evaluate IPM activities in the north central region. Goals will be accomplished through providing funding, building networks, increasing diversity and collaboration amongst stakeholders and evaluating activities for desired outcomes. Supporting objectives are to utilize IPM to protect crops, health and the environment, buffer against disruptive forces, and protect beneficial insects. The NCIPMC will expand connections with stakeholders to increase IPM implementation while progressing towards IPM Roadmap goals and increasing food security. Through stakeholder input, including a diverse advisory committee, the NCIPMC will continue to be successful. NCIPMC objectives address all CPPM focus areas: Plant Protection Tools and Tactics, Enhancing Agricultural Biosecurity and IPM for Sustainable Communities.
Animal Health Component
100%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
100%
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
21600010001100%
Knowledge Area
216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
0001 - Administration;

Field Of Science
0001 - Administration;
Goals / Objectives
Goal 1:Facilitate intra- and inter-regional collaboration and support IPM information networksObjectives:1) Manage an annual competitive grants program that solicits applications and makes awards to a broad range of PIs and project types that research and promote IPM practices that address pest challenges collaboratively across the North Central Region, including new and invasive pests, pollinator, human and environmental health.2) Support our Working Groups and increase collaboration between them by participating in their meetings and other activities, hosting collaborative zoom sessions, hosting collaborative software, assistance with graphic design and website development and informing others of their accomplishments via newsletters, webinars and social media.3) Increase IPM coordination in our region by supporting other CPPM awardees (EIP and ARDP) by seeking input from the PIs, and supporting and promoting their activities via webinars, newsletter articles, social media and by facilitating the annual meeting of EIP recipients (NCERA-222).4) Maintain and strengthen partnerships with IR-4, SARE, non-profits, non-government organizations and others in order to increase IPM utilization in our region.5) Coordinate nationally with other regional IPM centers and federal IPM committees in order to present issues unique to the north central region, partake in national effort to implement IPM, and coordinate efforts across centers.6) Partner with Univ. of Kansas to use Design Thinking to identify/develop approaches to address IPM extension/communication issues7) Produce Pest Management Strategic Plans (PMSPs) and support existing information networks such as the Crop Protection Network.8) Maintain and diversifyAdvisory and Steering Committees that enable us to maintain regional networks and with membership including representatives of ECOP and ESCOP.9) Support existing information networks within our region such as the Crop Protection Network.Goal 2:Collaborate within the land-grant system and with other stakeholders to increase IPM community diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)Objectives:1) Hire a DEI specialist who will create and implement DEI vision and programs for the NCIPMC enabling us to move toward anequitable/inclusive culture supporting diverse IPM community2) Distribute funding in direct support of DEI initiatives3) Increase the diversity of youth participating in DEI activities4) Collaborate with other regional IPM centers to support and amplify their DEI activitiesGoal 3: Develop and sustain Signature Food Security ProgramsObjectives:1) Sig. Program #1: Protect crops, health, environment by funding working groups and critical issues in wide diversity of cropping systems, human and animal health, and environments.We will accomplish this objective by supporting Working Group (WG) and Critical Issues (CI) research and extension activities and by disseminating information on through Pest Alerts, webinars, newsletters and social media.2) Sig. Program #2: Prepare for disruptive forces of climate change, pest resistance and invasive species.We will accomplish this objective by collaborating with other regional centers to address agricultural resilience with climate-smart IPM by determining stakeholder needs, informing pesticide use and regulatory decisions by publishing PMSPs, funding WG and CI proposals on resistance management, support tracking of invasive species on EDDmaps, and producing Pest Alerts for all regional centers.3) Sig. Program #3: Protecting pollinators/beneficial insects.We will accomplish this objective by funding WGs that educate about and protect pollinators and by updating PMSPs directed at protecting pollinators.Goal 4:Planning, executing and evaluating IPM activities in the north central region.Objectives:1) Form Advisory/Steering Committees to determine, prioritize, and guide the NCIPMCand communicate regularly with them about NCIPMC activities in order to receive feedback on all center activities, including effective management of our financial resources.2) Utilize our Advisory/Steering Committees and our evaluation group (Context) for strategic planning. We will also engage with non-traditional stakeholders as we develop our Strategic Plan.3) Gather outcomes and evaluate activities funded by the NCIPMC by providing support in capturing information on products and outcomes.4) Utilize impact data, strategic planning, Steering/Advisory Committees and other stakeholder for feedback in order to focus and evaluate center activities and direct center resources.
Project Methods
The Regional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Centers enhance collaboration, coordination and communication in support of CPPM and all regional IPM stakeholders. This ensures a coordinated IPM communication network within the region. Regional IPM centers also communicate and collaborate with one another to maintain a national IPM network. Each of the four regional IPM centers in the U.S."champion the development and adoption of IPM, the science of managing pests while protecting people, the environment and economy. Each center engages broadly with stakeholders to identify and address regional pest priorities in agriculture, communities and natural areas."NCIPMC InfrastructureDirectorsare housed at Iowa State University (ISU) and Michigan State University (MSU). The directors provide oversight for and management of the NCIPMC competitive grants program; foster broad-based collaboration and communication to address high priority pest issues; coordinate NCIPMC essential functions; work closely with evaluation consultants; represent the NCIPMC at Regional, National and Federal IPM Coordinating Committee meetings; serve on the International IPM Symposium Committee and other national IPM partnerships.Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) Coordinatorwill lead and develop a DEI vision and objectives; build relationships with leaders in the North Central (NC) region in order to identify opportunities to advance DEI program objectives; provide oversight and direction for DEI initiative funding; and lead/coordinate collaborative efforts to increase NCIPMC stakeholder diversity.Communications Specialist will collaborate with other regional IPM center communicators and regional IPM team efforts; developand coordinatethe communication and outreach plan; and managepublication of collaborative communications from Pest Alerts to fact sheets.Research Administrator will assist the NCIPMC directors with account supervision; coordinate the NCIPMC competitive grant programs; provide post-award project and financial administration; and update websites and social media for the NCIPMC.Plan and Milestones to Assess Progress and AccomplishmentsGoal 1: Facilitate intra- and inter-regional collaboration. Support 10-15 working group subawards through a competitive RFA - annual reports assess accomplishments.Support working group activities - annual survey of working group leaders to assess NCIPMC support and identify additional needs.Produce webinar, newsletter, etc. - progress will be assessed by participation and pageviews.Support state IPM coordinators - host annual meetings, solicit feedback annually and promote their activities.Partner with regional IPM centers - collaborate on grant reporting, attend meetings and remain active on committees.Support International IPM Symposium - serve on committees and submit sessions relevant to regional needs.Produce appropriate PMSPs.Support existing and new information networks in the NC region.Goal 2: Ensure the NCIPMC/IPM community supports DEI.Hire DEI coordinator in year 1.DEI vision and programming - year 1 develop, year 2 stakeholder feedback and post to website.DEI initiative funding - use focus groups and interviews of recipients to assess program.Support youth-oriented working groups/activities - increased diversity of participants in youth activities.Goal 3: Develop and sustain Signature Food Security Programs.Signature Program #1: Protect diverse cropping systems, human and animal health and environmental resources with IPM.Fund collaboration and research through working group and critical issue grants - assess number and range of commodities, audiences and resources impacted annually and report to Advisory/Steering Committee.Signature Program #2: Ensuring food security by preparing for disruptive forces such as climate change, pest resistance and invasive species.Determine stakeholder needs in understanding and implementing climate-smart technology - work with other centers, accomplish by year 2 and utilize to inform NCIPMC priority setting.Inform pesticide use and regulatory decisions by publishing PMSPs - publish 4 PMSPs during the granting period.Inform regional stakeholders of invasive species threats - share invasive species data with EDDMapSand promote use with the newsletter, produce Pest Alerts for all regional centers, produce four new Pest Alerts and update Pest Alerts 2+ years old.Fund/promote activities educating about disruptive force mitigation using IPM - solicit specifically in RFAs and report numbers annually to the Advisory/Steering Committee.Signature Program #3: Protecting pollinators and other beneficial insects.Fund/promote WGs that educate about and protect pollinators - continue to fund research, education and youth activities and increase collaboration between working groups funded by other regional centers.Update PMSPs directed at protecting pollinators - update at least one PMSP addressing pollinator protection by year 2 of granting period.Goal 4: Planning, executing and evaluating IPM activities in the North Central Region. Set IPM priorities with Advisory/Steering Committees.Advisory/Steering Committee - recruit new members and conduct annual strategic planning.Executing day-to-day operations of NCIPMC.Manage funding resources effectively.Maintain website (ncipmc.org), newsletter and social media presence.Communicate outcomes to stakeholders.Evaluate IPM activities to inform decision making and measure successes.Set up a contract with Context.Identify priorities each year and work with Context to collect impact data.Review/evaluate IPM impact and communicate successes.Evaluation of IPM Implementation. Evaluation of the NCIPMC will be guided by Context, which provides consultation to ensure evaluation efforts measure outputs and short- and medium-term outcomes. Context is an agribusiness consulting firm that assesses programs and develops ways to more effectively communicate activities to stakeholders. Context has extensive experience across a diverse client base of private and public-sector organizations and NGOs with a range of governance structures supporting a variety of priorities and objectives. Examples of Context clients include the United Soybean Board, Field to Market, The Nature Conservancy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Pork Board. Context will work with center directors to identify the highest priorities at the beginning of each year. Context will provide the center directors with a contract outlining their efforts for the year. This includes background information, objectives, scope, methodology, timeline and deliverables. NCIPMC directors will meet quarterly with Context staff to discuss progress and address any questions. Prior to the Steering Committee meeting (typically in September of each year), Context will provide a final report for each activity they evaluate. All data and final reports will be stored in cloud-based storage that both Context and NCIPMC staff can access.As Context helps to identify success stories from NCIPMC working groups and as working groups have events and resources to share, the center will amplify these outputs and outcomes through center outreach efforts (website, newsletter, Twitter). In addition, an annual report will be prepared to highlight center achievements and selected working group successes.The NCIPMC will work with the other regional IPM centers to collect similar data from sub-award recipients. These data will be used to evaluate the success of IPM programs/activities across regional boundaries.

Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24

Outputs
Target Audience:Our target audience is very broad and diverse with core interactions with the following groups that serve as our network to further disseminate information to their stakeholders: Land-grant institutions (1862, 1890 and 1994) within the North Central region as well as multi-regional programming based on project needs such as NCERA222 IPM coordinators, NCIPMC­ funded working groups, Hatch Multi-State committees, Tribal Nations, the NCIPMC Advisory Council and Steering Committee, stakeholders, farmers, home gardeners, general public, underserved individuals, students, educators, scientists, technology users, USDA-NIFA, NGOs and non-profit organizations, federal and state agencies, commercial companies, SARE, IR-4, Extension, and regional and national pest management agencies, organizations and programs. Changes/Problems:The subaward at the University of Kansas for the Design Thinking project in Goal 1, Objective 6: Partner with Univ. of Kansas to use Design Thinking to identify/develop approaches to address IPM extension/communication issues, was not renewed. The PD for this project was unable to complete the work. No invoices were received for this project. A regional workshop for communications and framing is planned in conjunction with NCR-SARE to complete the proposed objective with Red Tomato's Farming and Food Narrative Project. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Many of our training and professional development efforts are listed under products as outputs from our working groups and critical issues projects. Staff attend webinars from the Northeastern IPM Center's DEIAJ series. Staff attend monthly working group meetings and provide input to the groups. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?We disseminated results from this grant with our communities of interest through our interactive information networks that cross traditional, institutional, disciplinary, programmatic, and geographic boundaries to address regional IPM priorities, as well as novel approaches to improve communication and to develop and share educational information with new partners. Our information networks include our state IPM coordinator contacts who assist with regulatory questions from EPA and the Office of Pest Management Policy, the NCIPMC competitively funded working groups and Critical Issues grantees, a Hatch Multi­State Committee and Advisory Council who receive our information from our newsletter (1,521 subscribers), our NCIPMC website (11,905 users) and our X (Twitter) feed (808 followers with 41,309 impressions) in addition to oral and written updates and communications from the NCIPMC staff. Information is also disseminated through the Pest Alert series and the outputs from all the Working Groups to their clientele. We hold monthly webinars in a series called Pests and Progress for PDs of ARDP, IPM, and funded working groups and critical issues programs to report on their grants. The recorded webinars are available on the NCIPMC YouTube channel along with more educational content, which had totaled 4,732 views this year. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Goal 1: Facilitate intra- and inter-regional collaboration and support with IPM information networks Complete manuscript on survey that summarizes IPM programs across the country. Partner with SARE, Practical Farmers of Iowa, and Red Tomato to host an IPM-focused communications methods meeting. NCIPMC staff will attend and represent stakeholders at national and international meetings and serve on committees. Work with the Southern IPM Center, EPA and OPMP to identify high priority Pest Management Strategic Plans. Goal 2: Collaborate within the land-grant system and with other stakeholders to increase IPM community diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) Assess current state of DEIA within the IPM community and provide guidance on how to create a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable culture within IPM. Assess and provide feedback on DEIA plans within working groups. Goal 3: Develop and sustain Signature Food Security Programs that support the research and extension needed to meet regional and national IPM challenges and opportunities Seek projects focused on climate-smart pest management. Collaborate with other regional IPM centers to utilize EDDMaps to improve decision support capacities. Use stakeholder surveys to identify gaps in funded priorities. Produce and update Pest Alerts. Goal 4: Plan, execute and evaluate IPM activities in the NC region. Evaluate outcomes of funded IPM research in our region. Survey Advisory Council and review both our priorities and strategic plan regularly. Goals and logic model are reviewed annually to assess progress of stated objectives. Utilize evaluations to direct Center resources to highest priority areas.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Goal 1: Facilitate intra-and inter-regional collaboration and support: 1) Competitive grants program (100%) -Panel of experts outside of the region was convened and selected proposals for funding. -Funded 13 working group grants and 3 mini-grants. -2,857 members from the US and 5 other countries, a 102% increase compared to 2023. -39% of members reside in the North Central region. 2) Working Group collaboration (100%) -Staff participated in working group meetings. -Recruited members for new 3D printing working group.-Great Lakes Urban Ag held 9 virtual model urban farm tours. -Rights-of-Way group doubled working group members. -Sunflower group trained 490 growers on sunflower disease management. 3) Regional IPM coordination (100%) -Facilitated NCERA222 meeting. -Provide platform for IPM and ARDP PDs to share work through webinar series. -NCERA222 members serve on Advisory Council and set priorities. -Hosted a virtual discussion on the USDA NIFA CPPM RFA for IPM coordinators in our region. -With 23,515 pageviews and 11,905 users, the NCIPMC website increased its audience by 5.4% compared to 2023 based on Google Analytics data. -Produce Pest Alerts (7,996 prints/downloads this year): revised Asian Longhorned Beetle and released Yellow Legged Hornet. -Monthly newsletter, The Central Issue, has 1,521 subscribers, average open rate 55%, average click rate 12.9%. NCIPMC Communications reached 29,484 contacts. Combined with working group outreach IPM communications reached more than 73,000 contacts. 4) Strengthening partnerships (75%) -NCR-SARE representative is on the Steering Committee. -Director reviewed proposals for NCR-SARE. -Presentations at North Central Region (NCR) IR-4 in August 2023 and May 2024. -Attended APS meeting. -Attended FALCON meeting. 5) National IPM Coordination (100%) -Attended National IPM Coordinating Committee meeting. -Participated in monthly All-Centers calls. -Produced Pest Alerts for all regional IPM centers. -Communication Specialist collaborates with colleagues at other regional IPM centers. -Director attends FIPMCC quarterly meetings. 6) Other strategic partnerships (30%) -Collaborating with NCR-SARE on a communication workshop with Red Tomato. -Evaluation group Context Network conducting needs assessment of EPA's ESA revisions; results will be shared with state IPM coordinators. 7) Pest Management Strategic Plans (50%) -Worked with EPA and OPMP to identify high priority PMSPs. -Assisted Rights-of-Way working group in developing a PMSP for rights-of-way corridors. -Facilitated Strawberry PMSP in Charlotte NC and Cotton PMSP in Texas. 8) Advisory and Steering Committee (100%) -Quarterly meetings provide project updates, review strategic plans, and discuss funding decisions with Steering Committee. -Committee includes diverse members from academia, industry, ECOP, ESCOP, 1994 LGI, NCR-SARE. 9) IPM Information Networks (50%) -Co­sponsored the I See Dead Plants podcast (3,911 downloads this year). -Supported Growing Pulse Crops and War Against Weeds podcasts. -The Public Gardens as Sentinels Against Invasive Plants established a network of public gardens for invasive plant monitoring (42 gardens in 24 states/provinces). Goal 2: Increase Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in IPM: 1) Building a diverse and inclusive IPM community (100%) -Hired DEIA Director Katie Hartmann. -Integrated DEIA plans into grant proposals that are evaluated and scored by review panel. -Secured national funding to expand DEIA efforts in IPM. -Established DEIA Steering Committee. -Attended First American Land-Grant Consortium meeting to network and distribute information about funding opportunities. 2) Funding DEIA initiatives (100%) -Supporting outreach to Amish and Mennonite communities in Missouri through field days and diagnostics. -Provided tick identification and management training to tribal health service staff (Public Tick working group) -Promoted inclusivity in the Pulse Crops project through its communication channels. 3) Engaging youth in DEIA activities (100%) -Awarded grants to working groups focused on next generation scientists and underserved youth. -Delivered K-12 educational hands-on experiences on pollinators, IPM principles and practices. -The Tick working group hosted Tick Academy with 370 participants. -North Central School IPM piloted interactive workshops for K-12 students on evaluating IPM practices in schools. -Met with leadership and staff of Meskwaki Settlement High School in Iowa about school garden and worked with field specialist to give irrigation recommendations. 4) Collaboration with other IPM centers (50%) -Attended and promoted DEIJ webinars offered by the Northeast IPM Center. -DEIA director leads the national DEIA Steering Committee for all regional centers. Goal 3: Develop and sustain Signature Food Security Programs: 1) Protect diverse cropping systems, human and animal health, and environmental resources with IPM. (100%) -Funded ten working groups in cropping systems from pulse to sunflower to alfalfa that will address this signature program. -Working groups like School IPM, Tick IPM, and Great Lakes Urban Agriculture will implement strategies to reduce tick-borne diseases, promote safe pest management in schools, and encourage sustainable practices in urban agriculture, all contributing to human health protection. -Outreach (meetings, virtual tours, workshops, webinars) with more than 47,000 contacts. -Tick Academy exceeded had over 370 participants who demonstrated a significant increase in knowledge about tick biology, disease prevention, and management practices. 2) Ensuring food security by preparing for disruptive forces such as climate change, pest resistance and invasive species. (100%) -Funded four working groups and one critical issue project addressing food security, climate change, and pest resistance/invasive species: Sunflower Pathology (comprehensive diagnostic guide on Sunflower Head Diseases); Improving our Ability to Detect, Monitor and Manage Corn Tar Spot in the Great Plains (50 unique events to share results with more than 22,000 people). -Two of the working groups include a podcast to disseminate the information, while others produce educational materials in English and Spanish, host virtual tours and webinars, and hold regular meetings. 3) Protecting pollinators and other beneficial insects. (100%) -Funded five working groups on regional and national pollinator and beneficial insect/habitat protection: Rights-of-Way (2,200+ members); Pollinator Education and Action for Youth (K-12 training and resources); Managed Pollinator Protection Plans (Spanish materials, seeking approval for the Pollinator Protection for Pesticide Applicators online course for restricted use pesticide credits for applicators in states outside of Michigan). Goal 4: Plan, execute and evaluate IPM activities in the NC region: 1) Broad-based Advisory and Steering Committees (100%) -Formed diverse Advisory Council and Steering Committee (SC) (project leads, EPA, USDA, industry, etc.). -Provided quarterly updates to SC. -Led national IPM coordinator survey for a national assessment of the status of IPM. Data is currently being evaluated for a manuscript on the infrastructure of IPM programs in the U.S. 2) Strategic Planning (50%) -SC approval of Strategic Plan. -Collaborate with the Context Network to evaluate our strategic plan as grant funding expands. 3) Process to ensure effective management of Center resources (100%) -Provide online access to reports, annual budget and spending breakdowns for SC. -Distributed state funding breakdowns and working group lists to state IPM coordinators. -Reallocated funds to support additional working groups and reinstate the IPM mini-grants. 4) Evaluation of IPM implementation (50%) -Context will assess Center impact,focusing on pollinator working groups (FY2024) and ESA revisions.

Publications

  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Jasinski, J. & Kowalski, J. (2023) Orugas de Cultivo de Col Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J, & Jasinski, J. (2023) Escarabajos del Pepino Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Hogan, M. & Titchenell, M. (2023) Gatos Salvajes Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: McDermott, T. & Jasinski, J. (2023) Escarabajos Pulga Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Jasinski, J. (2023) Afidos, Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Titchenell, M. (2023) Marmotas Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Jasinski, J. (2023) Escarabajos Mexicano del Frijol Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Rivera, M. & Titchenell M. (2023) Conejos Cola de Algodon del Este Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: McLean, T., Parket, A. & Jasinski, J.(2023) Chinche de la Calabaza Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Jasinski, J. (2023) Barrenador de la Vid de la Calabaza Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Jasinski, J. (2023)Trips Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Anderson, S., Jasinski, J. & Ingwell, L. (2023) Acaro de dos puntos Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Titchenell, M. (2023) Campanol Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Titchenell, M. (2023) Venado de Cola Blanca Tarjeta de Plaga para Agricultura Urbana. [Factsheet] Great Lakes Urban Agriculture IPM Working Group.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Jasinski, J. (October 27, 2023) Aphids UA Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=39328. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Jasinski, J. & Kowalski, J. (October 27, 2023) Cole Crop Caterpillars Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=39329. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J, & Jasinski, J. (October 27, 2023) Cucumber Beetle UA Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=39330. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Hogan, M. & Titchenell, M. (October 27, 2023) Feral Cats UA Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=38079. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: McDermott, T. & Jasinski, J. (October 27, 2023) Flea Beetles UA Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=39331. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Jasinski, J. (October 27, 2023) Mexican Bean Beatle UA Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=39332. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Titchenell, M. (October 27, 2023) Groundhog UA Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=38156. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Rivera, M. & Titchenell M. (October 27, 2023) Rabbits UA Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=38155. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: McLean, T., Parket, A. & Jasinski, J.(October 27, 2023) Squash Bugs UA Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=39325. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Jasinski, J. (October 27, 2023) Squash Vine Borer UA Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=39326. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Jasinski, J. (October 27, 2023) Thrips UA Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=39327. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Anderson, S., Jasinski, J. & Ingwell, L. (October 27, 2023) Twospotted Spider Mites UA Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=38078. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Titchenell, M. (October 27, 2023) Voles UA Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=38157. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kowalski, J. & Titchenell, M. (October 27, 2023) White-tailed Deer UA Pest Card. Regional Centers IPM Resource Database. https://resources.ipmcenters.org/view/resource.cfm?rid=38158. (English & Spanish)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Accepted Year Published: 2024 Citation: Significant Urban Farm Resources Developed by the Great Lakes Urban Ag Working Group accepted for presentation at the 2024 Urban Food System Symposium.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Mues, T., Jackson-Ziems, T. 2023. Tar Spot: Interactions between disease and irrigation. Corn Disease Working Group Conference (December 7, 2023)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Mues, T., Taghvaeian, S., and Jackson-Ziems, T. 2023. The irrigated environment: Tar spots niche? Tar Spot Working Group (March 13, 2023)
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: National Managed Pollinator Protection Plans Working Group. Updated 6 December 2023. https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/national-mp3-working-group.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Amin, M.N., Islam, M.M., Coyne, C.J., Carpenter-Boggs, L. and McGee, R.J., 2023. Spectral indices for characterizing lentil accessions in the dryland of Pacific Northwest. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, pp.1-13. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2518007/v1
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Atanda, S. & Bandillo N. Genomic-inferred cross-selection metrics for multi-trait improvement in a recurrent selection breeding program. Plant Methods. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.29.564552
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Bari, A., Fonseka, D., Stenger, S., Worral, H., Piche, L., Atanda, S., Kim, J., Morales, M., Johnson, J., Saludares, R., Flores, P., Julie Pasche, and Bandillo, N. A greenhouse-based high-throughput phenotyping platform for identification and genetic dissection of resistance to Aphanomyces root rot in field pea. The Plant Phenomics Journal. The Plant Phenome Journal 6, e20063. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20266
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Bazrafkan, A., Delavarpour, N., Fareed N., Oduor, P., Bandillo, N., Flores, P. An Overview of Using Unmanned Aerial System Mounted Sensors to Measure Plant Above-Ground Biomass. Remote Sensing: 15 (14), 3543. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppj2.20063
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Bazrafkan, A., Navasca, H., Bandillo, N., Flores, P. Assessing lentil maturity using machine learning models and UASs mounted multispectral and LIDAR sensors. ASABE. 2023, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15143543
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Bazrafkan, A., Navasca, H., Kim, G., Morales, M., Johnson, J., Delavarpour, N., Fareed N., Bandillo, N., Flores, P. Predicting Dry Pea Maturity Using Machine Learning and Advanced Sensor Fusion with Unmanned Aerial Systems. Remote Sensing: 15 (11), 2758. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.202300019
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Burrows, M., McKelvy, U., Gunnink-Troth, E. 2023. Diseases of Cool Season Legumes (Pulse Crops: Dry Pea, Lentil, Chickpea). EB0207. Montana State University Extension Publication. https://www.montana.edu/extension/plantpath/resources/diseasesofcoolseasonlegumes.html
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Chang, L, Lan, Y., Gu, Z., Bandillo, N., Chen, B., and Rao, J. Fractionation, Structural Characteristics, Functionality, Aromatic Profile, and In Vitro Digestibility of Lentil (Lens culinaris) Proteins. ACS Food Science & Technology 3 (3), 478-488. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.2c00429
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Daba, S.D., Kiszonas, A.M. and McGee, R.J., 2023. Selecting high-performing and stable pea genotypes in multi-environmental trial (MET): Applying AMMI, GGE-biplot, and BLUP procedures. Plants, 12(12), p.2343. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12122343
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Daba, S.D., McGee, R.J., and Kiszonas, A K., 2023. Characterization of yellow pea (Pisum sativum L.) genotypes for performance (agronomic and quality) and stability across environments" in its current form for publication in Cereal Chemistry. Cereal Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1002/cche.10677
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2023 Citation: Dorval, M., Franck, W., Khan, Q. A., Chen, C., McVay, K., McKelvy, U., Burrows, M., Crutcher, F. K. (in press). Intercropping chickpea and flax affects disease severity and spore dispersal of Ascochyta rabiei. Phytopathology.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2023 Citation: Fu, M., Qu, Z., Pierre-Pierre, N., Jiang, D., Souza, F. L., Miklas, P. N., Porter, L. D., Vandemark, G. J., and Chen, W. 2023. Exploring the mycovirus SsHADV-1 as a biocontrol agent of Sclerotinia white mold. Plant Disease 108:624-634. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PDIS-07-23-1458-RE?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed
  • Type: Books Status: Accepted Year Published: 2023 Citation: Gossen, B., Kalil, A., Chapara, V., Karasev, A., Guiping, Y., Hwang, S.F., Chang, K-F., and Burlakoti, R. Diseases of Pea. Handbook of Vegetable and Herb Diseases. Springer. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35512-8_24-1
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Johnson, P., Piche L., Worral, N., Atanda, S., Coyne, C. McGee, R., McPhee, K, and Bandillo N. Effective Population Size in Field Pea (Pisum Sativum L.). Heredity. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.19.581041
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Marzougui, A., McGee, R.J., Van Vleet, S. and Sankaran, S., 2023. Remote sensing for field pea yield estimation: A study of multi-scale data fusion approaches in phenomics. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1111575
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: McKelvy, U. (2023). Montana State University Seeks Your Input on the 2024 Pulse Crop Survey. https://www.montana.edu/cope/email-format/admin/view.php?draft=12855&uid=65728cc002c797.59925830
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: McKelvy, U. (2023). Stemphylium Blight. Chickpea Disease Diagnostic Series (pp2072 ed., pp. pp2072-9). North Dakota State University Extension. https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/publications/chickpea-disease-diagnostic-series
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2024 Citation: Mgbechi-Ezeri J, Agindotan B, Murphy CY, and Burrows ME (2024). Identification and characterization of Pseudomonas syringae causing bacterial blight on dry pea in Montana. Plant disease
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Morales, M., Worral, H., Piche, L., Atanda, S., Dariva, F., Ramos, C., Hoang K, Yan, C., Flores F, Bandillo, N. High-Throughput Phenotyping of Seed Quality Traits Using Imaging and Deep Learning in Dry Pea. Plant Phenomics. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.05.583564
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Mugabe, D., Frieszell, C.M., Warburton, M.L., Coyne, C.J., Sari, H., Uhdre, R., Wallace, L., Ma, Y., Zheng, P., McGee, R.J. and Ganjyal, G.M., 2023. Kabuli chickpea seed quality diversity and preliminary genome?wide association study identifies markers and potential candidate genes. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 6(4), p.e20437. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20437
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Murphy, C. Y., Gunnink Troth, E. E., McKelvy, U. (2023). Increased Anthracnose risk in lentil. MSU Extension AgAlert System. https://www.montana.edu/cope/email-format/admin/view.php?draft=12473&uid=643082832d9625.83114451
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2023 Citation: Rahman, M. M., Porter, L. D., Ma, Y., Coyne, C. J., Zheng, P., Chaves-Cordoba, B., and Naidu, R. A. 2023. Resistance in pea (Pisum sativum) genetic resources to the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 171:435-448. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eea.13296
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Sangjan, W., McGee, R.J. and Sankaran, S., 2023. Evaluation of forage quality in a pea breeding program using a hyperspectral sensing system. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 212, p.108052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2023.108052
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Sari, H., Ma, Y., Mangat, P.K., Uhdre, R., Salia, O.I., Riaz, F., McGee, R.J., Warburton, M.L. and Coyne, C.J., 2024. Impacts of germplasm characterization and candidate gene discovery. In The Lentil Genome (pp. 247-266). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-19409-2.00011-9
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Umani, K., Zhang, C., McGee, R.J., Vandemark, G.J. and Sankaran, S., 2024. A pulse crop dataset of agronomic traits and multispectral images from multiple environments. Data in Brief, 53, p.110013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.110013
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Mathew, F., Mohan, K., Rafi, N., Colombo, D., Block, C., Gulya, T., Markell, S., Ryley, M., Thompson, S., and Harveson, R. 2024. Verticillium Wilt of Sunflower. Plant Health Instructor. DOI:10.1094/PHI-P-10_0010. https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/foreducators/Pages/PHI-P-2023-10-0010.aspx
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Markell, S., Harveson, R., Block, S., Gulya, T., Mathew, F., Thompson, S. and Ryley, M. 2024. Resources made available by the sunflower pathology working group. Proceedings of the 46th National Sunflower Association Research Forum, Fargo, ND. January 10-11, 2024 (Online). https://sunflowernsa.com/uploads/161/7.sammarkell.pdf
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Mohan, K., Columbo, D., Markell, S., Harveson, R., Mathew, F. 2024. Candidate resistance genes associated with Phomopsis. Proceedings of the 46th National Sunflower Association Research Forum, Fargo, ND. January 10-11, 2024 (Online). https://www.sunflowernsa.com/uploads/research/1428/CandidateresistancegenesassociatedwithPhomopsis.pdf
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Mohan, K., Markell, S., Harveson, R., Ugrinov, A., Mathew, F. 2024. Toxins associated with Phomopsis. Proceedings of the 46th National Sunflower Association Research Forum, Fargo, ND. January 10-11, 2024 (Online). https://www.sunflowernsa.com/uploads/research/1429/ToxinsassociatedwithPhomopsis.pdf
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Ittel, Z., Markell, S., Hulke, B., Harveson, R., Halvorson, J., Hansen, B., and Berghuis, B. 2024. Update on the determination of rust (Puccinia helianthi) virulence in the Northern Great Plains. Proceedings of the 46th National Sunflower Association Research Forum, Fargo, ND. January 10-11, 2024 (Online). https://www.sunflowernsa.com/uploads/research/1431/NSAPaperforJanuaryPresentationSubmittedFinal.pdf
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: S. Lancaster, J.T. Ikley, A. Essman. 2024. Podcasting as a strategy to win the war against weeds. Western Society of Weed Science Proceedings. Western Society of Weed Science, Denver, CO. External conference.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Managed Pollinator Protection Plan. Presentation on Engaging farmers and pesticide applicators in pollinator stewardship at the Apimondia International Apicultural Congress in Santiago, Chile. Conference Presentation. 2023
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Managed Pollinator Protection Plan. Presentation on Apiculture extension: programs and resources for beekeepers to a national audience of beekeepers at the American Beekeeping Federation 2024 Conference and Tradeshow in New Orleans, Louisiana, which included information on how beekeepers can promote pollinator stewardship and IPM practices. Conference Presentation. 2024
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Accepted Year Published: 2023 Citation: Anderson, R. February 2024. Design, installation and maintenance characteristics of a sustainable greenspace. Great Lakes Park Training Institute.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Accepted Year Published: 2023 Citation: Anderson, R. February 2024. Improving Sports Field Soil Health with Organics. Wisconsin Sportsfield Management Association Winter Education Conference Annual Meeting.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Asian Longhorned Beetle. National Pest Alert. https://www.ncipmc.org/communications/pest-alerts/asian-longhorned-beetle/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Yellow-Legged Hornet. National Pest Alert. https://www.ncipmc.org/communications/pest-alerts/yellow-legged-hornet/


Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23

Outputs
Target Audience:Our target audience is very broad and diverse with core interactions with the following groups that serve as our network to further disseminate information to their stakeholders: Land-grant institutions (1862, 1890 and 1994) within the North Central region as well as multi-regional programming based on project needs such as NCERA-222 IPM coordinators, NCIPMC-funded working groups, Hatch Multi-State committees, Tribal Nations, the NCIPMC Advisory Council and Steering Committee, stakeholders, farmers, home gardeners, general public, underserved individuals, students, educators, scientists, technology users, USDA-NIFA, NGOs and non-profit organizations, federal and state agencies, commercial companies, SARE, IR-4, Extension, and regional and national pest management agencies, organizations, and programs. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Many of our training and professional development efforts are listed under products as outputs from our working groups and critical issues projects. Staff attend webinars from the Northeastern IPM Center's DEIJ series. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?We disseminated results from this grant with our communities of interest through our interactive information networks that cross traditional, institutional, disciplinary, programmatic, and geographic boundaries to address regional IPM priorities, as well as novel approaches to improve communication and to develop and share educational information with new partners. Our information networks include our state IPM coordinator contacts who assist with regulatory questions from EPA and the Office of Pest Management Policy, the NCIPMC competitively funded working groups and Critical Issues grantees, a Hatch Multi-State Committee and Advisory Council who receive our information from our newsletter (891 subscribers), our NCIPMC website (10,689 users) and our twitter feed (724 followers with 32,000 impressions) in addition to oral and written updates and communications from the NCIPMC staff. Information is also disseminated through the Pest Alert series and the outputs from all the Working Groups to their clientele. We hold monthly webinars in a series called Pests and Progress for PIs of ARDP, EIP, and funded working groups and critical issues programs to report on their grants. The recorded webinars are available on the NC IPM Center YouTube channel, which have totaled over 2,800 views this year. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Goal 1: Leadership will meet with EIP coordinators in NC region for needs assessments. Partner with sister programs and other IPM information networks to increase IPM utilization and knowledge in our region and address stakeholder needs. NCIPMC leadership will attend national and international meetings and serve on committees. Work with EPA and IPMP to identify high priority Pest Management Strategic Plans. Goal 2: Form DEI working group that will provide guidance to all regional centers to create a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable culture within IPM. Establish relationships and create fellowships at 1890 and 1994 LGIs. Assess DEI plans within working groups. Evaluate reach of outputs to underserved communities and needs assessments. Goal 3: Seek projects focused on climate-smart pest management. Collaborate with other regional IPM centers to utilize EDDMaps to improve decision support capacities. Use stakeholder surveys to identify gaps in funded priorities. Produce and update Pest Alerts. Goal 4: Evaluate outcomes of funded IPM research in our region. Survey Advisory Council and review both our priorities and strategic plan regularly. Goals and logic model are reviewed annually to assess progress of stated objectives. Utilize evaluations to direct Center resources to highest priority areas.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? The North Central Integrated Pest Management Center (NCIPMC) supports economically reasonable and environmentally protective pest management practices in the North Central region. It aims to facilitate collaboration, diversity, and inclusion, develop sustainable food security programs, and execute and evaluate IPM activities. By engaging stakeholders and addressing all CPPM focus areas, the NCIPMC promotes plant protection, agricultural biosecurity, and IPM for sustainable communities, contributing to the goals of the IPM Roadmap and enhancing regional food security. Goal 1: Facilitate intra- and inter-regional collaboration and support: 1) Manage an annual competitive grants program (100%) - 16 projects selected for FY2023 funding. - Projects include 1,085 members from across the U.S. and four other countries, with 38% residing in the north central region. - A Review Panel of experts outside of the north central region was convened and selected proposals for funding. 2) Support Working Groups and increase collaboration (100%) - Staff participated in working group meetings as indicated in the products section of this report. - Communications Specialist worked with the Pulse Crops Working Group to develop their new website. - NCIPMC supports Basecamp for all project leads for organization of group efforts. 3) Increase IPM coordination in our region (100%) - Facilitated NCERA222 meeting March 1-2, 2023 in Columbus. - Pests & Progress webinar provides an opportunity for EIP and ARDP PDs to present their work. - NCERA 222 members serve on the NCIPMC Advisory Council and are surveyed for input on priorities. - According to Google analytics, the NCIPMC website totaled 22,913 pageviews and 10,689 users. - Produce Pest Alerts (4,772 downloads this year), with a revision of the "Northern Giant Hornet" and "Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases" pest alerts. - Monthly newsletter, The Central Issue, serves as our primary mode of promotion of official NCIPMC announcements and news and has 891 subscribers. The newsletter has an average open rate of 35%, and an average click rate of 11.8%. Information about working group accomplishments is published via this newsletter, as well as through webinars and social media, which reach collectively over 11,000 contacts. 4) Maintain and strengthen partnerships with IR-4, SARE, non-profits, non-government organizations and others to increase IPM utilization in our region. (25%) - A representative of the NC-SARE is on the Steering Committee. - Lynnae Jess attended the IR-4 Food Use Workshop in September 2022. - NCIPMC staff attended portions of the North Central Plant Diagnostic Network annual meeting in Ames, IA. 5) Coordinate nationally with other regional IPM centers and federal IPM committees (50%) - Attended Oct. 2022 National IPM Coordinating Committee (NIPMCC) in Ames, IA. - Staff participate in monthly All-Centers calls. - NCIPMC produces the Pest Alerts for all centers. - Director served as a reviewer for another regional center. - Communication Specialist meets with other center staff to discuss new website design. 6) Other strategic partnerships (25%) - Univ of KS Design Thinking is working with select Working Groups to identify and develop approaches to address IPM communications issues. 7) Pest Management Strategic Plans (25%) - NCIPMC staff are working with EPA and OPMP to identify high priority PMSPs. - Assisting Rights-of-Way working group in the process of writing a PMSP. 8) Advisory and Steering Committee (100%) - Met with the Steering Committee in March 2023, providing updates to funded projects and introduction of new members and review of Strategic Plan. - Steering Committee consists of diverse members from academia, industry, ECOP, ESCOP, 1994 LGI, NC-SARE. 9) IPM Information Networks (25%) - Continue to support leadership in former working group, Crop Protection Network (CPN), as well as its Virtual Crop Scout School. - Co-sponsor the I See Dead Plants podcast with CPN (2,741 downloads this year). - Support several other podcasts of funded projects. Goal 2: Collaborate within the land-grant system and with other stakeholders to increase IPM community diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI): 1) Hire a DEI specialist (100%) - NCIPMC hired DEI Director Katie Hartmann. - The 2023 Requests for Applications required a DEI plan. 2) Distribute funding in direct support of DEI initiatives (0%) 3) Increase the diversity of youth participating in DEI activities (0%) 4) Collaborate with other regional IPM centers to support and amplify their DEI activities (20%) - NCIPMC staff attended DEIJ webinars presented by the Northeast IPM Center. - Dr. Hartmann will lead a DEI Steering Committee. - Met with NC-SARE director to discuss activities in tribal colleges. Goal 3: Develop and sustain Signature Food Security Programs: 1) Protect diverse cropping systems, human and animal health, and environmental resources with IPM. (100%) - NCIPMC funded 7 working groups that will address this signature program, including many diverse crops. - Protection of human health will be accomplished by working groups such as School IPM, Tick IPM, and Urban Ag. 2) Ensuring food security by preparing for disruptive forces such as climate change, pest resistance and invasive species. (100%) - Funded 5 working groups and 3 critical issues addressing food security, climate change, and pest resistance/invasive species. - Two of the working groups include podcasts to disseminate the information. 3) Protecting pollinators and other beneficial insects. (100%) - Funded 5 working groups that work to protect pollinators and other beneficial insects that work regionally and nationally to address pollinator protection and environments. - The Rights-of-Way group alone has over 550 working group members. Goal 4: Plan, execute and evaluate IPM activities in the NC region: 1) Broad-based Advisory and Steering Committees (80%) - The Advisory and Steering Committees were formed, with a diverse group of project leads, co-leads, representatives from EPA, USDA-NIFA, sister programs, academic research, and industry. - The Advisory Council was surveyed in May 2023 for priorities from stakeholders and needs from the Center. 2) Strategic Planning (50%) - The Steering Committee was provided a copy of the Strategic Plan and the overall goals were discussed and agreed upon. 3) Process to ensure effective management of Center resources (75%) - Steering Committee was provided a copy of annual budget. - Budget category breakdowns and spending are on the committee dashboard. 4) Evaluation of IPM implementation (20%) - The Context Network will provide annual evaluation of the Center and three working groups in FY23-24.

Publications

  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2022 Citation: Northern Giant Hornet. National Pest Alert. https://www.ncipmc.org/projects/pest-alerts/northern-giant-hornet-vespa-mandarinia/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. National Pest Alert. https://www.ncipmc.org/projects/pest-alerts/ticks-and-tick-borne-diseases/