Progress 03/01/01 to 02/28/04
Outputs
To support the registration of minor use pesticide needs, the NC region, during calendar year 2003, completed and sent to IR-4 Headquarters at Rutgers University, reports for 140 food use field trials and 84 residue trials (53 by Michigan State University and 31 by North Dakota State University). Many others are in various stages of completion. For ornamentals, 41 projects were completed and reports were forwarded to IR-4 Headquarters. Twelve biopesticide projects were also funded in the NC region in 2003. As a result of the 2003 IR-4 Food Use Workshop and the NC Regional IR-4 Liaison Meeting, over 1000 potentially researchable food use projects were prioritized for FY-2004 work. At the subsequent IR-4 National Research Planning Meeting the highest priority projects were considered and the FY-2004 research plan for NC region was set at 79 food use field trials for residue studies and seven for efficacy studies. The NC region labs were also assigned 96 residue trials
from US and Canadian sites. For ornamentals, approximately 100 projects will be conducted in the NC region. A partnership between IR-4 and NC Region Pest Management Center helped popcorn growers obtain a critically needed herbicide, Syngenta's Callisto (mesotrione).
Impacts
The IR-4 program conducts research that enables the registration of pest management agents (pesticides and biopesticides) with the Environmental Protection Agency for use on high value specialty crops. These crops include many fruits and vegetables and all ornamental and greenhouse crops. The efforts of IR-4 have maintained the availability of effective and essential control agents as regulatory actions under the Food Quality Protection Act have removed older compounds. Of these new registrations, about 80% are for compounds in EPA's reduced risk category which means that they are safer to the environment, consumers and applicators than current compounds. Residue data provided to EPA by IR-4 was also used to support about 65% of the Section 18 emergency exemptions issued in 2003. Over the five years from 1998 to 2002, these emergency registrations averted an average of a little over $1 billion per year in crop losses nationwide. In Michigan the crop saving averaged $45
million per year over this period.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/02 to 12/31/02
Outputs
To support the registration of minor use pesticide needs, the NC region, during calendar year 2002, completed and sent to IR-4 Headquarters at Rutgers University, reports for 92 food use field trials and 94 residue trials (76 by Michigan State University and 18 by North Dakota State University). Many others are in various stages of completion. For ornamentals, 139 projects were completed and reports were forwarded to IR-4 Headquarters. As a result of the 2002 IR-4 Food Use Workshop and the NC Regional IR-4 Liaison Meeting, over 1000 potentially researchable food use projects were prioritized for FY-2003 work. At the subsequent IR-4 National Research Planning Meeting the highest priority projects were considered and the FY-2003 research plan for NC region was set at 97 food use field trials for residue studies and two for efficacy studies. The NC region labs were also assigned 90 residue trials from US and Canadian sites. For ornamentals, approximately 125 projects
will be conducted in the NC region.
Impacts
The emphasis of IR-4 on high priority registrations will result in maintaining the availability of pest control materials for growers of minor crops. As the effects of FQPA move forward, the IR-4 project works to provide data to EPA that will help maintain existing pesticide registrations, allow Section 18 emergency exemptions, and speed the registration of new, low risk chemicals and biopesticides. With regard to Section 18 registrations, IR-4 supplies residue data for approximately 30% of those that are approved each year by EPA. During the 1998-2001 period for the North Central Region, the estimated economic loss averted by 125 Section 18s using IR-4 data totaled $615 million.
Publications
- Perry, S. 2002. IR-4 champions minor use pest control registrations in the United States. Pesticide Outlook, 13:185-188.
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Progress 01/01/01 to 12/31/01
Outputs
To support the registration of minor use pesticide needs, the NC region, during calendar year 2001, completed and sent to IR-4 Headquarters at Rutgers University, reports for 112 food use field trials and 87 residue trials (70 by Michigan State University and 17 by North Dakota State University). Many others are in various stages of completion. For ornamentals, 77 projects were completed and reports were forwarded to IR-4 Headquarters. As a result of the 2001 IR-4 Food Use Workshop and the NC Regional IR-4 Liaison meeting, over 1000 potentially researchable food use projects were prioritized for FY-2002 work. At the subsequent IR-4 National Research Planning meeting the highest priority projects were considered and the FY-2002 research plan for NC region was set at 95 food use field trials for residue studies and 6 for efficacy studies. The NC region labs were also assigned 87 residue trials from US and Canadian sites. For ornamentals, approximately 75 projects will
be conducted in the NC region.
Impacts
As the effects of FQPA move forward, the IR-4 project works to provide data to EPA that will help maintain existing pesticide registrations as well as speed the registration of new, low risk chemicals and biopesticides. The emphasis of IR-4 on high priority registrations will result in maintaining the availability of pest control materials for growers of minor crops.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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