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 The Arkansas Component of the Southern Region IPM Center
Procedures
1. The ASC will serve as the primary contact to address the informational
needs of the SRIPMC, EPA, USDA, and other stakeholders, concerning integrated
pest management, pesticide use practices, crop profiles, pest management
strategic plans, pesticide regulation, and other pest management issues that
arise during the contract period. The ASC will distribute informational requests
to the appropriate individuals in a timely manner and perform follow- ups to
insure the information is provided. The Project Director will work closely with
the state’s IPM and IR-4 Coordinators to plan, integrate, and analyze data
requests and submissions. Responses to requests for information and other
related activities will be documented and submitted to the SRIPMC by the ASC.
2. The ASC will maintain and expand the current stakeholder network
established by the Project Director to develop state/regional pest management
strategic plans and crop profiles. The Arkansas stakeholders represented on pest
management advisory and priority setting committees in the past three years
include: growers/producers, university researchers, Extension specialists and
agents, private consultants, IR-4 representatives, commodity groups, promotion
boards, state regulatory agencies, EPA, and USDA. We will continue to expand the
network to include representation and expertise for all the major crops of
Arkansas. The Project Director’s current position as President of the Arkansas
State Horticulture Society should lead to an increase the involvement of
horticultural stakeholders in the network
A list of the members of this network as organized by issues/expertise, an
organized listing of the various pest management priorities, and an explanation
of the process used to establish the priorities will be made available online on
a newly created ASC project website. The ASC project website will be developed
to match the attributes outlined in the RFA.
3. As the ASC, we will continue to provide oversight and support on the
development and completion of crop profiles, strategic plans, and other relevant
issues/projects as appropriate and will report in detail on these activities to
the SRIPMC. The Project Director will serve as technical advisor on a school IPM
project for Arkansas (proposal submitted to SRIPMC in April 2004)
We will also identify new priorities for agricultural pest management and the
need for additional crop profiles/PMSPS. New stakeholders will be identified and
enlisted to address these pest management issues. Working with the stakeholders,
we will prioritize the needs, develop a plan, and work towards obtaining funding
to support these projects.
4. A list of the members of this stakeholder network as organized by
issues/expertise, an organized listing of the various pest management
priorities, and an explanation of the process used to establish the priorities
will be made available online on a newly created ASC project website. The ASC
project website will be developed to match the attributes outlined in the RFA.
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