| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Continue to provide field tours to improve regulators’ understanding of
production practices and to increase awareness of beneficial pollinator importance
to the crop. |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Educate growers about cutworm complex lifecycle, economic threshold
and management options and timing. |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Educate growers about degree-day modeling and threshold-based pest
control recommendations. |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Insects |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Educate growers about the problems with exporting straw as a mulch. |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Provide better information on the varietal resistance to different species of
nematodes. |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Provide better information on the varietal resistance to different species of
nematodes. |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Produce extension publications addressing field selection and land
preparation toward stand establishment for seed production. |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Provide extension publications on management of alfalfa diseases in seed
production. |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
Fall |
Provide extension publications on management of alfalfa diseases in seed
production. |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Educate seed growers and surrounding landowners about preventing
yellow starthistle establishment. |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Educate growers about the utility and delivery of GDD models. |
| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
Weeds |
|
1- to 5-inch Shoot |
Educate growers not to use glyphosate (Roundup) when following GMO
crop. |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate public on the utility of pesticides and benefits of using chemicals vs. not
using chemicals (i.e., risk education). This includes education at the school,
university, EPA, and legislature levels. |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Educate growers on benefits of growing alfalfa seed following a crop that
has been fumigated for nematodes. |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Continue education of regulators (in a field setting) about the unique pest
management needs due to pollinator preservation. |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Educate growers on benefits of growing alfalfa seed following a crop that
has been fumigated for nematodes. |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Educate the public and regulatory agencies about the benefits of spot
burning. |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Train alfalfa and clover seed handlers and processors to comply with new
non-food pesticide administrative rule (OR). |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop a regional pest management strategy focusing on resistance management,
especially for lygus bug and aphids. Develop an educational program for
resistance monitoring. |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Educate growers on benefits of using nematode-resistant varieties for
nematode management on other crops. |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Educate growers on benefits of using nematode-resistant varieties for
nematode management on other crops. |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
Weeds |
|
|
Provide the results of herbicide research in extension publications for each
state. |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
List alfalfa hay crop in the Best Management Practices handbook (i.e., NRCS
conservation plan to encourage planting of alfalfa vs. corn or other traditional
crops). Explain benefits of alfalfa over corn (i.e., less runoff, less erosion, less
tillage, adding nitrogen to the soil, acts as a soil conditioner, classified as a carbon
sink). |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Provide extension publications on management of alfalfa nematodes. |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Provide extension publications on management of alfalfa nematodes. |
| Extension/Outreach |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate general public on importance of pollinator bees. |
| Extension/Outreach |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Provide education on the delivery and utility of growing-degree-day models for
insects and weeds. |
| Extension/Outreach |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate public and legislators on benefits of field burning and how they may
outweigh the drawbacks (i.e., risk education). |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Maintain current registrations of organophosphate insecticides. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Preserve a wide range of insecticide chemistries and mode-of-action
choices for resistance management and pollinator protection. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
Avoidance in Pre-Storage |
Reinstate tank mix desiccant for California. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
Bloom |
Preserve burning as a better management practice for straw removal in fall
or spring. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Insects |
|
Fall |
Provide better access to grasshopper bait (e.g., Internet purchase). |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Facilitate phytosanitary certification of seed and testing for seed exports
leaving the U.S. (i.e., nematode screening in the debris with the seed, not
within the seed). |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Facilitate phytosanitary certification of seed and testing for seed exports
leaving the U.S. (i.e., nematode screening in the debris with the seed, not
within the seed). |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Facilitate registration of new seed treatments and/or field treatments for
damping off diseases. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Improve certification standards for phytosanitary field testing of seed
exports leaving the U.S. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
Fall |
Facilitate phytosanitary certification of seed and testing for seed exports
leaving the U.S. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Work with state regulatory agencies to allow spot burning in an integrated
dodder control program (needed in California, needs to be maintained in
other regions). |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Pursue 2,4-D,B ester manufacturing and registration. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Weeds |
|
Fall |
Permit spot burning for dodder management in California. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
Wildlife |
|
Bloom |
Change Washington State law so that gophers can be trapped. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Encourage state departments of agriculture to play a bigger role in regulating
GMOs (i.e., control of pollen transfer and concerns with foreign markets). |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Preserve dimethoate registration. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Insects |
|
Fall |
Provide control of grasshoppers on public land, as they migrate to
croplands. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Expedite registration of future nematode seed treatments. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Expedite registration of future nematode seed treatments. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Facilitate labels for the new seed treatments. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Improve and expedite methods for obtaining phytosanitary certificates for
seed shipments internationally. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
Fall |
Improve and expedite phytosanitary certification for international seed
shipments. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Provide improved clarity on herbicide application issue around salmonbearing
streams. EPA needs information to support approved regulatory
labels. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Facilitate 3rd party registration of metolachlor (Dual) in Idaho. |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Maintain a wide variety of chemical controls (including broad-spectrum and
selective pesticides) for resistance management. |
| Regulatory |
3 |
Insects |
|
|
Provide clarity on pesticide application issue around salmon-bearing
streams. EPA needs information to support approved regulatory labels. |
| Regulatory |
3 |
Weeds |
|
|
Regulate GMO stewardship issues (i.e., isolation, resistance management,
export issues). |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Enlist industry input to EPA when making decisions on pesticides in reference to
ground and surface water quality. |
| Regulatory |
4 |
Insects |
|
|
Streamline label requirements for field posting after spraying. Current
requirements vary by chemical (e.g., posting times vary, posting required
on all 4 corners of the field and every entry point). It is very labor
intensive with the number of small fields. |
| Regulatory |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Collaborate with all Western states to pursue new pesticide labels. |
| Research |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop new biological controls, new chemistries, and resistant alfalfa
germplasm for lygus bug control. |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Understand aphid complex life cycle and develop economic thresholds,
management options and timing recommendations. |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop selective systemic compounds for red clover and alfalfa seed that
do not adversely affect pollinators. |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
Bloom |
Research improvements in fall storage of pollinator bees, including control
of pollinator parasites in storage. |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
Fall |
Research and improve biological control for lygus bug, including fungal
pathogens, parasites, and beneficials. |
| Research |
1 |
Insects |
|
Planting |
Improve diagnostics for lygus bug damage to seed. |
| Research |
1 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Find non-fumigant seed treatments for root-knot and lesion nematode
control. |
| Research |
1 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Find non-fumigant seed treatments for root-knot and lesion nematode
control. |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Develop seed treatment to control damping off. |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Develop new control measures for Sclerotinia. |
| Research |
1 |
Pathogens |
|
Fall |
Develop new control measures for seedborne diseases (Verticillium wilt,
alfalfa mosaic virus, and Bacterial wilt) |
| Research |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Research new control methods for dodder, including post-emergence
herbicides. |
| Research |
1 |
Weeds |
|
|
Look at new herbicides for alfalfa seed, red clover seed, and crimson
clover seed, to get ahead of resistance (broadleaves and grasses). |
| Research |
1 |
Weeds |
|
Fall |
Research more dodder management techniques. |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Research the biology and ecology of natural enemies of lygus bug. |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop standard (more stringent) tests for aphid resistance classification. |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop more growing degree-day (GDD) modeling for additional insect
pests and beneficial insects. |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
Fall |
Improve economic threshold determination and monitoring techniques for
pest and beneficial insect populations. |
| Research |
2 |
Insects |
|
Planting |
Research emerging pests that limit seed production. |
| Research |
2 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Develop commercially viable alfalfa and clover varieties resistant to
nematodes. |
| Research |
2 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Develop commercially viable alfalfa and clover varieties resistant to
nematodes. |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Develop new control measures for seedborne diseases. |
| Research |
2 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Develop new control measures for Verticillium wilt. |
| Research |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Research new control methods for Canada thistle. |
| Research |
2 |
Weeds |
|
|
Research alternative control measures for prickly lettuce, yellow nutsedge,
and white cockle. |
| Research |
2 |
Weeds |
|
Fall |
Research more Canada thistle management techniques. |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop regional lygus bug resistance monitoring programs. |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop resistant germplasm for lygus and aphids, either through
biotechnology or traditional breeding techniques. |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop puncture wound method for early detection of weevils. |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop puncture wound method for early detection of weevils. |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
Fall |
Develop selective systemic insecticides for red clover and for alfalfa seed
that do not hurt pollinators. |
| Research |
3 |
Insects |
|
Planting |
Establish and/or validate thresholds for late season pests, such as lygus,
spider mites, and alfalfa seed chalcid. |
| Research |
3 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Research cultural management methods for nematodes, especially for stem
nematode. |
| Research |
3 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Research cultural management methods for nematodes, especially for stem
nematode. |
| Research |
3 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Discover the relationship of clover root cucurlio and Phytophthora. |
| Research |
3 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Research and develop new fungicide modes of action for resistance
management. |
| Research |
3 |
Weeds |
|
|
Develop new biocontrols for dodder management. |
| Research |
3 |
Weeds |
|
|
Determine effects of herbicides on seed quality and germination. |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop new pest management strategies for pollinator bee safety (esp. disease
management strategies). |
| Research |
4 |
Insects |
|
|
Investigate efficacy of chemical controls on alfalfa seed chalcid. |
| Research |
4 |
Insects |
|
|
Research biological controls for lygus, which would include fungal
pathogens and parasites. |
| Research |
4 |
Insects |
|
Fall |
Develop GDD modeling for more insect pests and beneficials. |
| Research |
4 |
Insects |
|
Planting |
Examine selective pesticides and application timing to manage pests,
preserve natural enemies, and reduce input costs. |
| Research |
4 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Understand nitrogen mineralization following green manure crops. |
| Research |
4 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Understand nitrogen mineralization following green manure crops. |
| Research |
4 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Develop commercially viable seed crop varieties to continue resistance
management. |
| Research |
4 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Research new control measures for spring and summer black stem. |
| Research |
4 |
Weeds |
|
|
Develop growing degree day (GDD) models for dodder emergence in
growing regions beyond California. |
| Research |
4 |
Weeds |
|
|
Develop and research new herbicides for more complete weed control. |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Update economic thresholds for insects and beneficials; standardize sampling
techniques for insect levels. |
| Research |
5 |
Insects |
|
|
Find new, cost effective chemical control for clover root curculio. |
| Research |
5 |
Insects |
|
|
Review economic thresholds for insect pests. Current thresholds are not
dynamic enough to reflect prices and other concerns. |
| Research |
5 |
Insects |
|
Fall |
Research alternative modes of action for lygus bug control. |
| Research |
5 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Investigate the use of green manure crops for nematode management in
preparation for spring planting. |
| Research |
5 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Investigate the use of green manure crops for nematode management in
preparation for spring planting. |
| Research |
5 |
Pathogens |
|
|
Develop disease-resistant varieties. |
| Research |
5 |
Weeds |
|
|
Look at increasing the activity of the 2,4 D,B amine with surfactants. |
| Research |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop new, cost effective controls for noxious weeds (e.g., dodder, Canada
thistle, white cockle, and other difficult-to-control weeds). |
| Research |
6 |
Insects |
|
|
Investigate cutworm species complex, life cycle, economic threshold
evaluation and management options and timing. |
| Research |
6 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop insecticides with alternative modes of action for lygus control. |
| Research |
6 |
Insects |
|
Fall |
Determine effects of new compounds on natural enemies and pollinators. |
| Research |
6 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Develop pre-plant sampling method for nematodes |
| Research |
6 |
Nematodes |
|
|
Develop pre-plant sampling method for nematodes. |
| Research |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop growing degree-day models for major alfalfa seed pests. |
| Research |
7 |
Insects |
|
|
Evaluate aphid species complex and composition, economic threshold, and
management options. |
| Research |
7 |
Insects |
|
|
Determine effect of new compounds on natural enemies and pollinators. |
| Research |
7 |
Insects |
|
Fall |
Develop better diagnostic tools for lygus damage at bud and seed stage. |
| Research |
8 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop systemic aphicide for clover aphids. |
| Research |
8 |
Insects |
|
|
Improve management options that consider reducing negative effects on
pollinators |
| Research |
8 |
Insects |
|
|
Improve diagnostics of lygus damage at bud stage and seed stage. |
| Research |
9 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop soil insecticide for crown/root borer in red clover (western Oregon). |
| Research |
9 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop alternatives to synthetic pyrethroids. |
| Research |
9 |
Insects |
|
|
Improve insecticide resistance management programs for key pests. |
| Research |
10 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop control measures for Sclerotinia in red clover (western Oregon). |
| Research |
10 |
Insects |
|
|
Test insecticides for efficacy on pea leaf weevil. |
| Research |
10 |
Insects |
|
|
Develop insect management plans that mitigate negative effects on general
predators and biological control agents. |
| Research |
11 |
Insects |
|
|
Improve economic threshold development and evaluation. |
| Research |
12 |
Insects |
|
|
Improve pest and beneficial monitoring techniques. |
| Research |
13 |
Insects |
|
|
Examine biopesticides for pest management. |
| Research |
14 |
Insects |
|
|
Examine and understand the interaction of chemical, biological and
cultural pest control techniques. |
| Research |
15 |
Insects |
|
|
Research block planting of crops on a regional basis. |