| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
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6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Expand information on new pest management advances for growers, consultants, and scouts. |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Improve delivery of real-time pest management information to the agricultural community. |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Offer apprenticeship programs for scout training. |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate consultants on options for additional income resources during off-season. |
| Extension/Outreach |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Inform landowners about issues and laws regulating abandoned orchards and back-yard trees. |
| Extension/Outreach |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Educate the general public about production agriculture. |
| Extension/Outreach |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Provide hands-on educational opportunities for regulators and policymakers. |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Quickly register effective and affordable alternatives. |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Maintain an array of pesticides with reasonable REI’s, PHI’s, IPM options, and resistance
management tools. |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop a system for evaluating new pesticides on farms before registration. |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Ensure nursery stock is virus-tested for all known viruses. |
| Regulatory |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Enforce laws regulating abandoned orchards and back-yard trees. |
| Regulatory |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Increase cost-sharing for implementation of IPM technologies (weather and others). |
| Research |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Disease-resistant cherry varieties, especially leaf spot. |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Disease-resistant cherry rootstocks, especially Armillaria root rot. |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Evaluate new alternatives for controlling cherry diseases and managing resistance. |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Identify and evaluate new alternatives for control of cherry insect and mite pests, with a
priority on cherry fruit fly and plum cucurlio. |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Develop post-harvest technology for detecting larvae and eliminating infested fruit. |
| Research |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Improve methods for monitoring and predicting insect and disease problems. |