| Extension/Outreach |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Increasing understanding of pest management tools: uses, rates, when, how, and why |
| Extension/Outreach |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Increase skills and understanding of pest identification, life cycles, monitoring, and
scouting. |
| Extension/Outreach |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Implementation of new tools |
| Extension/Outreach |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
On-farm demonstration, research, and replication |
| Extension/Outreach |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Provide "basic agricultural science" education programs for consumers and growers |
| Extension/Outreach |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Awareness and availability of USDA/EPA-funded educational programs |
| Extension/Outreach |
7 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Awareness of changes as FQPA is implemented |
| Regulatory |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Registrations for the following fungicides and herbicides: Azoxystrobin (Quadris),
Cyprodinil/Fludioxonil (Switch), quinmerac plus metazachlor (Novall), and Clopyralid
(Stinger) |
| Regulatory |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Registrations for the following insecticides/miticides: bifenazate, thiomethoxam,
hexythiazox, pyridaben, Spinosad |
| Regulatory |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Plant certification (both state and imported) for disease/insect free plants |
| Regulatory |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Streamlined Section-18 process |
| Regulatory |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Loss of Captan will increase incidence of pests and the use of other chemicals |
| Research |
1 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Methyl bromide replacements and cost-effective alternatives |
| Research |
2 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Plant breeding and nursery programs for the Southeast that deal with anthracnose, Botrytis,
spider mites, powdery mildew, cyclamen mite, angular leaf spot, black root rot, etc. |
| Research |
3 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Cost effective chemical controls for Botrytis and anthracnose, and studies on the
epidemiology of these diseases in annual strawberry production systems. |
| Research |
4 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
4. Spider mite management |
| Research |
5 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Lack of weed control products – look for efficacious herbicides and or cultural methods |
| Research |
6 |
All |
|
6- to 12-Inch Shoot |
Monitoring of economic implications of new tools, to maintain farm profitability |