IR-4 Update

It Starts with the Pests!

Update

CIRCA 2013 Proposed Consolidation of

IR-4 with USDA-NIFA Integrated Pest Management

Programs

Challenge-CIRCA 2013

IR-4 Strategic Plan Technology

Vision 2020Plant Health (CORE) Objectives– Food Crops

• Residue Studies• MRL Harmonization, International• Crop Grouping• Efficacy & Crop Safety

– Ornamentals/Environmental Horticulture– Biopesticides/Organics

Vision 2020Other points

• Improving Efficiencies • Empowering State Liaison Representatives• Reinvestment in Infrastructure• Development • Land-Grant University Partnership

Update 2015

• NRSP-4 Passed with 98% approval

• High hopes for McCarthy• Global Minor Use Fund

IR-4 Transitions Technology

Value of IR-4

Mission

Food Program Food ProgramOrnamentalsBiopesticidesPublic Health

Technology

Pesticides Crop Protection-Chemicals - Chemicals

- Microbials- Biochemical- PIP’s- RNAi

Pesticide Products

OP’s RR( 1950/1960) ( > 2000’s)

Minor Use Problem

SALES DATA COSTS

Minor Use Problem-Today• Registrations are plentiful in the U.S. but

options can be limited (i.e. globalization, pest resistance, use restrictions)

• Companies more active with registering many specialty crops

• Efficacy data needs increasing• Registrations are more difficult

IR-4 Northeast Region• Cornell University policy for 18% indirect cost• Federal authorization for IR-4; no indirect

costs• Relocate admin. from Cornell to Rutgers/Univ.

of Maryland – Marylee Ross now Regional Field Coordinator– Existing IR-4 HQ staff assist with Administration– Jane Forder HQ QA NER QA– Dan Rossi - New Regional Director

Value of IR-4

Rejection of Technology

What’s Next

What’s Next• IR-4 will be conducting a comprehensive

Organizational Assessment of human/infrastructure resources and programs in 2016. – Opportunity for further change to increase

efficiency and service stakeholders– Recognition of budget realities

What’s Next

Indirect Costs Potential conversion of IR-4 competitive grant to cooperative agreement….allow host institutions

to charge 10% indirect costs

THANK YOU!

USDA NIFA

SAES

PEST MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY

EPA

IR-4

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