Advancing IPM and Sustainable Advancing IPM and Sustainable Agriculture Practices on Your Farm Agriculture Practices on Your Farm Through USDA, NRCS Programs Through USDA, NRCS Programs

Norm Leppla, Steve Boetger, Peter Norm Leppla, Steve Boetger, Peter Werts, Galen Frantz Werts, Galen Frantz

Glades Crop CareIPM

Institute of North America

Session GoalsSession Goals

Provide examples of NRCS/IPM programs Provide examples of NRCS/IPM programs and financial incentives that have been and financial incentives that have been successful in Florida and other states. successful in Florida and other states.

Describe IPM practices in NRCS Describe IPM practices in NRCS programs and opportunities for increases.programs and opportunities for increases.

Determine how new NRCS/IPM programs Determine how new NRCS/IPM programs can be designed and implemented in can be designed and implemented in Florida .Florida .

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NRCS Conservation

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IPM Institute

of North

America

USDANRCS

IPM Florida

Glades Crop Care-

Technical Service

Providers

Florida Farmers

and Ranchers

Experiences and Opportunities

What is IPM?What is IPM?

IPM is the coordinated use of pest and IPM is the coordinated use of pest and environmentalenvironmental informationinformation andand availableavailable pest controlpest control methodsmethods……

toto prevent prevent unacceptableunacceptable levels levels of pest of pest damage by the mostdamage by the most economical economical means...means...

with thewith the least possible hazardleast possible hazard toto people, people, property and the environment.property and the environment.

IPM PracticesIPM Practices

Where is IPM practiced? Where is IPM practiced?

• Pest outbreaks & disease epidemics

• Environmental contamination

• Human health hazards

• Pest mgmt. costs

• Reduce

risk…

IPM SystemIPM SystemINCREASE…

• Reliability

• Sustainability

Cultural Methods

Biological Control

Chem

Sustainability of AgricultureSustainability of Agriculture

Economic profitabilityEconomic profitability

Environmental resources & healthEnvironmental resources & health

Social and economic well-beingSocial and economic well-being

Florida NRCS New Contracts for FY 2010

Practice Code 595 (IPM)

Vegetables 61

NRCS/IPM Opportunities for Florida Growers

IPM Principles and session goals (Norm Leppla)IPM Principles and session goals (Norm Leppla) Experiences in north central states (Tom Green, Experiences in north central states (Tom Green,

Peter Werts)Peter Werts) Florida grower experiences with IPM in NRCS Florida grower experiences with IPM in NRCS

programs (Lynn Steward) programs (Lynn Steward) Overview of Florida NRCS conservation programs Overview of Florida NRCS conservation programs

for IPM (Steve Boetger)for IPM (Steve Boetger) Technical service provider assistance with NRCS Technical service provider assistance with NRCS

programs (Aaron Malek, Steve Boetgerprograms (Aaron Malek, Steve Boetger Identify agricultural situations in Florida for adoption Identify agricultural situations in Florida for adoption

of IPM practices within NRCS programs (panel)of IPM practices within NRCS programs (panel)

http://ipm.ifas.ufl.eduhttp://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu

IPM Florida: The UF, IFAS IPM Florida: The UF, IFAS Statewide IPM Program Statewide IPM Program