2012 Update

IR-4 Food Use Workshop

Overview

• Welcome

• Domestic Activities

• International Activities

• Funding Challenges

• Awards

Welcome to St. Louis• Hub of specialty crop agriculture

Welcome to St. Louis• Hub of specialty crop agriculture-NOT

MO Specialty Crops• Top non-major cash crop is Marijuana • Other valuable fruit crops are apples,

peaches, grapes and watermelons.

Welcome to St. Louis• Hub of specialty crop agriculture• Host of many previous (and successful)

Food Use Workshop

Welcome to St. Louis• Hub of specialty crop agriculture• Host of many previous (and successful)

Food Use Workshop• Perceived easy travel?

Welcome to St. Louis• Hub of specialty crop agriculture• Host of many previous (and successful)

Food Use Workshop• Perceived easy travel? • Historic Union Station

Welcome to St. Louis• Hub of specialty crop agriculture• Host of many previous (and successful)

Food Use Workshop• Perceived easy travel? • Historic Union Station• Other sites: Arch, Busch Stadium

Welcome to St. Louis• Hub of specialty crop agriculture• Host of many previous (and successful)

Food Use Workshop• Perceived easy travel? • Historic Union Station • Other sites: Arch, Busch Stadium • Beer

CONSUMERS

ANNIVERSARY‐2013

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IR-4 Mission

To Facilitate Registration of Sustainable Pest Management

Technology for Specialty Crops and Minor Uses

IR-4’s Objectives• Food Crop Program

• Residue studies, some efficacy & crop safety• Crop Grouping

• Biopesticide and Organic Support Program• Regulatory support and efficacy development• Biotechnology

• Ornamental Horticulture Program• Efficacy and crop safety• Invasive Pests

• Public Health PesticidesInternational Activities critical in all

program areas

IR-4 Food Program

“Old” pests

“New” pests

The Process Starts with Requests Submitted from:

• Growers,

• Grower Groups,

• State/Federal Research &

Extension Personnel

Stakeholder:

Define Pest Problem

Identify Pest Management Solution

Request Assistance from IR-4

Request Reviewed by Manufacturer

RequestsPrioritized

Risk Assessment

Field and Lab Research•Measure Residue levels in Crop/Crop Group

•Top Priorities completed in 30 months

Manufacturer Adds Crop to the Product

Label

Top Priority Researched That Year

Second Priorities Researched as Money Allows

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The Food Use Program Process

IR-4 Project Infrastructure

IR-4 HQ

IR-4 Regional Program Office

State Field Research Centers/Food Use

Puerto Rico = Hawaii = ARS Labs

ARS Field Research Centers Food Use

State Field Research Centers/ Ornamentals and Non-food Use

ARS Field Research Centers Ornamental and Food UseARS Field Research Centers Ornamental

Deliverables

• Food Crop Program • Facilitating Registrations - 2011

• 362 new clearances • 179 new petitions submitted to EPA and

support registrations on 31 • 90 new residue studies

• New Uses– Azoxystrobin - 82– Acequinocyl - 37– Acibenzolar- – 9– Cyprodinil - 61– Difenconazole – 38– Fludioxonil - 92– Methoxyfenozide – 14

2012 New Uses- 540 with 16 chemicals

– Paraquat - 24– Pendimenthalin – 22– Propiconazole- 78– Pyrimethanil - 23– Quizalofop ethyl – 14– Rimsulfuron – 25– S-metolachlor - 2– Sulfentrazone – 21– Thifensulfuron - 1

New Uses• Acetamiprid• Bifentrin• Clopryralid• Fenpropathrin• Fenpyroxamite• zeta-cypermethrin• Others ???

2012 New Uses- Expected approvals

2012 Submissions – 27 Products(vs 29 in 2011)

• Boscalid• Clopyralid• Ethalfluralin• Ethephon• Fenoxaprop‐p‐

ethyl• Fenpyroximate• Flumioxazin• Fomesafen• Glyphosate• Halosulfuron‐

methyl • Hexythiazox

• Submission to MFG (DCI etc)– Bifenthrin– Chlorothalonil– Etoxazole– Kasugamycin– Malathion– Tebuconazole

• Imazosulfuron• Imidacloprid• Indoxacarb• Metaldehyde• NAA• Pyraclostrobin• Prometryn• Sulfentrazone• Tebuconazole• Trifluralin

NAFTA Crop Groups

Bulb Vegetable Group – approved (2007) Berry & Small Fruit Group – approved (2007) Edible Fungi Group – approved (2007) Oilseed Group – approved (2010) Citrus Fruit Group – approved (2010) Fruiting Vegetable Group – approved (2010) Pome Fruit Group – approved (2010) Stone Fruit Group – approved (2012) Tree Nut Group – approved (2012) Tropical Fruit Groups – submitted Herbs and Spice Group – submitted Leafy vegetables Group – submitted Stalk, Stem and Leafy Petiole Group – submitted Brassica Head and Stem Group – submitted

International Activities

IR-4’s International Activities

• Canada• Support Existing Tolerances • IR-4 Leadership

• Global Minor Use Summits• Codex (e.g. Crop Groups)• OECD

• Capacity building• Research

NAFTA “Win-Win” Model

• Cooperative research with Canada started in 1996/Major funding and expansion in 2003

• Mutual projects conducted jointly on both sides of the border – Seamless process

• Reduced data needs of each country (zoning)• Supported by EPA/PMRA joint reviews and

workshare – SUCCESS!• Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC)

Regulatory Cooperation Council• High level agreement to better align our regulatory approaches• Project 29-Gaining Regulatory Efficiencies for Pesticides • Opportunity to facilitate equal access to products and uses in US &

Canada/align MRLs wherever possible.• Action areas

1. Encourage Joint submissions of Use Expansions and fully aligned labels

2. Develop joint guidelines for residue trials 3. Address obstacles to joint registration 4. Align data collection processes/procedures for residue trials

• Meetings between IR-4 and PMC in March and June to discuss harmonization of common documentation such as protocols, field notebooks, analytical reports and final reports

• Global relevance?

IR-4’s International Activities

• Canada• Support Existing Tolerances • IR-4 Leadership

• Global Minor Use Summits• Codex (e.g. Crop Groups)• OECD

• Capacity building• Research

IR-4’s International Activities

Support Existing Tolerances • Mine IR-4 archives for data submission to

international bodies (Over 100 reports submitted to JMPR/EFSA/Reg. Authorities)

• Supplement existing data with new data that meet international requirements

• Run new IR-4 domestic research programs with “eye” on international data requirements

IR-4’s International Activities

• Canada• Support Existing Tolerances • IR-4 Leadership

• Global Minor Use Summits• Codex (e.g. Crop Groups)• OECD

• Capacity building• Research

IR-4’s International Activities

• Canada• Support Existing Tolerances • IR-4 Leadership• Capacity building• Research

ProjectCoordination

Asia

Africa

Latin America US, others???

JMPR joint submission

Funding from STDF*contributions from

manufacturers, USDA, FAO, others

Tropical Fruit Residue Study

Why is IR-4 InvolvedVision of global network of capable minor use programs

– Help establish and mentor these minor use programs

– Partner with other data development groups

Capacity Development

IR-4’s International Activities

• Canada• Support Existing Tolerances • IR-4 Leadership• Capacity building• Research

• Global residue studies • Tomato• Blueberry (BYI 2960)

enGLOBAL RESIDUE STUDYGLOBAL RESIDUE STUDY-Tomato

Climates

• Trials cover– Temperate – Australia, USA (MD),

Canada(BC), Canada(Ontario), Japan, Korea(2 trials), France, South Africa, Poland, China (Guangzhao)

– Arid - Yemen, China (Bejing), Mexico, India

– Tropical – Brazil, Nigeria, Kenya, Colombia, Costa Rica,

– Mediterranean – Australia, USA (CA), Spain, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco

CONCLUSIONS• Calculated MRLs were similar (difference

0.1 ppm or less)across all climatic zones and continents compared to the overall MRL(Complete data set).

• When analyzed statistically across sample times, greatest residues were in the arid climate and least in temperate climate

enGLOBAL RESIDUE STUDYGLOBAL RESIDUE STUDY-Blueberry

Zoning (Kopper-Geiger climate map)

Prospective projects are the most efficient and economical

Growers: • new, safer technologies sooner, global MRL’s, trading

- at the same timeRegulators: • work sharing, efficiency, robust data packages,

consistent global decisions, harmonized MRL’sRegistrants: • products to market faster, registrations global/more

countries, efficiency, harmonized safety standards, less food-chain issues

Why a Global Residue Program?

IR-4’s International Activities

IR-4 Funding Direct Contributions >$18 million• USDA-NIFA $12,000,000• USDA-ARS $ 4,000,000• USDA-ARS/DoD $ 250,000• USDA-FAS $ 500,000• USDA-APHIS $ 900,000• State Ag. Exp. Stations $ 481,182• Donations from Industry $ 1,420,000

Indirect Contributions Valued at $18 million but diminishing

IR-4 Funding Update• Obama’s Proposal

– Consolidated Crop Protection Program - IR-4 w/ IPM– IR-4 Mission not part of new program – IPM centric– 30% Indirect Recovery allowed – devastating!

• Stakeholder Response – Save IR-4 (www.saveir-4.org)

– Maintain a dedicated IR-4 Project with dedicated funding at “functional equivalent” levels

• Congress Response – Reject Obama’s proposal!

• APLU Super Committee

IR-4’s Response• Exceptional return on taxpayer investment

– $7.2 Billion to GDP– 104,000 jobs

• IR-4 is still needed– New pests/new crops – Increased exports of domestically grown

specialty crops• Public Health Pesticides

AWARDS

Rebecca (Becky) Sisco

Roger Batts

Roger Batts

THANK YOU

See you September 17 & 18, 2013 in ABQ, New Mexico