ASTA Phytosanitary Committee

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ASTAPhytosanitary Committee
Welcome

• Denver, CO
• June 25, 2007

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Guest Introductions

• We welcome our Guests from
• USDA-APHIS
• Christian Dellis
• Roger Magarey
• Marcus McElvaine
• ZedX Inc.
• Joe Russo

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Proposed Agenda

• Welcome/Introductions Bill Dolezal 215
• Anti-Trust Statement Bill Dolezal 217
• Adoption of the Agenda Bill Dolezal 219
• Approval of the Minutes Tom Moore 221
• APHIS Presentation(s)
• a. Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance Christian
  Dellis 225
• Tracking System (PCIT)
• b. Q A
• APHIS-ASTA March 07 Meetings Recap
• Re-export Meeting Tom Moore 245
• General Meeting Bill Dolezal
• SI-PIPE proposal-revised (B. Dolezal/R. Magarey)
• Other topics discussed Bill Dolezal
• Veg-Tech Sub-Cmte Activity Report Tom
  Moore 305
• Phyto Cmte-Stewardship Cmte Cooperation Alexis
  Ellicott 315

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Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance Tracking
System (PCIT)Christian Dellis
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APHIS-ASTA March 07 Meeting RecapTom Moore
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Phytosanitary Certification of U.S. Re-exports

• International Standards for Phytosanitary
  Measures (ISPM) No. 12 Guidelines for
  Phytosanitary Certificates (2001)
• Specific Principles/guidelines for certifying
  foreign origin plants and unprocessed plant
  products

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Conditions for Issuing Re-export Certificates

• NPPO only issue certificates for export if the
  importing country regulations are met.
• Original or certified copy of PC must accompany
  the consignment.

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Certification Based On

• Original Foreign Phytosanitary Certificate
• Import Permit
• Additional Inspection or Lab Tests
• Consignment Meeting current Phytosanitary
  regulations of the importing country

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Challenge Ensure US export Program meets
international standards and Industry Needs.How
do we resolve?

• Consulting with other NPPOs
• Establish a task Force to work with industry to
  develop a discussion paper on options for
  certifying re-exports.

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Strategy to resolve

• Provided comments for the IPPC draft
  specifications for revising ISPM 12
• IPPC Expert Working Group (EWG) will be formed.
  Anticipate that the EWG will meet in 2007 and
  revisions will be finalized in 2009.

• Will provide EWG with a discussion paper
  reflecting options identified by the Task Force.
• PIM will attempt to have a representative on the
  EWG.

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General Meeting Update

• Seed Industry PIPE proposal revisited
• Bill Dolezal / Roger Magarey

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The presentations can be found on the ASTA Web
Page New Center
Revised Presentation
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General Meeting Update

• Other Topics Discussed
• Bill Dolezal

The USDA-APHIS / ASTA Phytosanitary Workshop was
chaired by Craig T. Fedchock Asst. Deputy
Director for Phytosanitary Issues
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• General Issues - Country Issues
• recent trade issues with Australia due to the
  new
• requirement for testing of Glyceria spp. in
  grass seed
• shipments from OR to Australia
• proposed Brazilian phytosanitary rules for
  Brassica
• seeds and other import issues
• EXCERPT revisions needing to be made
• shipment of seed to EU protected zones
• soil tolerance regulations in Japan and,
• sorghum ergot regulations in Mexico.

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• General Issues
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• Overall relations with APHIS
• Who specifically should the company contact when
  they have a phyto problem? 

• What info should they be prepared to provide, ie
  IP.  

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• Future Activities and Funding for the National
  Seed Health System (NSHS)
• More information on NSHS _at_ www.seedhealth.org
• Current revenue is only from Accreditation fees
  but NSHS doesnt have the
• level of funding to do all it was created to
  do (receiving about 10K where
• 50K is needed).
• Iowa State University Seed Science Center is
  working as the
• Accreditation Unit while there is funding to
  do so.
• Proposals for funding have been presented to
  ASTA/ APHIS but not a
• lot of movement
• Need currently accredited entities to spread the
  word on the
• benefits of being involved in the system.
• APHIS to look at how to help the system.
• PRA data assistance from Industry to APHIS
• Industry/University put together a PRA for
  Brazil in 2003 to assist the
• Brazilians with PRAs being required.
  However, most US companies do
• not know how to put together a PRA.
• APHIS/CPHST can develop a workshop or seminar to
  help US
• companies help importing countries with data
  collection in order to

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Veg-Tech Subcommittee Activity Report

• Tom Moore

ASTA Letter To CSA
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Phytosanitary Stewardship Committees
Cooperation

• Alexis Ellicott

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Survey Solicitations / Results

• Bill Dolezal

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Current PIPE Partners
This is a follow up From Feb 07 Phyto
Comm. Meeting

• Seed Industry?
• An opportunity for our public sector colleagues
• to get a more complete picture of American
  agricultural plant health by utilizing our pest
  scouting diagnostic capabilities

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Goal Improve Cooperative Diagnostic Effort by
Improving Contacts Between the Public and
Private Plant Diagnosticians
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Goal Improve Cooperative Diagnostic Effort by
Improving Contacts Between the Public and
Private Plant Diagnosticians
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Goal Improve Cooperative Diagnostic Effort by
Improving Contacts Between the Public and
Private Plant Diagnosticians
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Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl. and the State of Iowa
hosted the GPDN diagnosticians from the Great
Plains States
Kazia Kinzer
Nina Zidack

• Christine
• Engelbrecht,
• Robin Pruisner
• Denis McGee

Brad Ruden
Gary Franc
Iowa
Jennifer Chaky
Judy O'Mara, Doug Jardine, Jim Stack, Marietta
Ryba-White
Tamla Blunt Ned Tisserat
June 18th Pilot Public/Private Diagnostician Meet
ing
Ron French
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Diagnostic Information Exchange

• Establish Protocols
• for Information Exchange.

• Jim Stack has committed the GPDN to work with
  ASTA
• to foster cooperation between public private
  diagnostic labs to
• better monitor agricultural pests.
• Many issues to work out
• We would like to rotate this meeting to other
  locations.

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ISF Phytosanitary Committee Update

• Alexis Ellicott

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American Phytopathological Society Meeting

• Bill Dolezal

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Information Technologies for Multi-Scale Disease
Forecasting and Surveillance Systems Section
Epidemiology / Ecology / Environmental Biology
Organizers Roger Magarey, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC Asimina Mila, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Sponsoring
Committee Epidemiology Recently, the
introduction of soybean rust has spurred
development in new internet technologies that
have enabled the deployment of a pest information
platform (PIPE) with a level of sophistication
not previously achieved for an invasive
agricultural pest in the United States. With
appropriate federal funding, it is likely that
the PIPE system will be expanded to other
commodities and pests. In this symposium, we look
at the current application and future of
information technologies for disease forecasting
and surveillance systems for both exotic and
endemic plant pathogens. Presentations will be a
synthesis of the latest developments in the
components of the PIPE including information
architecture, data collection, modeling,
interpretation, and dissemination with speakers
from different forecasting and surveillance
systems. Each speaker will make recommendations
either for collaboration or research to improve
each component. The symposium concludes with a
discussion of individual recommendations to
improve disease forecasting systems, focusing on
new research initiatives and collaboration
between government, university, and industry
partners. Architecture of Pest Information
Platforms Past, Present, and Future. SCOTT
ISARD, Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA California
Systems to Disseminate Disease Modeling
Information. JOYCE STRAND, University of
California, Davis, CA Challenges and
Opportunities for Internet-based Disease
Information Systems. GARY BERGSTROM,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Dissemination to
Stakeholders. DON HERSHAM, University of
Kentucky, Princeton, KY Field and Diagnostic Data
Collection Part 1, Government Sources. ROGER
MAGAREY, NC State University, Raleigh, NC Part
2, Industry Sources. WILLIAM DOLEZAL, Pioneer
Hi-Breed International, Inc., Johnston, IA Part
3, University Sources. JIM STACK, Kansas State
University, Manhattan, KS The Interpretation of
Model Output Making Sense of It All. ASIMINA
MILA, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC The Operational Deployment of Models
Why Some Fails and Others Succeed. ERICK DEWOLF,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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Collaboration between ASTA APS on ISF Request
to APS
Topics of Discussion Lack of harmonisation on
strain denomination and Difficulty in
accessing (particularly within the US) reference
pathogen strains and seed of varieties identified
in a differential set for identification of
strains. To obtain consistent results, it is
necessary to use one reliable source.
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Other Business from the Floor?
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Volunteers Always Needed
For more information, contact
Wm. E. Dolezal ASTA Phytosanitary Comm.
Chair Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. P.O.
Box 85, 7301 NW 62nd Ave. Johnston, IA
50131 515-270-5986 tel [phone] fax
Alexis Ellicott Director, International
Marketing American Seed Trade Association 225
Reinekers Ln., Ste. 650 Alexandria, VA
22314 703-837-8140 tel [phone] fax
OR