National Agricultural Statistics Service Integrated Pest Management

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National Agricultural Statistics Service
Integrated Pest Management
Mark Miller Environmental and Demographics
Section 202-720-0684 mark_r_miller_at_nass.usda.gov
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Presentation Goals

• Overview of IPM Program
• Initiate discussion for improvement
• Status of IPM Chemical Usage Program

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Overview of NASS IPM Program
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IPM Data Collection Instruments

• Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS)
• Fruit/Vegetable Chemical Usage
• Postharvest Chemical Usage

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IPM Data Collection at NASS

• Began data collection with 1998 Crops
• Data collected annually on rotating crops
• Odd numbered years
• Fruit Crops
• Corn, Fall Potatoes, and Upland Cotton
• Even numbered years
• Vegetable Crops
• Soybeans and Wheat

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Agricultural Chemical Usage Data Publications

• Field Crops Summary-May
• Fruit Summary-July
• Vegetable Summary-July
• Postharvest Applications Summary-March

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IPM Summary Data Published

• Percent of farms utilizing practice
• Percent of acres with practice applied

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IPM Summary Data Published

• 4 common categories
• Prevention practices
• Avoidance practices
• Monitoring practices
• Suppression practices

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Initiate discussion for improvement
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Standard IPM Questions

• Was weather data used in timing of pesticides?
• Were pesticides with different mechanisms of
  action used to prevent resistance?
• How was the field scouted?
• Were electronic records kept?
• Did you use field mapping?
• Were water mgmt. practices used to manage pests?

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Standard IPM Questions

• Utilize services of diagnostic lab?
• Remove crop residue
• Rotate crops in field during the past 3 years
• Maintain ground covers, mulches, or physical
  barriers
• Choose crop varieties for pest resistance?
• Use no-till or minimum till?
• Plan planting location to avoid cross infestation
  of pests
• Adjust planting or harvesting dates
• Chop, spray, mow or burn field edges, lanes,
  ditches etc
• Clean equip. after field work to reduce spread of
  pests
• Adjust row spacing, plant density, or row
  directions?

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IPM Responses

• Most questions in Yes/No format
• Did you
• Some have limited options
• Who performed scouting

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Status of IPM and Chemical Usage Program

• 2007 Data Collection
• Upland Cotton
• Apples
• Organic Apples
• Publish
• May 21, 2008

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Status of IPM and Chemical Usage Program

• 2008 Data Collection
• None scheduled

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Status of IPM and Chemical Usage Program

• 2009 Data Collection
• Barley
• Wheat?
• Publish May 2010

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Status of IPM and Chemical Usage Program

• Opportunity
• 1 year to improve the IPM data series (2008)
• 1 year for questionnaire design and code edit and
  summary parameters. (2009)

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Industry Support of NASS Chemical Usage Surveys

• American Farm Bureau Federation
• American Soybean Association
• California Citrus Quality Council
• California Fresh Fig Growers Association
• California Specialty Crops Council
• Cherry Marketing Institute
• CropLife America
• Del Monte Foods

• Empire State Potato Growers Inc.
• Florida Fruit Vegetable Assoc.
• FMC Ag. Products Group
• Michigan Blueberry Growers Assoc.
• Michigan Vegetable Council
• Minor Crop Farmer Alliance
• National Agricultural Aviation Assoc

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Industry Support of NASS Chemical Usage Surveys

• National Association of Wheat Growers
• Nation Corn Growers Assoc.
• National Cotton Council of America
• National Grape Coop.Inc.
• National Potato council
• National Watermelon Association, Inc.
• North American Blueberry Council
• Northwest Hort. Council

• Produce Marketing Assoc
• Society of Am. Florists
• Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc
• The Fertilizer Institute
• USA Rice Federation
• U.S. Apple Association
• United Fresh Produce Association
• Valent U.S.A.
• Washington State Potato Commission.

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National Agricultural Statistics Service
Integrated Pest Management
Mark Miller Environmental and Demographics
Section 202-720-0684 mark_r_miller_at_nass.usda.gov
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