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

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http//ipm.ifas.ufl.edu.
Increasing Adoption of Reduced Risk Practices in
the Production of Woody Ornamentals

• Norm Leppla, Rebecca McNair and Dan Sonke
• UF, IFAS, IPM Program

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Status of Project

• History of project- Cherry Lake, IFAS, IPM
  Institute of North America, EPA (11/07/02)
• Market-driven- Customers for IPM plants
• Voluntary- Market niche, reduced risk
• Working Group- Growers, IFAS, IPM Institute, EPA,
  DACS, FNGA, Others
• Timetable- Two years (see grant proposal)
• Florida Application- Region, Nation

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To create a measurable increase in the number of
producers of woody ornamentals using reduced risk
practices and products by creating a credible IPM
certification program
Objectives of the Project

• Create a multi-stakeholder working group to
  provide oversight and direction
• Draft general, region-specific guidelines or
  standards
• Draft quantitative evaluation criteria specific
  to woody ornamentals in Florida
• Provide incentives for use of reduced-risk
  options
• Train independent inspectors to evaluate
  applicants
• Create educational materials to inform consumers
  about IPM and the accomplishments of certified
  producers

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Eco-Labeling Components
3rd Party Auditor
Certification
Chain of Custody
Eco-Label
Standards
Education Outreach
Marketing
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Content Components
Standards
Pesticide Risk Reduction
BioIPM Adoption
Fair Return to Growers
Transparency
Soil Water Conservation
Under Consideration
Social and Energy
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Eccounting System
Principle Pesticide Risk Reduction Criteria
Pesticide Toxicity by Land Area Standard 1200
Toxicity Units per Acre Metric Toxicity Units
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Eccounting System
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Better Toxicity Score
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Eco-Label Eccounting Example