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NRCS Receives Innovators Award For IPM

NRCS IPM Award Winners
"An Award-winning Team" From left to right, Robert Vlach, Dan Wright, Dan Taverner, Mary-Ann Warmerdam (California DPR Director), Hue Dang, Dave Rose, and Linden Brooks. Not pictured: Tim Garcia and Ernie Paschke (retired). Photo: Dave Sanden

NRCS offices in Oroville, Willows, and Yuba City were honored by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) at an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Innovator Award Ceremony in Sacramento, on October 26.

The three offices received an award for their pioneering role in developing and promoting methods for pest control that reduce the risks associated with using traditional chemical pesticides.

"My commendations go to our three district conservationists and their staff," said NRCS State Conservationist Lincoln E. Burton. "They have done an outstanding job in working with growers, their conservation districts, and pest advisors to really get out in front on pest management in California."

In Butte, Yuba, Sutter, and Glenn counties NRCS has focused on IPM for several years, providing technical and financial support for comprehensive IPM systems including Pest Control Advisor (PCA) monitoring and advisory services, non-pesticide control tactics (e.g. pheromone disruption, releasing beneficial insects), efficient sprayers, reduced-risk pesticides, and WIN-PST, a pesticide screening tool to assess environmental risk.

In Butte County, IPM is the backbone of Integrated Orchard Management plans that receive a large proportion of EQIP and CSP funding.

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USDA-NRCS Receives Innovators Award For IPM Program (PDF; 153 KB)


 

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