A North Central Region work group
Grower Incentives for IPM
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Our work group's goal
is to encourage adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) through participation in conservation programs administered through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in the North Central region. We are currently working on opportunities within NRCS' Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

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EQIP group members

Joe Bagdon

Agronomist/Pest Management Specialist, NRCS

Tony Bailey

Nutrient and Pest Management Specialist, NRCS

Wayne Bailey

Associate Professor, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri

Amrita Batra Project Assistant, IPM Institute of North America

Anastasia Becker

Program Administrator, Missouri Department of Agriculture

Mark Boetel

Research and Extension Entomologist, North Dakota State University

Michael Brewer

IPM Coordinator, Michigan State University

Corey Brubaker

Conservation Agronomist, NRCS

Andrea Buchholz

IPM Communications Specialist, Michigan State University

Tom Christensen

Deputy Chief for Programs, NRCS

Jeanne Ciborowski

IPM Coordinator, Department of Agriculture

Jerry DeWitt

Director of Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University

Seth Dibblee Strategic Agricultural Initiative Coordinator, EPA, Region V

Paul Duffner

Resource Conservationist, NRCS

David Epstein

IPM Tree Fruit Integrator, Michigan State University

Mike Fitzner

Director of Plant and Animal Systems, CSREES

Rick Foster

Asst. Extension Program Leader for Ag and Nat. Resources, Purdue University

Lyle Frees

Water Quality Specialist, NRCS

Thomas Green

President, IPM Institute of North America

Renee Hancock

State Water Quality Specialist, NRCS

Erin Harpenau

Program Asst., Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University

Ruth Hazzard

Extension Educator, Vegetable Entomologist, University of Massachusetts

Alan Herceg

Assistant State Conservationist for Programs, NRCS

Regina Hirsch

Outreach Specialist, CIAS, University of Wisconsin

Jim Jasinski

Extension IPM Program, Ohio State University

Bryan Jensen

IPM Program, University of Wisconsin

Lynnae Jess

Assistant Director for North Central Region Pest Management Center

Jim Kaap

Water Quality Specialist, NRCS

Deana Knuteson Biointensive IPM coordinator, University of Wisconsin- Madison

Joseph Kovach

IPM Coordinator, Ohio State University

Bill Kuenstler

Conservation Agronomist, NRCS

David Lamm NRCS East National Technology Support Center

Joy N. Landis

Asst. IPM Coordinator and Communications Manager, Michigan State University

Ken Lee

Resource Conservationist, NRCS

John Lundvall

Field Crdr, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University

Ian MacRae

Assistant Professor and Extension Entomologist, University of Minnesota

Robin Martinek

State Agronomist, NRCS

Michelle Miller

Associate Director, CIAS, University of Wisconsin

Pat Murphy

State Resource Conservationist, NRCS

Kathy Murray

Co-coordinator of Maine IPM Program, Department of Agriculture

John Obermeyer

Extension Educator and Workshop Coordinator, Purdue University

Larry Olsen

Co-director for North Central Region Pest Management Center

Don Pitts

Water Quality Specialist, NRCS

Sue Ratcliffe

Director of NC IPM Center, Extension Entomologist, University of Illinois

Brett Roberts

State Agronomist, NRCS

Jeff St.Ores

State Water Quality Specialist, NRCS

Barbara Stewart

Conservation Agronomist, NRCS

Randy VanHaren

President, Pest Pros

Brenna Wanous

Project Assistant, IPM Institute of North America

Richard Weinzier

Professor and Extension Entomologist, University of Illinois

Peter Werts IPM Institute of America
William J. Wiebold Professor, Division of Plant Sciences at the University of Missouri
Lea Woodard IPM Institute of America

Robert Wright

Research and Extension Entomologist, University of Nebraska

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