The North Central NRCS & IPM Working Group has now merged with the National IPM CAPs Working Group. View the member directory.

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To participate in the calls, contact Amrita Batra abatra@ipminstitute.org

2010 minutes

• August 6
• July 2
  • IPM3 Newsletter
• June 4
  • Sample IPM CAP developed by the IPM Institute.
• May 7
• April 2
  • Sheet 1 and 2 (draft) of IPM brochure for NRCS.
• March 5
• February 5
• January 8

2009 minutes

• January 16, 2009
  • Agronomy Techincal Note XXX: Pesticide Mitigation Practices and Techniques
• February 6, 2009
• March 6, 2009 webinar on writing EQIP pest management plans:
  • View template and pesticide application form.
  • View the notes from webinar (pdf files);
  • Hear webinar audio (Please note: Webinar file does not work with MS Vista operating system. Files hosted by Ohio State Univ. - March 2009)
• NRCS and IPM Work Group’s Breakfast meeting at the IPM Symposium in Portland, Oregon
• Minutes from March 26 IPM Symposium Breakfast
• NRCS 595 Standard - July 2008
• Updated 595 draft - March 2009
• April 3, 2009
  • Current/phased out EQIP 595 Pest Management Standard
  • DRAFT of enhanced EQIP 595 Integrated Pest Management Standard
  • IPM Activity Plan criteria; IPM TSP training criteria
  • Organics Activity Plan criteria; Organics TSP training criteria
  • Forestry Activity Plan criteria; Forestry TSP training criteria
  • Grazing Management Activity Plan criteria; Grazing Management TSP training criteria
  • DRAFT of TSP Training Curriculum Outline
• May 1, 2009
• June 5, 2009
• August 7, 2009
  • Maine vegetable IPM macro-enabled tool.
  • Fruit IPM generic tool for North Central region.
  • Conservation Activity Plans (CAPs) National Working Group work plan.
  • Pesticide Risk Mitigation Engine (PRiME) flyer.
• September 4, 2009
  • IPM practices for field crop production
• October 2, 2009
  • Field crop IPM tool for North Central region (draft)
  • Fruit IPM tool for North Central region (draft)
  • New/enhanced EQIP 595 Integrated Pest Management standard
• November 6, 2009
  • PRiME PowerPoint presentation
  • North Central Fruit IPM tool (draft)
  • North Central Field Crop IPM tool (draft)
  • IPM Practices Resource List for IPM tools (draft)
  • Cover Letter for North Central Fruit and Field Crop IPM tools. (draft)
  • State Conservationalist Letter (from IPM Institute) regarding IPM CAPS
  • Guide to Becoming a Certified CAP-Certified TSP.
  • NRCS Steps to Developing an IPM CAPs Program.
  • To-Do-List for Developing an IPM CAPs Program.
• December 4, 2009
  • North Central NRCS & IPM working group priorities (2006)

2008 minutes

• February 1, 2008
  • Model agreement documents
• April 4, 2008
• May 2, 2008
• June 6, 2008
• July 3, 2008
  • 2008 state incentives with state contacts (excel file)
• August 1, 2008
• September 5, 2008
  • EQIP Fund Distribution for IPM by State (PowerPoint presentation)
• November 7, 2008
  • NRCS-IPM agenda group meeting October 20, 2008
  • OSU IPM guidelines
  • IPM Institute Elements and Guidelines compilation
• December 5, 2008
  • IPM Tool presentation (IPM Institute)
  • NRCS 595 Stand July 2008
  • Pesticide Risk Mitigation 596 November 2008
  • Pesticide Mitigation Techniques November 2008
  • Pest Management Policy November 2008

2007 minutes

• October 5, 2007
• November 2, 2007
• December 7, 2007

2006 minutes

• Read minutes from work group's first meeting November 2006.