College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences 2015 New Mexico Chile Conference IR-4 Project-Assisting with US EPA in Providing Chemicals for Disease and Pest Management Cary C.S. Hamilton, Director of Field Operations and Research, IR-4 Project/NMSU Research Center

IR-4 Project IR-4 = Interregional Research Project No. 4 The IR-4 Project has been the major resource for supplying pest management tools for specialty crop growers by developing research data to support new EPA tolerances and labeled product uses. Established in 1963 by USDA Minor use crops-Fewer than 3000,000 acres College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

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Food Crop Program Residue studies, efficacy & crop safety Crop Grouping International Synchronization of MRL’s Ornamental Horticulture Program Biopesticide and Organic Program IR-4 Programs College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

To Support the Establishment of Food Use Tolerances/Clearances for: Section 3 registrations “Full registration” 24(c) registrations “Special Local Need” (SLN) registration Section 18 Time limited tolerances “Emergency Use Exemption” Since 2000, over 80% of IR-4 research involved Reduced Risk Products Registrations College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

IR-4 HQ IR-4 Regional Program Office State Field Research Centers/Food Use Puerto Rico = Hawaii= ARS Labs ARS Field Research Centers Food Use State Field Research Centers/ Ornamentals and Non-food Use ARS Field Research Centers Ornamental and Food Use ARS Field Research Centers Ornamental IR-4 Project Infrastructure Pesticide Residue work College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

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