Funders USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant Program Unilever General Mills US EPA Region V Project Team Chuck and Karen Benbrook, BCS-Ecologic Paul Jepson, Michael Guzy, Kellie Vache, Oregon State University Susan Kegley, Erin Conlisk, Pesticide Research Institute Pierre Mineau, Environment Canada Thomas Green, Wade Pronschinske, Amrita Batra, IPM Institute of North America Marty Williams, Mark Cheplik, Waterborne Environmental Scott Martin, University of Illinois Jonathan Kaplan, Natural Resources Defense Council NRCS Advisor: Joe Bagdon IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

2 2 Specifications Online and user friendly. Online and user friendly. Comprehensive set of indices using best available science. Comprehensive set of indices using best available science. Based on real-life empirical data where possible. Based on real-life empirical data where possible. e.g., probability of kill or of an unacceptable level of impact; proportion of the overall breeding season when reproduction is impaired, etc. e.g., probability of kill or of an unacceptable level of impact; proportion of the overall breeding season when reproduction is impaired, etc. Site-specific, field-level impacts with aggregation potential. Site-specific, field-level impacts with aggregation potential. Use Pattern Adjustment Factors (UPAFs) account for agricultural variability and mitigation. Use Pattern Adjustment Factors (UPAFs) account for agricultural variability and mitigation. Sustainable financial plan to ensure continued functionality and up-to-date databases. Sustainable financial plan to ensure continued functionality and up-to-date databases. IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

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4 Landscape Features Users create individual “sites” for each orchard. Users save data for individual blocks in the selected orchard. IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

5 Field Mapping Users map their block using Google Earth. PRiME then automatically retrieves site-specific soils data from NRCS. In addition to mapping cropping areas, users map sensitive areas, mitigation zones and/or areas at high risk for runoff. IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

Pesticide Application Users use multiple search options to select a formulated product, for e.g., Lorsban 50W. Users enter pertinent use pattern information for selected product. IPM Institute of North America, Inc. 6

7 Pesticide Management Scenarios Users create and select a pesticide management scenario for evaluation. Users enter amount of product applied, acres treated and restricted entry interval for selected product, Lorsban 50W. Users calculate risk for selected product. IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

8 Risk Summary for Lorsban 50W (Green= Low risk Yellow= Moderate risk Red= High risk) IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

9 Users can select the product, Lorsban 50W and change the application rate to compare the risk of Lorsban 50W at different application rates. Risk Summary for Lorsban 50W applied at 4 lbs. per acre and 2 lbs. per acre. IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

10 Risk summary for Dithane DF, Kocide 2000 and Lorsban 75WG. *: Insufficient data for risk calculation. *FEH: Presumed low exposure and low hazard (Green= Low risk Yellow= Moderate risk Red= High risk) IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

Summary Output and Mitigation 11 PRiME will provide users with a risk summary of the number of indices in the low, moderate and high risk categories for each product. Users may also be alerted to indices demonstrating moderate and high risk ratings and pathways of exposure for each product. IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

When risk is moderate to high, PRiME will suggest mitigation measures including IPM practices and links to technical resources. PRiME can then recalculate risk comparing the effects of hypothetical mitigation. IPM Institute of North America, Inc. 12

Program Evaluation 13 PRiME will display a summary showing the total number of applications falling into each risk category in a given year, allowing program managers to report progress or compare program participants. IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

14 Questions ? IPM Institute of North America, Inc.