1. Implementing NRCS Pest Management
Posting “No Spray Zone” signs in all environmentally sensitive areas!

2. Targeting Pest Management
High Priority Areas
Environmental Monitoring
USGS, State Agencies, Agrichemical Companies
Modeling
NAPRA
Regulatory Requirements
TMDL
SMP
SDWA

3. Targeting Pest Management
The scope of NRCS pest management activities will vary widely across the country
Variance based on:
natural resource needs
agency resources available
state or local regulations

4. Targeting Pest Management
Environmental Monitoring
Modeling Results
Vulnerable/Sensitive Resources
Special Use Resources
Rarity of Resource
District Priorities
State Technical Committee Priorities
State Government Programs

5. Targeting Pest Management
Cost Share or Incentive Programs
Availability of Technical Assistance
Areas of Low IPM Adoption
Pest Outbreaks
Expanding Commodities
Commodity Group Support
Crop Protection Industry Support

6. Partnerships
We cannot succeed alone. We need to develop and maintain very close ties to:
Extension
Crop Consultants
State Agricultural Agencies
Commodity Groups
Agrichemical Dealers
Anyone else who influences recommendations

7. Partnerships “They” focus on Efficacy and Economics.
“We” focus on Environmental risks and appropriate mitigation strategies.
But all three of these must be integrated into final pest management decisions.
Together, we must deliver an integrated message and provide appropriate incentives for implementing reduced risk alternatives.

8. Pest Management Certification (NRCS)
Anyone can develop the pest management component of a conservation plan.
Certification is only required to approve the pest management component of a conservation plan.
NRCS certification is for Conservation Planners not Pest Advisors, although there may be some overlapping requirements.