Public interest organizations engage in IPM work
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, East Troy, WI, conducts on-farm research on pest management for field crops and fresh market crops. MFAI also offers workshops throughout the year to assist farmers in production and marketing to reduce reliance on pesticides.
REAP Food Group creates of a Farm Fresh Atlas to market local, responsibly-grown products direct to consumers and sponsors the Food For Thought celebration in conjunction with a September Dane County Farmers Market on the Capitol Square to inform consumers about food system issues. Contact Miriam Grunes for more information.
Clean Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Parent Teacher Association work together to encourage IPM in schools, parks and other urban environments.
Who sponsors this site?
This site is made possible by Wisconsin agricultural organizations that know reducing high-risk pesticides is both possible and desireable. Reducing pesticides is possible because farmers and researchers are continually searching for better ways to manage pests. Reducing high risk pesticides is desirable because high risk pesticides can have unintended negative affects on our health and environment.
A number of agencies also support the University of Wisconsin's Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems work on pesticide reduction. They are:
- US EPA - Minor and Specialty Crops IPM Special Projects: “Pesticide reduction in WI fruit production,” 2006-2009
- USDA Special Projects pesticide reduction grants, 2002-present
- Center for Agricultural Partnerships, in cooperation with the US Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters: “EQIP for apple growers,” 2005
- American Farmland Trust, in cooperation with the US Environmental Protection Agency – Region V: “Pesticide Risk Reduction in WI Apple/Fruit Production,” 2004-2007
- USDA SARE PDP: “WI Eco-apple production education and outreach,” 2004-2006