University of Wisconsin Extension specialists and UW researchers serve you

Agronomy - Chris Boerboom (field crop production, weed biology research), Weed Science web site, Bryan Jensen (field crop production), Richard Proost (field crop production), Kevin Shelley (small grains in rotation, Southern Wisconsin region); Dan Undersander(management intensive grazing), Jerry Doll (weed management)

Horticulture - Karen Delahaut (all aspects of fresh market vegetables, school IPM), Teryl Roper(weed control in cranberries and apples), Bob Tomesh (fresh market production), AJ Bussan (fresh market vegetable production), Brent McCown (minor crops research)

Entomology -Dan Mahr (insect control in cranberries & apples), Jeff Wyman (insect control in processing vegetables), Eileen Cullen (insect control in field crops), Claudio Gratton (insect control in agroecology)

Plant Pathology - Walt Stevenson (disease control in processing vegetables), Patty McManus (disease control in canberries and apples)

Rural Sociology - Pete Nowak (IPM adoption in production systems), Jack Kloppenburg (food systems), Mike Bell (agroecology)

Soil Science - Kevin McSweeney (agroecology), Fred Madison (Discovery Farms), Bill Bland (climate change and soil quality)

Brian Smith at UW-River Falls (strawberry pest management and breeding)

Nutrient and Pest Management - Kit Schmidt (manager), Jeff Wyman (insect control), Larry Binning (weed control), Pete Nowak (sociology), Chris Boerboom (agronomy), Larry Bundy (soils), Kevin Shelley (south central WI), Karen Talarczyk (southwest WI), Paul Kivlin (northwest WI), Kevin Erb (northeast WI), Deana Sexson (potato project and IPM in processing vegetables), Richard Proost (IPM in field crops)

Integrated Pest Management - Bryan Jensen (state coordinator - field crops IPM)

Pesticide Applicator Training - Roger Flashinski

Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic - Dan Heider

Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems - Michelle Miller (pesticide risk reduction, and ThinkIPM), Don Schuster (integrated crops and cropping systems), John Hendrickson (School for Beginning Market Growers), Dick Cates (School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers), Steve Stevenson (food systems), Brent McCown (minor crops research).



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