Issues and Needs for the next 3-5 years
7-23-09
Extension IPM Unbiased Research-Based Information
- Economic Competitiveness
- Water
- Availability
- Drought Tolerance (Transgenic)
- Cotton
- Peanuts
- Alternative Crops (Which Crops Can Be Profitable with Less Water)
- Safflower
- Sesame
- Sunflower
- Black-eyed Peas
- Canola
- Watermelon
- Potatoes
- Grapes
- Production Cost
- High Cost of Transgenic Seed
- Herbicide Resistant Weeds
- Mare’s Tale
- Musk Thistle
- Volunteer Herbicide Resistant Crops
- Pests
- Invasive Pests
- Black Nightshade
- Sclerotinia (Peanuts)
- Pod Rot (Peanuts)
- Verticillium (Cotton)
- Root Knot Nematode (Cotton)
- Thrips (Cotton)
- Lygus (Cotton)
- Cotton Fleahopper (Cotton)
- Crop Shifts – Effects on Pests
- Fungicide Resistance
- Insecticide Resistance
- Fertilizer Issues
- Expense
- Rotation and Deep Soil Nitrogen
- Nitrogen Fixation (Value)
- Tillage Systems – Minimum and No Till
- Regulations
- Prescription Chemical and Fertilizer
- Clean Water Act
- Carbon Cap and Trade
- Food Safety
- Regulatory Issues
- Best Management Practices
- Traceability
- Farmers Trusted by Society
- Importance of Producing Food/Fiber in the US
- Environmental Issues
- Water Availability
- Drought Tolerance
- Alternative Crops (lower water use)
- Clean Water Act
- No Till Systmems
- Regulatory Issues
- Fertilizer and Chemical Use
- Nitrogen Fixation
- Deep Soil Nitrogen
- Agriculture and IPM, “Green” Industry/Methods
- Wind Turbines
- Education
- Public Awareness of Agriculture and IPM Environmental Stewardship (Green)
- Society Awareness About Food/Fiber – National Security Issue
- Public Awareness of the Importance of Farm Bill to Reasonably Priced Food/Fiber
- AgriLife Emphasis on Educational Collaborations
- Farmers Trusted
- As Stewards of the Environment
- As Providers of Safe, High Quality Food/Fiber Products
- Public School Education/Curriculum Development
- Importance of Agriculture
- Agriculture as a “Green” Industry – IPM as a “Green” Component of Agriculture