2008/03/01 by Regina M. Hirsch, R. M. Hirsch, Michelle Miller +1
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control #Plant and animal studies #Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
paper · doi:10.2489/jswc.63.2.40a
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Wisconsin apple and cherry growers and the University of Wisconsin worked with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to address orchard pest management resource concerns through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). As a result, Wisconsin's EQIP Pest Management Standard was changed to provide orchardists with extended technical assistance and allow for progressive adoption of a spectrum of integrated pest management (IPM) techniques, from relatively basic to advanced. A significant flat-rate incentive payment encouraged growers to address multiple resource concerns through IPM. In just three years, the NRCS processed contracts that provided 31 growers with the resources necessary to implement IPM on 19% of Wisconsin's orchard acres.