Download IR-4 Project

2015 New Mexico Chile Conference
IR-4 Project-Assisting with US EPA in Providing
Chemicals for Disease and Pest Management
Cary C.S. Hamilton, Director of Field Operations and
Research, IR-4 Project/NMSU Research Center
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
IR-4 Project
• IR-4 = Interregional Research Project No. 4
• The IR-4 Project has been the major
resource for supplying pest management
tools for specialty crop growers by
developing research data to support new
EPA tolerances and labeled product uses.
• Established in 1963 by USDA
• Minor use crops-Fewer than 3000,000
acres
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
All the moving parts
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
IR-4 Programs
•Food Crop Program
•Residue studies, efficacy &
crop safety
•Crop Grouping
•International
Synchronization of MRL’s
•Ornamental Horticulture
Program
•Biopesticide and Organic
Program
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Registrations
To Support the Establishment of Food Use
Tolerances/Clearances for:
• Section 3 registrations
“Full registration”
• 24(c) registrations
“Special Local Need” (SLN) registration
• Section 18 Time limited tolerances
“Emergency Use Exemption”
Since 2000, over 80% of IR-4 research involved
Reduced Risk Products
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
IR-4 Project Infrastructure
Pesticide Residue work
IR-4 HQ
IR-4 Regional Program Office
State Field Research Centers/Food Use
State Field Research Centers/ Ornamentals and
Non-food Use
ARS Labs
ARS Field Research Centers Food Use
Hawaii =
Puerto Rico =
ARS Field Research Centers Ornamental
ARS Field Research Centers Ornamental and Food Use
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