Adapting to Endangered Species Act Pesticide Label Changes and Mitigations

Organizer(s)

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  Christopher McCullough (he/him/his)

  Pesticide Usage and Stewardship Scientist
  Washington State Department of Agriculture
  Wenatchee, Washington
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  Dowen Jocson (she/her/hers)

  Pesticide Safety Educator
  Entomology
  Washington State University
  Moscow, Idaho

Presenters will provide an overview of endangered species pesticide label changes and how state lead agencies, extension educators, and industry are working to help growers adapt to these changes. There will be panel forums to for further discussion on the impacts and activities.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:13 AM MST

  FIFRA and the Endangered Species Act (ESA): ESA meet the other ESA
  

  Presenting Author: Annie Krueger – Compliance Services International
• 8:13 AM – 8:26 AM MST

  EPA insecticide strategy updates
  

  Presenting Author: Kelly Tindall – Environmental Protection Agency
• 8:39 AM – 8:52 AM MST

  Preparing for the challenges with outreach, compliance, and enforcement of ESA labels
  

  Presenting Author: Neal Kittelson – Minnesota Department of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Theresa Cira (she/her/hers) – Minnesota Department of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Jamison Scholer – Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• 8:52 AM – 9:04 AM MST

  Pesticide Stewardship Program, filling a void of uncertainty
  

  Presenting Author: Christopher T. McCullough (he/him/his) – Washington State Department of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Margaret Drennan – Washington State Department of Agriculture
• 9:04 AM – 9:16 AM MST

  Registrant perspectives on ESA: Finding solutions for a complex issue
  

  Presenting Author: Frank Wong – Bayer Crop Science
• 9:16 AM – 9:21 AM MST

  Break
• 9:21 AM – 10:01 AM MST

  Panel discussion
• 10:01 AM – 10:14 AM MST

  USDA input and perspectives on ESA mitigation: Where we've been and where it's headed
  

  Presenting Author: Elyssa Arnold – USDA

  Co-author: Clayton Meyers – USDA

  Co-author: Kimberly Nesci (she/her/hers) – USDA
• 10:14 AM – 10:27 AM MST

  Challenges and complications implementing ESA mitigations in the mid-South: An independent crop consultant's perspective
  

  Presenting Author: Hank Jones – RHJ Ag Services
• 10:27 AM – 10:40 AM MST

  Implementation of ESA mitigations: Developing localized solutions for diverse cropping systems in the Pacific Northwest
  

  Presenting Author: Danielle Lightle – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Annie Krueger – Compliance Services International

  Co-Author: Kathryn Rifenburg – Oregon Department of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Gary Bahr – Washington State Department of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Ryan DeWitt – National Marine Fisheries Service
• 10:40 AM – 10:53 AM MST

  Local challenges and knowledge of pesticides and endangered species regulations from the Maryland Pesticide Safety Education Program
  

  Presenting Author: Michael Zhao (he/him/his) – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Niranjana Krishnan – University of Maryland
• 10:53 AM – 11:06 AM MST

  Endangered Species Act and urban pest management: How mandates and label changes will affect the pest control industry
  

  Presenting Author: Sonja Thomas (she/her/hers) – Alabama Cooperative Extension System/Auburn University
• 11:06 AM – 11:19 AM MST

  Endangered Species Act in extension and outreach
  

  Presenting Author: Dowen Jocson (she/her/hers) – Washington State University

  Co-Author: Wendy Sue Wheeler – Washington State University
• 11:19 AM – 12:00 PM MST

  Panel discussion