Links to
IPM Product and
Service Recognition Programs and Information
CONTENTS
California Clean
Canada National IFP for Apples
CORE Values Northeast
CERTIMEX
Consumers Union Guide to Environmental Labels
Forest
Stewardship Council
Green Shield Certified
Hood River District Integrated Production Program
International Organization for Bio-Control
Institute for Trade and Agriculture Policy
IPM in the Marketplace
IPM Labeling and Land-Grant Institutions
LIVE Program
Massachusetts Partners with Nature
Midwest
Food Alliance
New
England Pest Management Association IPM Registry
New York State Elements of IPM
Northeast
Eco Apples
Ohio Crop Elements: Integrated Pest Management
Program
Protected
Harvest
Rainforest Alliance
Safety Source for Pest Management
Stemilt Responsible Choice
SYSCO's
Sustainable/Integrated Pest Management Program
The Food Alliance
Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers
World Wildlife Fund Canada
New
York State Elements of IPM site contains lists of IPM practices for more
than twenty fruit and
vegetable crops. The lists include a point-based scoring system, useful
for measuring progress towards high-level IPM implementation. For
more information, visit http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/elements/index.html
The Food
Alliance (TFA) is
a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting expanded use of sustainable agriculture practices.
Sustainable
agriculture is a system that emphasizes: protecting and enhancing
natural resources using alternatives to pesticides, and caring for the
health and well being of farm workers and rural communities. Sustainable
agriculture represents a long-term goal to help farming become more
economically viable, environmentally sound and socially responsible.
Visit the Food Alliance website at http://www.thefoodalliance.org
SYSCO,
one of the U.S.' largest food distributor, has developed a
Sustainable/Integrated Pest Management Program that has set a national
standard for IPM adherence. In it's first year, 2005, the program
reduced pesticide use by 300,000 pounds of active ingredients of
pesticides. For more information, visit SYSCO's website at http://www.sysco.com/aboutus/aboutus_pestm.html.
Also, read The Sustainable Food Laboratory's article about SYSCO at http://www.sustainablefood.org/article/articleview/12991/1/484.
CERTIMEX
certifies IPM-produced coffee from
Mexico. Additional criteria include ecosystem diversity and social
justice. Detailed information on certification criteria is provided
by the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation database. For more information, visit
http://www.cec.org/databases/certifications/Cecdata/
main.cfm?CategorieID=6415&Varlan=English&WebSiteID=6
CORE Values Northeast
Program. In 1995, Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet partnered with apple
farmers in the Northeast region to create a supportive market
environment for farm products that are regionally grown using
ecologically-responsible methods. The program requires growers to submit
an annual farm plan detailing methods used on the farm plus an annual
on-site inspection. CORE Values has been discontinued as of December
31, 2004. A new program is being developed for apple growers in the
Northeast, stay tuned for more infomation.
Consumers Union Guide to
Environmental Labels was launched in March
of 2001, this site will provide a one-stop resource for eco-label programs
on food and wood products. The site will contain evaluations of programs
including standards, organization structure, verification procedure,
funding sources, etc. Also provides background: "What
makes a good eco-label?"; glossary of eco-labeling terminology;
search function by label, certifier, product and product category.
For more information, visit http://www.eco-labels.org/
Forest Stewardship Council (US) promotes environmentally
appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the
world's forests. IPM is specified in the organizations'
standards. The site includes access to standards and other documents, as
well as a link to the international FSC site. For more information, visit
http://fscus.org/
Green
Shield Certified is an independent, non-profit certification program that promotes
practitioners of effective, prevention-based pest control while minimizing the use of pesticides.
Green Shield Certification sets IPM practitioners and facilities apart as truly green,
verified by an on-site audit. Certified practitioners focus on correcting the conditions that lead to pest
problems by using non-chemical approaches first and the least amount of least-toxic pesticides only when required to provide acceptable results.
Visit the Green Shield Certified website at http://www.greenshieldcertified.org/
University
of Massachusetts IPM Guidelines
1999 Guidelines for a
variety of fruit, vegetable and
ornamental crops, including a point
system for self-evaluation. The UMass IPM label program, Partners with Nature, was one of the first programs of its kind and continues to
serve as a model for IPM/sustainable marketing programs. For more
information, visit http://www.umass.edu/umext/programs/agro/ipm/
ipm_guidelines/
IPM and
the Marketplace serves as a general discussion and broad overview of
activities designed to create IPM awareness among consumers. Includes
international as well as US projects. For more information, visit http://www.pmac.net/ipm_mark.htm
IPM
Labeling: A Discussion of Benefits and Challenges to Land Grant
Involvement in IPM Labeling and Related Initiatives. A report on the
national meeting on IPM Labeling held in Indianapolis on April 23-24,
1997. For more information, visit
Institute for Trade and
Agriculture Policy (IATP) The Environment and Agriculture
Program home
page contains links to IATP's Resource Center with information on consumer
labeling to support social, environmental and regional sustainability
goals. Also contains links to IATP's marketing sustainable agriculture
project, including reports and contacts from IATP's November 1998 tour
of sustainable marketing projects in Europe. For more information,
visit http://www.iatp.org/enviroag/
Food Alliance
Midwest is a partnership between
the Food Alliance, the Land Stewardship Project and
Cooperative Development Services, launched in 2000 to certify producers
meeting high standards for soil and water conservation, pest management
and fair treatment of farmworkers. The partnership has
certified eight producers in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and is now marketing
in two supermarket chains in Minnesota. Web site includes a list of
participating farmers and retailers, guiding principles and links to the
partner Web sites. Visit the Midwest Food Alliance website at http://www.foodalliance.org/producers/fa_midwest/midwest.html
New England Pest Management Association
(NEPMA). IPM registry for pest management professionals
available. NEPMA has created a new program to recognize pest management professionals
who use IPM. The program requires registered practitioners to pass a written test covering IPM practices
and pest biology. Advanced IPM training sessions are available to
improve skills and prepare for the exam. Registered IPM businesses submit selected account records for
expert committee review of selected account records to verify IPM use. Applications now being accepted.
FMI: Craig Hollingsworth, NEPMA IPM Registry Coordinator, Department of Entomology, Agric. Eng. Bldg.,
UMass, Amherst MA 01003. Tel: 413 545-1055; Fax 413 545-5858 email.
Ohio
Crop Elements: Integrated Pest Management Program website,
provided through the Ohio State University Extension, provides IPM
certification guidelines for eleven vegetable crops, five tree fruit crops and four
field crops including alfalfa, field corn, soybeans and wheat. Each
IPM definition contains information about educational IPM conditions, soil
and nutrient management and cultural practices, pesticides and pest
records, disease management, arthropod management and weed management
based on a comprehensive point system. Available on the web at http://ipm.osu.edu/element/index.htm.
For questions or for more information, contact the Ohio IPM Program,
Extension Entomology, 1991 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210, Phone:
614-292-8358, Fax: 614-292-9783, e-mail.
Rutgers
University Agricultural Marketing Publications are downloadable
publications including "Consumer
Response to Integrated Pest Management and Organic Agriculture: An
Econometric Analysis" 1997, by R. Govindasamy and J. Italia, and "Consumer
Response and Perceptions of Integrated Pest Management Produce"
1998, by R. Govindasamy, J. Italia and J. Rabin. For more information,
visit http://aesop.rutgers.edu/
~agecon/agmkt.htm
Guidelines
for IPM Certification of New Jersey Produce Following the NY and
Massachusetts models, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
in cooperation with producers and retailers in the state have developed
certification guidelines for beets, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower,
cucurbits (cucumbers, melons and summer squash), fresh market sweet
corn, fresh market tomatoes, peas, peppers, pumpkins and winter squash,
and snap beans. For more information, visit http://www.pestmanagement.rutgers.edu/IPM/
Vegetable/ guidelines.htm
Hood
River District Integrated Fruit Production Program
The goals of this program are "to
implement a continually developing program of Integrated Fruit
Production, including growing, packing and marketing pome fruit from the
mid-Columbia region. To emphasize maintaining the economic health of the
industry while practicing ecologically sound production
methods." The program, operated by the Hood River
Grower-Shipper Association, emphasizes industry education and
cooperation with similar programs from other regions or entities. For
guidelines for apple, pear and cherry, including preference ratings for
fruit production chemicals, see http://oregonstate.edu/dept/hort/orchardnet
/2000/hifp.htm
Mauna Kea Banana
Company's commitment to sustainable agriculture includes IPM. The company was audited by the
University of Hawaii's IPM Program and received the highest possible rating.
The IPM Evaluation Protocol is available at http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/IPM/Certification/banana/bansheet.pdf
For more information about the company, including it's Rainforest Alliance Eco-OK approval, visit
http://www.newfarm.org/archive/1000_stories/sare_stories/ha.shtml
Protected
Harvest is the
collaboration between the University of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin
Potato and Vegetable Growers Association and World Wildlife Fund has
resulted in the creation of a new eco-label, Protected Harvest.
Raising consumer demand for biologically based IPM-produced products has
been a goal of the
collaboration from its inception. Collaboration
measurement methods provide a solid foundation in the development of an
eco-label for biointensive IPM grown potatoes. More information available
at http://www.protectedharvest.org
and http://ipcm.wisc.edu/bioipm/default.htm
The
Rainforest Alliance and the Conservation
Agriculture Network certify coffee, citrus and banana production for
ecosystem, wildlife, soil and water conservation, fair treatment of farm
workers, community relations, environmental planning, waste management and
minimal agrochemical use including IPM. Guidelines are available
on-line in English and Spanish. Nearly 100,000 acres of banana production have been certified to date. Read
"Chiquita
top banana with product certification" from Environmental News
Network. More, including guidelines, at http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/certification/index.html
World
Wildlife Canada's "Field to Table" Project
has drawn on experience from Ontario, the U.S., and Europe to to developed a set of ecological guidelines for apple
and potato production based on IPM. Each participating farmer accumulates points for ecological and pesticide reduction
practices. The point system allows the farmer flexibility in
management but sets a threshold below which produce no longer qualifies as being "ecologically grown." An independent inspector verifies the results before the
produce an be accepted for the program. View a press release at http://www.wwf.ca
(go to News Room for 11/30/200).
The
Low Input Viticulture and Enology Program (LIVE,
Inc.) provides vineyards and wineries with official recognition for
sustainable agricultural practices, modeled after international standards
for Integrated Production. LIVE-certified growers must comply with a
list of prohibited/required vineyard practices plus earn a minimum score
using a point based system of management practices. For more
information, including program requirements, see http://www.liveinc.org/
International
Organisation for Biological and
Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and
Plants:
West Palaearctic Regional Section (IOBC/WPRS)
Commission on Integrated Production Guidelines develops and publishes
detailed requirements for IPM (IP) production in Europe. On-line
guidelines include stone fruits, pome fruits, arable crops, grapes and
soft fruits. Information on the Commission's history,
accomplishments, participants and other publications are also available
on-line. For more information, go to http://www.iobc.ch/ip_principles.html
Safety
Source for Pest Management is operated by Beyond
Pesticides, a non-profit education and advocacy organization.
Includes a directory of companies providing pest management services for
homes, commercial buildings, parks, golf courses and other locations.
Companies are eligible for listing if they have responded to a survey
developed by Beyond Pesticides and indicated that they use one or more
practices categorized by Beyond Pesticides as non-toxic or
least-toxic. The directory also provides advice on steps to take to
ensure the quality of service provided to you and links to information on
specific pesticides pest management service providers may propose to use
on your property. For more information, visit http://www.beyondpesticides.org/infoservices/pcos/index.htm
Responsible
Choice is a Stemilt program
modeled after
Integrated Production standards developed in Europe, including a point
system for rating pesticide selection based on applicator safety and
environmental criteria. The program is designed to motivate and
educate tree fruit producers, and addresses pest management, irrigation,
fertilization and post-harvest practices and chemical use. Very
limited information on the program is available at www.stemilt.com/2006/about.php?t=rc.
California
Clean Growers was formed in 1988 to promote
environmentally
responsible production and family farms and focusing on grower education
and research. A marketing component was added in 1997. The
organization does not specifically refer to IPM in its materials, but IPM
principles including monitoring, intervention only when necessary, use of
least-risk control options and actions based on biological and ecological
knowledge pervade their philosophy and guidelines.
Integrated
Fruit Production in Canada. The Canadian
Horticultural Council (CHC) initiated a national effort to develop
guidelines for Integrated Fruit Production in 2002. These Guidelines and a
fact sheet are now available for download from the CHC Apple & Fruit
Committee web page. http://www.hortcouncil.ca/AppleFruit.HTM
The Northeast
Eco Apple Project, funded by EPA, Region 1 Strategic
Agriculture Initiative and an anonymous foundation, qualifies participating growers using a set
of mandatory standards for ecological production in the Northeast.
Grower adherence to these practices is verified by an on-site, independent
third-party inspection prior to harvest. The standards were drafted
by the IPM Institute with input
from a working group including area growers and consultants, and
scientists from UMass and Cornell. Eco Apples are distributed by Red
Tomato, a non-profit based in Canton MA and working to preserve
ecological agriculture in the Northeastern US. First harvest in
2005. Download the standards and protocol in PDF format here
or see the Quick
Guide version.
