Farmers who are the primary beneficiaries will pay an increasing propor- 

 tion of the total cost through fees paid to private firms and service 

 cooperatives. Where computer modeling is practical, information 

 obtained from field scouting, along with the weather and crop develop- 

 ment data, will be programed into university computers from which 

 rapid feedback of recommendations can be made to county agents 

 and others for transmittal to farmers. 



Each state will have an interdisciplinary IPM Steering Committee 

 and statewide coordinator who will be responsible for developing a 

 state plan to progressively move from the demonstration phase into 

 a statewide program. As the program moves into a new area, farmers 

 will be organized to implement IPM. Initially, Extension will provide 

 intensive training and assistance to farmers that will establish a demand 

 that will be conducive to the subsequent operation of a farmers' cooper- 

 ative or private consultants who offer IPM advisory services to farmers. 

 After about 3 years, the intensive educational phase will be redirected 

 into other areas of the state, but a county or area IPM agent will be 

 needed in the original area(s) to provide continuing educational and 

 technical assistance, which will assure steady improvement in the •■ 

 program. 



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In this manner the principles of IPM will be demonstrated to farmers, ■ 

 and a permanent system will be established to give farmers improved 

 decisionmaking capability. Program development will coincide with 

 the availability of trained personnel, and the basis for rapid transfer 

 of new research technology will be firmly established. 



Resources For the Future 



A successful IPM educational program can be planned and developed 

 with adequate financing over a 10-year period. In 1978, $4.4 million 

 of federal funds are provided the State Cooperative Extension Services 

 to initiate pilot programs in all states. The following resource plan 

 is based on an annual increase of about $2 million through 1986. By 

 1986 the educational program could be well established with a federal 

 support base of about $20.4 mi I lion. J/ 



By 1980, the program could encompass 38 million acres of most major • 

 crops (table I). The percent of planted acres under IPM would vary 

 from a low of I percent for wheat and rice to a high of about 75 per- . 



\_l These estimates of resources are based on analysis of current 

 state programs and do not represent the position of the agency 

 or the Department. 



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