RAMP funds projects involve the development and implementation of sustainable IPM strategies and systems for multi-crop production systems, large-scale agroecosystems, or documented pesticide impact on human or environmental health. Productivity and profitability are emphasized while addressing critical environmental quality and human health issues.
Researchers interested in long-term, region-wide research projects for a longer period of time usually apply for a Risk Avoidance and Mitigation grant, or RAMP grant. RAMP funds 3-4 year projects that emphasize system approaches for multi-crop systems for several states or a region. Projects must be multi-state or regional in scale, and like the Crops At Risk program, proposals need to show stakeholder priorities as published in a Pest Management Strategic Plan and the goals identified in the National Roadmap for Integrated Pest Management.
The following projects in the southern region have been funded under the RAMP program:
| A Reduced-Risk System For Managing Thrips And Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus In Tomato And Pepper In The Southeastern USA |
2008 |
Riley, D. G. |
University Of Georgia
Athens, Georgia |
| Integrated Post-Harvest Rice Management And Information Delivery: Optimizing Insect Control And Grain Quality |
2007 |
Wilson, L. T. |
Texas A&M Univ
College Station, TX |
| Development Of Cost-Competitive Programs Using Reduced-Risk Tactics To Manage Arthropod Pests In Eastern Apple And Peach Production Regions |
2006 |
Walgenbach, J. F. |
North Carolina State Univ
Raleigh, NC |
| Reduced-Risk IPM Strategies For Sustainable Livestock Production |
2005 |
Schal, C. |
North Carolina State Univ
Raleigh, NC |
| Phytophthora Disease Mitigation Through Pump And Inlet Placement In Recycling Irrigation Systems |
2005 |
Hong, C. |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg, VA |
| Advancing IPM And Reducing Pesticide Risks In Eastern Peaches |
2004 |
Scherm, H. |
University Of Georgia
Athens, Georgia |
| Site-Specific Weed Management To Reduce Herbicide Usage And Enhance Understanding Of Weed Ecology In A Corn/Cotton/Peanut System |
2004 |
Wilkerson, G. |
North Carolina State Univ
Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Development Of Grower Decision-Making Tools To Reduce Risk And Enhance Sustainability Of Southern Sweetpotato Pest Management Systems |
2003 |
Kennedy, G. G. |
North Carolina State Univ
Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Reduced-Risk Tactics For Thrips And Tospoviruses On Solanaceous Crops |
2000 |
Funderburk, J. E. |
University Of Florida
Gainesville, Florida |
The following list reflects funding that southern region states have received from the RAMP program from 2000-2008:
| State |
Grant Totals |
| Florida |
$247,866 |
| Georgia |
$2,784,722 |
| North Carolina |
$5,148,208 |
| Texas |
$612,199 |
| Virginia |
$611,309 |
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Filed under: Budget Tagged: | Food Quality Protection Act, integrated pest management, Integrated Programs, RAMP program, Section 406
