Agenda

89TH ANNUAL CENTRAL PLANT BOARD MEETING

April 28 – May 2, 2013

Four Points by Sheraton

530 Richards Drive

Manhattan, Kansas 66502

Sunday April 28, 2013

3:00-6:00 PMRegistration

6:00-9:00 PMReception

Monday April 29, 2013

7:00 AMRegistration

7:00AMContinental Breakfast

OPENING SESSION

Moderator – Jeff Vogel

TimeTopicPresenter

8:30 AMCall to Order Phil Marshall, CPB President, Indiana

8:35 AMRoll CallCollin Wamsley, CPB Secretary/Treasurer,

Missouri

8:40 AMIntroduction of AttendeesPhil Marshall, CPB President, Indiana

8:50 AM Welcome to KansasJim Riemann, Assistant Secretary,

Kansas Dept. of Agriculture

GENERAL REPORTS

Moderator – Jeff Vogel

9:00 AMCentral Plant Board ReportPhil Marshall, CPB President, Indiana

9:10 AMNational Plant Board ReportMike Cooper, NPB President, Idaho

9:30 AMUSDA APHIS PPQ ReportDave McNeal, Associate Executive

Director for Field Operations, USDA

10:00 AMMORNING BREAK

GENERAL REPORTS –continued

Moderator – Jeff Vogel

TimeTopicPresenter

10:20 AMUSDA FOREST SERVICE – Mark Buccowich, Assistant Director,

Forest Health & Economics

USDA Forest Service, S&PF

10:40 AMUSFS Rocky Mountain Research TBD

Station

11:00 AMCustoms & Border Protection ReportKevin Harriger, ExecutiveDirector

U.S.Customs & Border Protection

Agriculture Program & Trade Liaison

11:20 AMReorganization of IPCC within NASDATBD

11:40 AMUpdates on recent Interstate Geir Friisoe, Minnesota

Pest Control Compact ProjectsTBD, Colorado

  • Gypsy moth eradication in

Minnesota

  • Star Thistle eradication project

in Colorado

12:00 PMLUNCH (Provided)

FOREST PEST ISSUES

Moderator – Brian Kuhn

Thousand Cankers Disease of Walnut

1:15 PMTrap & Survey ResearchTBD

1:35 PMPhytosanitary Treatments ResearchScott W. Myers, PhD, Center for Plant Health

Science & Technology, USDA

1:55 PMState Regulations: What works, whatSpeakers panel:

needs changes enforcement effortsDan Kenny, Ohio Dept of Agriculture

Phil Marshall, Indiana Dept of Agriculture

Jeff Vogel, Kansas Dept of Agriculture

Collin Wamsley, Missouri Dept of Agriculture

2:30 PMEmerald Ash Borer Craig Kellogg, State Plant Health Director,

  • Bio-control updatesMichigan, USDA
  • Survey design

3:00 PMAFTERNOON BREAK

3:20 PMMountain Pine Beetle TBD

GENERAL ISSUES

Moderator – Brian Kuhn

4:00 PMFuture of Food Safety: The role of plantDr. James Stack,

Pests in meeting the food needs of aProfessor of Plant Pathology, Kansas State

Growing world populationsUniversity, Director, Great Plains Diagnostic

Network

5:00 PMADJOURN

5:30 PMOFFICIAL PHOTO – Central Plant BoardMembers

Tuesday April 30, 2013

7:00AMContinental Breakfast

7:30 AMRegistration

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

(with breakfast)

7:00 AMCentral Plant Board Members and Staff

7:00 AMUSDA APHIS PPQ Staff

GENERAL REPORTS

Moderator – Dan Kenny

9:00 AMState Reports (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI) (5 min. each)

9:25 AMCentral Chapter Horticultural Bob Buhler, Kansas Dept of Agriculture

Inspection Society

9:35AMNational Honey Bee Survey UpdateRob Meinders, State Plant Health

Director, Iowa, USDA

10:00 AMMORNING BREAK

SURVEY ISSUES

Moderator – Dan Kenny

10:15 AM Potato 101 - Potato Pest Issues & TBD

Trade Implications

10:55 AMPotato MOUTerry Bourgoin, State Plant Health Director,

  • What does implementationMaine, USDA (by phone)

mean for states?

  • What is the future of the program

within USDA?

11:15 AMPCN National ProgramDave Hirsch, State Plant Health Director,

North Dakota, USDA

11:35AMState CAPS Pilot Projects using IPHISErin Stiers, USDA Pest Survey Specialist

Mike Cooper, Idaho Dept of Agriculture

12:00 PMLUNCH (provided)

SURVEY ISSUES - continued

Moderator – Robin Rosenbaum

1:15 PMBlack Stem RustTBD

Breeding for resistance to new strains

1:45 PMBlack Stem Rust/Barberry Nat’l ProgramBruce Helbig, State Plant Health Director,

South Dakota, USDA

2:05 PMBarberry Cultivars & ExportsTBD

NURSERY ISSUES

Moderator – Robin Rosenbaum

2:25 PMDowny Mildew of ImpatiensTBD

2:45 PMNational Clean Plant Network Erich Rudyj, Coordinator, NCPN,

(NCPN) UpdateUSDA Plant Health Programs (by phone)

3:00 PMAFTERNOON BREAK

3:20 PMSystems Approach to Nursery Ken Rauscher, NPB Program Associate

Certification (SANC)

4:00 PMViruses on Imported Perennials –TBD

A Farm Bill ProjectUpdate

4:20 PMViruses and Plant RegulationsSpeaker Panel:

Dan Kenny, Ohio Dept of Agriculture

Collin Wamsley, Missouri Dept of Agriculture

Mike Bryan, Michigan Dept of Agriculture

5:00 PMADJOURN

5:15 PMPaperlessReporting and Electronic Devices– States are encouraged to share information on electronic devices used to record inspections and conduct surveys. Bring examples of the devices, copies of databases, etc to share.

6:00 PMDinner on your own

Wednesday May 1, 2013

7:00 AMContinental Breakfast

7:30 AMRegistration

8:00 – 11:30 State Survey Coordinator Breakout Meeting – See Separate Agenda

EXPORT/IMPORT ISSUES

Moderator – Judy Carlson

8:00 AMKhapra Beetle Joann Cruse, State Plant Health DirectorReasons for increased interceptions Wisconsin, USDA

  • USDA plan for addressingTBD,Customs & Border Protection

Interceptions

  • Quarantine requirements
  • Plans for increased inspections

trapping?

8:20AMInternational Cargo Facilities – Who is responsible?

  • Inspections of cargoSpeaker panel:
  • Trapping/surveyJeff Hash, USDA SITC
  • Sharing location & interception TBD, Customs & Border Protection

data Steve Knight, State Plant Health Director,

  • Pathway analysisIllinois, USDA

SPRO TBD

8:50 AMCanada Greenhouse Program UpdateTBD

FEDERAL NOXIOUS WEED ISSUES

Moderator – Judy Carlson

9:10 AMFederal Noxious Weed ProgramMike Brown, State Plant Health Director,

  • How are changes to enforcementMissouri, USDA

practices being communicated Wendy Beltz, Director, Smuggling Interdiction

to the permit and reflected in and Trade Compliance, USDA

permit issuance?

  • Who follows up FNW on violations?
  • Anticipated changes to FNW rule/regs?

9:40 AMNPB FB Weed Assessment Project TBD

10:00AMMORNING BREAK

10:20 AMNPDES UpdateTBD

10:40 AMNPB Committees ReportsCPB representative to Committee

  • Export Certification Work Group Mike Bryan, Michigan Dept of Ag

& Rural Development

  • JB Harmonization PlanJulie Van Meter, Nebraska
  • National Seed Health System Robin Pruisner, Iowa

(NSHS) Program Review

11:00 AMState Reports (MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI)

11:35 AMLUNCH

12:45 AMLoad Bus

12:00 PMSite visit – Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Strong City, Kansas

6:00 PMBanquet – Hays House, Council Grove, Kansas

9:00 PMReturn to theFour Points by Sheraton

Thursday May 2, 2013

7:00 AMContinental Breakfast

BUSINESS MEETING

8:00 AMCentral Plant Board Business Meeting

8:00 AMState Plant Health Director Meeting

12:00 PMADJOURN

Agenda

STATE SURVEY COORDINATOR

BREAK OUT SESSION*

May 1, 2013

8:00 – 11:00 AM

*This is a closed session for State Survey Coordinators

  • IPHIS training – spreadsheet uploads, templates, tips, tricks, info on pilot project

(Erin Stiers, PSS-CO, OK, KS)

  • Surveys
  • 2012 surveys results
  • Plans for 2013 surveys
  • 2014 ideas
  • Issues/problems
  • Farm bill
  • Past denials & successes
  • Ideas for future surveys & collaborative efforts
  • Funding issues
  • Planning for possible funding cuts
  • Impact to state survey program/SSC position
  • Infrastructure
  • Job performance reporting – Suggestions on reporting how time is utilized for infrastructure funding
  • Outreach – How to measuring performance & effectiveness
  • Update from Region
  • Technology (show & tell)
  • Software – demo it if you can
  • Social media –who’s using and what are you doing
  • Equipment – Bring it if you got it, show how it’s used

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