national clean plant network (ncpn) ncpn - fruit tree annual business meeting

United States Department of AgricultureAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Plant Protection and Quarantine

National Clean Plant Network (NCPN)

NCPN - Fruit Tree

Annual Business Meeting

Prosser, WA >>> Feb. 25, 2011

February 2011

Erich S. Rudyj

Horticulturist and Program CoordinatorNational Clean Plant Network (NCPN)



NCPN General Program Overview and Update

February 2011



Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Sec. 10202 National Clean Plant Network – Program Background

FARM BILL 2008

February 2011

• Establishment - USDA shall establish ‘Nat’l Clean Plant Network’ for pathogen diagnosis and elimination

• Products - Clean plant material made available to States for certification programs; and to private nurseries/producers

• Consultation - Consult w/State Depts. of Agric. and Universities; governance

• Cooperation - Use existing Federal/State clean plant centers

• Funding - $5m/yr. x 4 years ($20m total) till expended



What is the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) Mission

NCPN Mission

The NCPN provides high quality asexually propagated plant material free of targeted plant pathogens and pests that cause economic loss to protect the environment and ensure the global competitiveness of specialty crop producers.

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Key NCPN Principle

NCPN identifies and supportsa small but appropriate number

of stakeholder selected,nationally focused clean plant centers

that serve as centralized, cost effective ‘HUBS’to diagnose and ‘clean’ material and

provide starter materialto industry and the States

IMPORTANT

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NCPN Program History 2005-2011

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NCPN – A Brief History > 2005-2011

• 5 Existing U.S. Clean Plant Programs met at UC-Davis in 2005 to Discuss Early NCPN goals

– Establish Regional Clean Plant Centers– Initially focus on fruit crops– Secure Sustainable Funding

• NCPN Steering Committee formed in 2006

– Identify and draft initial NCPN goals/objectives

– Report on history of existing clean plant programs

– Propose national workshop with a broader audience

• NCPN Workshop – May 2007– Discuss/refine goals and objectives– Draft Mission and Vision Statements– Draft a Strategic Plan

• NCPN Implementation 2008– NCPN ‘Federal’ MOU Drafted– Farm Bill 2008– Stop-Gap Agency Funding Sources

• NCPN Governance Formation 2008-2009

– Farm Bill Funding Available– Core Working Group and Tier 1 National Body– Tier 2 Commodity Bodies Chartered

• Grapes (Table, Juice, Raisins, and Wine)• Tree Fruits (Pomes and Stone Fruits)

• NCPN General Meeting – March 2009 – National Governance Body Roll-Out– Develop and Ratify a Business Plan– NCPN Cooperative Agreement Funding

Program Announced

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NCPN MOU

• Lays NCPN Foundation at Federal Level– Program Goals and Governance– 3 Agency Partners >>> APHIS / ARS / NIFA (formerly CSREES)

• Suggests Direction for Crop Specific Programs– Fruit Trees, Grapes, Citrus, Berries, Hops, others

• Signed at NCPN General Meeting– US Nat’l Arboretum– March 26, 2009

Dr. Meryl Broussard, NIFA

Mr. Kevin Shea, APHIS

Dr. Edward Knipling, ARS

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NCPN – A Brief History > 2005-2011 (continued)

• NCPN Cooperative Agreements Program Initiated - 2009

– Competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) Issued June 2009

– Proposals Received, Reviewed and Funded Sept. 2009

– $3.1 million total provided to 5 stakeholder clean plant centers

• NCPN Governance Formation 2010 - New– 3 NEW Tier 2 Commodity Bodies Forming

• Citrus (Fresh Fruit, Juicing, Ornamentals)• Hops• Berries (Strawberries, Blueberries and

Cranberries, Bramble Fruit, others)

• NCPN 3rd General Stakeholders Meeting 2010

– Davis, California >>> May 11-13, 2010– Long-Term Center Sustainability– Education / Outreach Program– Opportunity for Stakeholders to Discuss RFA

• NCPN Cooperative Agreements Program Continued - 2010

– Competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) Issued April 22nd 2010

– Proposals Received, Reviewed and Funded Sept. 2010– $5.6 million total provided to 16 stakeholder

clean plant centers located in 13 States– Supported Specialty Crops include:

• Fruit Trees • Grapes• Citrus • Berries• Hops

• NCPN Education/Outreach Group - 2011– NEW – Forming in FY 2011

• Propose an Education/Outreach Program

February 2011

BREAKING NEWS



NCPNGovernance Structure – Overview

February 2011



APH

IS

ARS

CSREES

NCPN Governing Board

Tier 1

FRUIT TREE Governing Body

2009

GRAPES Governing Body

2009

Tier 2

NCPN Governance – January 2011

3 Agency Federal Core Working Group

CITRUS Gov. Body 2010

5-7 Member Governing Board

February 2011

NCPN Coordinator and Admin Support

Others Pending 2011/2012

Funding Obligation

Funding Decisions

Funding Coordination

ProposalsCooperators Submitting Proposals

HOPS Gov. Body 2010

BERRIES Gov. Body 2010

Education/Outreach Working Group

New



Core Working Group – Tier 1 Murali Bandla (ex Officio) – APHIS

Robert Johnson – APHIS

Tom Bewick – CSREES

Gail Wisler - ARS

NCPN Coordination / Support Erich Rudyj – APHIS

Tammy Kolt - APHIS

USDA Office of the SecretaryKaren Grillo – USDA/OSEC

National Governing Body Tier 1 Ken Rauscher (ex Officio) – MI

Tom Wessels– WA

Wayne Dixon – FL

Joseph Postman – ARS

Bill Dickerson - APHIS

NCPN Tier 1 Governance and Support

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NCPN Recent Accomplishments

FY 2010

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NCPN Accomplishments FY 2010

• Support 2 Existing and Build 3 New Specialty Crop Networks– Fruit Trees, Grapes, Citrus, Berries, and Hops

• Review, Revise, and Issue the NCPN RFA for FY 2010– Improve the Tier 2 Pre-Proposal Review Process– Strengthen Support for Ongoing NCPN Programs– Expand Support to New Specialty Crop Networks

• Initiate Certain NCPN ‘Critical Issues’; including– National (and Local) Education/Outreach Program

• NCPN Advocacy for the Nursery Certification Concept– Fruit Trees (and now Grapes, Berries, and Others)

• Begin to Discuss Clean Plant Center ‘Business’ Models– Long-Term Sustainability

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NCPN Program Funding

FY 2010

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NCPN Program Funding Update – FY 2010

February 2011

ProposalsSubmitted

[By Specialty Crop]

AmountRequested

Percent of Total

Requested

Proposals Funded

[By Specialty Crop]

Amount Funded

Percent of Total

Funded

Fruit Trees

3 $ 1,356,871 17% 3 $ 1,205,232 22%

Grapes 8 $ 3,753,996 46% 5 $ 2,151,194 38%

Citrus 7 $ 1,954,237 24% 7 $ 1,337,889 24%

Hops 1 $ 173,535 2% 1 $ 146,169 3%

Berries 3 $ 812,703 10% 3 $ 742,887 13%

Others 1 $ 123,096 1% 0 $ -0- 0%

23 $ 8,174,438 100% 19 $ 5,583,371 100%



NCPN SupportedClean Centers Plant

FY 2010

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NCPN Supported Clean Plant Centers – FY 2010

TAMU

Fruit

Trees

Hops

Grapes

USDA at OSU

Berries

UC-DavisFr

uit Tre

es

Grapes

UC-RiversideCitr

us

U. AZCitr

us

Citrus

WSU

MO State U.

Grapes

LSU

Citrus

U. AR

Berries

Citr

us

Grapes

Citr

us Fr

uit Tre

es

Berri

es

FAMU

Auburn

Clemson

NCSU

FL-Dept. Ag.

Cornell Grapes

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NCPN Program Funding Update – FY 2010 FRUIT TREES

• Washington State University at Prosser > $799,484– Fruit Trees >>> Diagnostics, Therapy, Foundation

• University of California at Davis > $270,920– Fruit Trees Funding>>> Diagnostics, Therapy, Foundation

• Clemson University > $ 134,828– Fruit Trees >>> Budwood Program / Foundation

February 2011



NCPNProgram Challenges – FY 2011/2012

February 2011



NCPN Program Challenges – FY 2011/2012

• Build Stronger Relations Among all NCPN Governing Entities and Stakeholders >>> The NCPN Tier 1/Tier 2 Leadership Team

• Identify and Address Emerging or Critical NCPN Policies and Procedures using the ‘Leadership Team’ Concept (e.g.)– FY 2011 National Leadership Workshop >>> Washington, DC area

• Advance the NCPN Education/Outreach Program

• Foster a Clean Plant Program Business Model with an integral Self Sustainability Component

• Advance Support for Nursery Clean Stock Certification Programs

February 2011



NCPNBudget Challenges – FY 2011/2012

and Beyond

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NCPN Budgetary Issues – FY 2011/2012

• FY 2011 - Appropriation or Continuing Resolution?– Impact on Farm Bill Funding Availability– The Commodity Credit Corporation Statutory Language ‘Fix’

• FY 2012 – The Presidents Budget?– Impact of Funding Request

• FY 2013-2018 – The New Farm Bill?– Is the Statutory Authorizing Language Still Current?– Better Linkages to Sec. 10201d(1) Nursery Certification programs?

• FY 2019 and Beyond – Mandatory vs. Discretionary Funding?– Farm Bill vs. Agency Appropriations?

February 2011

Discussion

Discussion

Discussion

Discussion



NCPN Program Contact Information

February 2011



NCPN Federal Website – ‘On-Line’

Updated:Dec. 1, 2010

Location:APHIS website

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/ncpn/index.shtml

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For more information about NCPN:

Erich S. Rudyj, CoordinatorNational Clean Plant Network (NCPN)

USDA, APHIS, PPQ, PHPAccreditation, Certification, and Networking Services

4700 River Road, Unit 60, Room 4A.03.13Riverdale, Maryland 20737Phone >>> (301) 734-6748

E-Mail >>> [email protected]

E-Mail >>> [email protected]

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Documents

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brief history

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