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Western Committee on Crop Pests 54 Annual Meeting Wednesday October 30, 2013 Coast Canmore Hotel and Conference Centre 1 Western Committee on Crop Pests 54 Annual meeting Wednesday October 30, 2013 Coast Canmore Hotel and Conference Centre 1.0 Welcome and Introductions Chair: Scott Meers, ARD Secretary: Shelley Barkley, ARD The meeting was called to order at 8:05 with 31 members present Brian de Kock, [email protected] Lars Andreassen [email protected] Sydney Vos [email protected] Jocelyn Kratchmer [email protected] Jennifer Otani [email protected] Lisa Malo [email protected] Heather Krahn heather.krahnwrichardson.ca Pat Flaten [email protected] Liz Simpson [email protected] Katja Rochacewich [email protected] Arvel Lawson [email protected] Ed Vandenberg [email protected] Ted Labun [email protected] Justine Cornelsen [email protected] Andrew Reid [email protected] John Gavloski [email protected] Shawn Senko [email protected] Jim Broatch [email protected] Keith Gabert [email protected] Nasir Shaikh [email protected] Dave Holden [email protected] Elsie Dubourg [email protected] Al Kohlman [email protected] Julie Soroka [email protected] Scott Hartley [email protected] Andrea Swatzky [email protected] Jim Bessel [email protected] Gary Byrtus [email protected] Tyler Wist [email protected] Owen Olfert [email protected] 2.0 Additions to Agenda 3.0 Review and Approval of Minutes of 2013 WCCP Meeting (Winnipeg MB) (Appendix A Resolution followup: John Gavloski read the letter he wrote in regards to last year’s resolution regarding succession planning for the retiring field crop entomology scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada . He read the reply from Dr Mithani AAFC. The letter from the Honourable Gerry Ritz was not replied to John Gavloski Questions are we happy with the reply? Do we need to go forward? Perhaps we need to have the commodity groups start to exert pressure. Pat Flaten: Western Grains and other commissions have contracted a contractor to pull together gaps expertise in western Canada. Entomology is definitely a gap. It will be coming forward and will be discussed in commodity group winter meetings. It is not a bad idea to have many approaches. Crop life might be another group to approach. Jim Bessel: Also letter from Sask institute agronomists will add support, he will approach this group in November. Sydney Vos: Pulse Group is also contributing to the letter campaign. John Gavloski: Remind the Government of Canada the successes ie Economic thresholds have come from AAFC which industry uses 2 Second resolution enourage US to protect the wheat resistant varieties. Letter never had to go as Montana is handling the wheat midge resistance similar to Canada and will have a no save seed agreement this from Bill Gray. MOTION: Scott Hartley motioned that the minutes be accepted as presented. Tyler Wist seconded. CARRIED 4.0 Business Arising from 2013 Meeting Nothing 5.0 Appointment of WCCP Resoultions Committee John Gavloski and Keith Gabert Provincial Insect Pest Summaries for 2014 (Appendix B) 5.1 Manitoba – John Gavloski 5.2 Alberta – Scott Meers 5.3 Saskatchewan – Scott Hartley 5.4 British Columbia – Susanna Acheampong (absentee report) Presented by Jim Broatch 5.5 Appoint summarizers for 2015 The same presenters of 2014 provincial reports will prepare the reports for 2015 6.0 Provincial Entomology Research Summaries for 2014 (Appendix C) 6.1 British Columbia – Bob Vernon (absentee report) Presented by Scott Meers 6.2 Saskatchewan – Tyler Wist 6.3 Manitoba – John Gavloski 6.4 Alberta – Jennifer Otani 6.5 Appoint summarizers for 2015 Bob Vernon for BC; Tyler for SK; John Gavloski for MB; Jennifer Otani/Hector Carcamo for AB 7.0 Agency Reports for 2014 (Appendix D) 7.1 Prairie Wide Pest Monitoring Network Report – Jennifer Otani 7.2 Pesticide Risk Reduction Program 7.3 Canadian Food Inspection Agency Insect Pest Report Dave Holden, Canadian Food Inspection Agency Pest Report 8.0 Industry Reports 8.1 Brian de Kock - DOW Delegate (Colorado potato beetle) and Closer (aphids – fruit & root tuberous and corm vegetable) 9.0 Special Reports 9.1 Update on Wheat Midge in Montana – Dan Picard 9.2 Swede Midge – Lars Andreassen 9.3 Lygus Thresholds in canola – Murray Hartman 9.4 Update on Field Crop and Forage Pests and their Natural Enemies in Western Canada – Tyler Wist 10.0 WCCP Guide Update: John Gavloski 3 Want to take over a chapter? Let one of the Provincial extension people know. The guideline chapters are on line. You can update the document and the changes on web can be made within a week. 11.0 John Gavloski had the changes to the Terms of Reference from the 2013 meeting posted on the webpage. There was some feedback on those changes, so John revised the Terms of Reference. MOTION: Acceptance of Terms of Reference moved by John Gavloski. Seconded by Owen Olfert CARRIED 12.0 New Business: none 13.0 Selection of 2015 WCCP Excutive Scott will talk to Suzanna Acheampong about hosting the 2015 meeting in British Columbia 14.0 Resolutions 1. Whereas the WCCP/WF benefits from the continued participation of Agriculture Agri-Food Canada researchers. And whereas the success of a western Canadian pest synopsis requires the participation of researcher active in field pest research. And whereas travel restriction have begun to make meeting attendance difficult and can also impact travel within a field research program Therefore be it resolved that WCCP/WF write a letter to the Federal Minister of Agriculture and Assistant Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Branch of Agriculture of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada requesting encouragement for travel to the Western Forum meetings to continue our 50 years of success. Additionally draw their attention the necessity of travel to run a field research program and accurate pest surveys. Move by John Gavloski Seconded by Keith Gabert CARRIED. Resolution is past Resolution 2. Whereas crop entomology capacities in Western Canada have been reduced because of Federal Government cuts. And whereas field crop entomology research capacity in Western Canada could further diminish with impending retirements within Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Alberta and Saskatchewan And whereas insect problems continue to accrue, increasing economic, environmental and health risks. Therefore be it resolved that WCCP/WF distribute our letter from 2013 encouraging commodity groups and the prairie professional agrologist associations encouraging them to identify the future research requirement and past contributions of AAFC entomologist in a similar letter to the Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Deputy Minister for the Science and Technology Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada requesting implementation of a succession plan for crop entomologists within Agriculture and Agri- Food Canada 4 Moved by: Keith Gabert Seconded by John Gavloski CARRIED. Resolution is past Scott Meers thanked the presenters for their concise reports as well as the meeting attendees. 15.0 Tyler Wist moved to close the 2014 Western Committee on Crop Pest 54th Annual Meeting. Appendix A. 5 2013 Western Committee on Crop Pests Winnipeg, MB May 7, 2014 Dr. Siddika Mithani Assistant Deputy Minister Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Science and Technology Branch 1341 Baseline Road Tower 5, Floor 6, Room 330 Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C5 Dear Dr. Mithani Research by entomologists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has contributed greatly to the profitability and competitiveness of farmers in Canada. However, crop entomology capabilities in Manitoba have been reduced because of federal government cuts, and crop entomology research capacity in western Canada could further diminish with impending retirements within Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Insect problems continue to accrue, resulting in economic, environmental and health risks. The Western Committee on Crop Pests (WCCP) is concerned about these trends and the potential for not having the capabilities to adequately respond to future insect outbreaks and invasive insects establishing in crops in Canada. The WCCP thus requests the implementation of a succession plan for entomologists within Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. With the increased movement of commodities and increased abundance of invasive insects that pose a threat to crop production, this is of paramount importance in assuring Canada remains competitive in crop production. Please consider the importance of entomologists in providing a safe and abundant food supply and consider implementing a succession plan for entomologists within Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Please visit the website WWW.westernforum.org for more information on the Western Forum on Pest Management and the Western Committee on Crop Pests. Respectfully, John Gavloski, Ph.D. Chair, Western Committee on Crop Pests C/o: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Box 1149, 65 3rd Ave NE Carman, MB R0G 0J0 [email protected] cc: The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. 6 Appendix B. Provincial Insect Reports 2014 7 Manitoba Insect Pest Report - 2014 Presented to: The Western Committee on Crop Pests October 30, 2014 Canmore, Alberta Compiled by: John Gavloski; Entomologist; Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Box 1149, Carman, MB, ROG OJO Phone: (204) 745-5668 Fax: (204) 745-5690 [email protected] Abbreviations used: The following abbreviations will be used in this document to indicate the following agricultural regions in Manitoba; NW=Northwest, SW=Southwest, C=Central, E=Eastern, I=Interlake. Estimated acres: Estimated acres grown in Manitoba in 2014 (shown in brackets under each commodity title) are from the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) 2014 Variety Market Share Report. The symbol ↑ indicates an increase in acres from 2013, whereas ↓ indicates a decrease in acres from 2013.
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