National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) NCPN Program Update Spring 2012

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1 National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) NCPN Program Update Spring 2012 Erich S. Rudyj USDA/APHIS Program Coordinator National Clean Plant Network (NCPN)

2 NCPN Mission Statement 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.

3 NCPN How Others See Us! The National Clean Plan Network (NCPN) is one of the Crown Jewels of the Farm Bill

4 Key NCPN Principle NCPN establishes, administers, and manages a network of collaborating clean plant centers and programs. NCPN identifies and supports a small but appropriate number of stakeholder focused, nationally oriented clean plant centers that serve as centralized, cost effective hubs to diagnose and clean plant material and provide foundational services to industry and States

5 NCPN Goals and Objectives 1. Governance: Establish, manage, and administer an NCPN and commodity specific governing boards. 2. Operations: Provide rapid and safe introduction and release of clean plant materials. 3. Methods Development and Technology: Plant pathogen testing techniques, therapeutic methods, and diagnostic guidelines and standards. 4. Extension & Outreach: Develop partnerships to interact with commercial nurseries, producers and others. 5. Planning & Quality Control: Develop plans and evaluate program performance.

6 FARM BILL 2008 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Sec National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) Program Background Establishment - USDA shall establish a National 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 Departments of Agriculture, Industry, and Universities; governance Cooperation - Use existing Federal/State clean plant centers Funding - $5m/yr. x 4 years > <($20m total) till expended

7 NCPN Some Benchmarks > FY Discuss Goals, Secure Sustainable Funding FY 2010 (June) - Cooperative Agreements Program 2 nd Year FY 2006 Formulate Objectives FY 2007 (May) - Workshop to Draft Mission/Vision/Plan >>> strong FY 2008 Stop-Gap funding to Implement Program FY Governance Formed (2 Crops > Fruit Trees and Grapes) FY 2010 (July) - Large Stakeholder Meeting w/full network present; 120 attendees FY 2011 Governance Continues (2 Special Working Groups > Outreach and Econ.) FY 2011 (June) - Cooperative Agreements Program 3 rd Year FY 2012 (November) Emerging Issues Workshop >>> strong FY 2009 (March) - Stakeholder Meeting to Form Program Operations FY 2012 (March) Industry Leadership Team Formed FY 2009 (May) - Cooperative Agreements Program 1 st Year FY 2012 (April) - Cooperative Agreements Program 4 th Year FY Governance Continues (3 NEW Crops > Citrus, Berries, Hops)

8 NCPN Governance Industry Leadership Team Agency Federal Core Working Group 2007 NCPN Coordinator and Admin Support Member - Federal and State Governing Board 2009 NIFA NCPN Governing Board Tier 1 Education/Outreach Working Group 2011 Economics Working Group (Pending) CITRUS Governing Body 2010 FRUIT TREE Governing Body 2009 GRAPES Governing Body 2009 Tier 2 HOPS Governing Body 2010 BERRIES Governing Body 2010 NCPN Focused Nursery Certification Programs Others Pending 2010

9 NCPN Memorandum of Understanding 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

10 NCPN Activities Primary and Related NCPN Supports the Primary Service Activities for Clean Plant Center Activities: NCPN also Supports Related Needs for Clean Plant Center Activities, including: Diagnostics Therapeutics Foundation Plantings Network Governance Research/Methods Development Equipment and Supplies Education/Outreach/Economics Facilities Retrofitting (minor)

11 What Centers or Programs are in NCPN? NCPN Supported Clean Plant Centers Programs at 19 Cooperators in 15 States by 2011 USDA - Corvallis OSU UC-Riverside WSU UC-Davis U. AZ U. HI MO State U. U. AR LSU TAMU Auburn FAMU MSU Cornell NCSU Clemson FL DPI (2 units)

12 NCPN Program Funding Update FY 2011 Specialty Crop Programs Funded Amount Funded Percent of Total Funded Fruit Trees 5 $ 985,336 20% Grapes 5 $ 1,764,681 36% Citrus 8 $ 1,349,891 27% Hops 1 $ 154,922 3% Berries 3 $ 577,601 12% Crosscutting 1 $125,811 2% 23 Programs At 19 Centers In 15 States $ 4,958, %

13 NCPN Program Funding History FY Specialty Crop NCPN Funding 2008 NCPN Funding 2009 NCPN Funding 2010 NCPN Funding 2011 Total Funded Fruit Tree $264,980 $1,606,388 $1,205, 232 $ 985,336 $4,061,936 Grapes $456,150 $1,453,456 $2,151,194 $ 1,764,681 $5,825,481 Hops N/A N/A $146,169 $ 154,922 $301,091 Citrus N/A N/A $1,337,889 $ 1,349,891 $2,687,780 Berries N/A N/A $742,887 $ 577,601 $1,320,488 Crosscutting N/A N/A N/A $125,811 $125,811 $721,130 $3,059,844 $5,583,371 $ 4,958,242 $14,322,587

14 Some Deliverables Benefitting from NCPN Support Clean Plant Center Lab Diagnostics Indexing Selections/Accessions Field Diagnostics Assays Plants Therapeutics Foundations New Additions Cultivars/Clones Foundation Collection Maintenance (Cultivars/Clones) Material Released Buds/Cuttings/Rootstock/Plants Arizona State Univ. 75 varieties (C) Auburn Univ. 6 varieties (C) Clemson Univ. 5,000 Tests (FT) 89,600 buds (FT) Cornell Univ. 50 Import Sel. (G) 200 Elite Acc. (G) 23,688 Tests (G) About 65% of Indexing = Special cases (G) Florida A&M Univ. 25 Varieties (G) About 65% of Indexing = 16 Florida Dept.. Agric. 1 5,000 Tests CC) Florida Dept. Agric. 2 Other Deliverables Louisiana State Univ. 6 varieties (C) Missouri State Univ. 1 selection (G) 7 selections (G) 19,000 cuttings (G) NC State Univ. 86 varieties (B) Texas A&M Univ. 100 varieties (C) Univ. of Arkansas Univ. of California at Davis 92 New Accessions (G) 327 Selections (G) About 65% of Indexing = selections (G) 656 cultivars (G) 2,000 clones (G) 25,881 buds, sticks, seedlings (FT) 400 Scions (G) and (FT) Univ. of California at Riverside 500 varieties (C) 35,000 buds (C) Washington State U. USDA/ARS - Oregon 180 Accessions (FT) 50 Accessions (G) 21 Cultivars (H) 40 selections (B) 89 Clones (FT) 21 cultivars (H) 35 New Acc. (G) 5 New Accessions (H) 880 Varieties (FT) 200 Selections (FT) 17,700 buds, rootstocks (FT) 5,000 cuttings, plants 1,400 Quarantined Accessions 33,700 Field Tests 830 Accessions New Accessions added to Accessions Maintained in Quarantine buds or cuttings Released from Quarantine

15 NCPN Specialty Crop Networks and Linkages Nursery Certification Programs Industry Leadership Team Education/Outreach Working Group

16 NCPN Education/Outreach Programs

17 NCPN Websites More information about NCPN is available at the following sites:

18 NCPN Emerging and Critical Issues Opportunities and Expectations facing NCPN today? Strategic Planning 2013 and Beyond Long-Term Program Sustainability Nat l Actions to Local Business Plans Governance Roles and Responsibilities Incl. Decisions, Working Groups, Committees Strengthened Nat l and Local Presence New Specialty Crops Seeking Network Entry Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Olives, Garlic, Roses, and others Improved Charters and Definitions Incl. Nat l vs. Local Program Growth and Expansion Incl. Boundaries Product Relevance Industry Service Education/Outreach Opportunities Incl. Internal and External Communications Economic Studies Purpose/Value New or Advanced Technologies Funds, Sources, and Funding Use Relationship to Allied Programs Incl. Breeding, Germplasm, Certification Quality Management Reports, Reviews Long-Term Program Sustainability

19 NCPN Budgetary Issues FY 2012/2013 FY Appropriation or Continuing Resolution? Impact on Farm Bill Funding Availability The Commodity Credit Corporation Statutory Language Question Discussion FY 2013 The Presidents Budget? The Congressional Process? Impact of Presidential Funding Request Discussion FY The New Farm Bill? Is the Statutory Authorizing Language Still Current? How might NCPN be Manifest in the new Bill? Discussion FY 2019 and Beyond Mandatory vs. Discretionary Funding? Farm Bill vs. Agency Appropriations? Discussion

20 Farm Bill 2013 Update Senate Agriculture Committee Proposes Farm Bill April 25, 2012 Next Steps > Goes to Full Senate for Consideration NCPN Status Proposed in Senate Draft of Farm Bill 2013 Covers - Title X Horticulture Section Consolidation of Plant Pest Programs > New NCPN Repeals and Amends Food, Conservation and Energy Act 2008 (Sec ) Includes - NCPN in the Plant Protection Act (7 USC 7721, Sec. 420) Consolidates NCPN ( old Farm Bill Sec merged with old Farm Bill 08 Sec ) Fixes Funding Anomaly The CCC Charter Act funding anomaly fixed encumbrance removed Farm Bill 2013 Sec Sec. (e) National Clean Plant Network Language Same as in Farm Bill 2008 NCPN except Surrenders - No-Year Funding but Funding ( ) Includes NCPN resourcing in larger pool of $60 million and Funding (2017+) Includes NCPN in pool of $65 million for 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter. Congressional Footnotes - DISCUSSION

21 For more information: Erich S. Rudyj, Coordinator National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) USDA, APHIS, PPQ, PHP 4700 River Road, Unit 60, Room 4A Riverdale, Maryland Phone >>> (301) >>> or >>>

22 THANK YOU