Pesticide Reduction Options

PRO-Pesticide Reduction Options

The PRO program funds research and demonstration projects intended to reduce the use of petroleum-based products in production agriculture. Funds for the program are made available annually from the pesticide regulatory account by the Minnesota Legislature.

Specific PRO objectives include:

•research or demonstration of cultural, biological or mechanical control practices, integrated-pest-management methods, or ag chemical spill-site remediation;

•substitution of renewable resource-based pesticides in agricultural production;

•incorporation of pesticide-reduction information into pesticide-use decision aids;

•promotion of safe on-farm pesticide-use practices; and,

•development of pesticide-use recommendations for alternative crops.

Eligible applicants are Minnesota organizations which have farmer or grower members, and have non-profit filing status within section 501 or 509. Examples are commodity groups, cooperatives, farm organizations, grower associations and sustainable agriculture organizations.

AURI announces requests for proposals under the Pesticide Reduction Options Program Round X. Eligible Minnesota organizations may apply for grants of up to $40,000 to fund projects which minimize the use of, and contamination from, pesticides on Minnesota farms. Funding is provided from the pesticide regulatory account established by the Minnesota Legislature, a total of approximately $200,000 is available.

Please read through the attached materials for an overview of the program and its requirements. All proposals to be considered for funding are due to AURI on January 31, 2003. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Edward Wene at (218) 281-9014.

Pesticide Reduction Options Program (PRO) Application (PDF/65 KB)

The Pesticide Reduction Options Program application are available online and in the Portable Document Format (PDF). To view and print the PDF version you need the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader software.

For more information, contact Edward Wene at (218) 281-9014.

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