Summary about Wheat Profiles

Crop Profiles provide information based on specific commodities describing regional or state-specific production systems including crop production methods and pest management strategies. This detailed information about crop production is used by EPA for pesticide decisions and by the state to develop pest management strategic plans. It is the intent that Profiles provide the production story for a commodity to include current pest management practices as well as look at current research activities directed at finding replacement strategies for pesticides of concern. The Profiles are avenues for stakeholders associated with a specific crop to provide experienced information directly to EPA decision makers.

Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 instructs USDA and EPA to obtain pesticide use and usage data on the major and minor crops. Many currently used pesticides will come under review in the next few years, these same pesticides are vital to the production of many crops. Because some of these uses may be modified or canceled it is important to identify where pest management stands now, where we need to be in the future, and what research efforts are needed to get us there as far as pest management practices are concerned.

To view the most recent wheat crop profile for Colorado or to learn more about crop profiles in general please visit:
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/SoilCrop/extension/CEPEP/profiles.htm.