Section 148. Establishment of integrated pest management program

1. There
  is hereby established an integrated  pest  management  program  for  the
  purposes  of  managing  insects, diseases, nematodes, weeds and rodents.
  Such  program  shall  include,  but  not  be  limited  to  programs   of
  instruction,  research  and  development,  the  purpose  of  which is to
  educate the agricultural community and integrate programs of:
    a. crop management and cultural practices;
    b. field scouting;
    c. economic threshold; and
    d. chemical and biological control.
    2. Such programs shall be developed and conducted in such a manner  to
  encourage:
    a.  expanded  research  on  biological  and  cultural  pest management
  technologies, crop and pest resistance technologies;
    b.  use  of  sampling   methods,   economic   thresholds,   monitoring
  technology,  pest  forecasting,  and  the effects of weather on pest and
  crop parameters;
    c. development  of  computer  programs  and  computerized  information
  systems for farmers and extension agents;
    d.  delivery  of current and new integrated pest management technology
  to the agricultural industry through cooperative extension;
    e. minimized levels of pesticides in feed, food and  the  environment;
  and
    f.  minimized  economic  losses  due  to crop, animal and stored grain
  pests.
    3. Such program shall identify and make application for  all  possible
  funding sources in addition to those offered by the state.