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The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy is a science and technology-based framework to assess and reduce nutrients to Iowa waters and the Gulf of Mexico. It identifies practices that farmers can implement to lower the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus running off of their farmland. In order to make the best decisions about how to use these practices on their land, farmers need to know the costs associated with each practice.

Insects pose a major threat to food production and to the health of plants, animals and humans as vectors of various disease agents. In the lab we examine the molecular interactions between viruses and insects, and between microbe-derived insect toxins and their receptors. Fundamental knowledge of these interactions is then used to optimize current insect pest management strategies and to develop novel environmentally benign solutions.

Dr. Pritchard has a shared appointment with ISU's Department of Natural Resources Ecology and Management, and the Department of Landscape Architecture. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor for both departments. James Pritchard teaches "Introduction to Renewable Resources," as well as courses in Natural Resource Policy, History, and Philosophy. As an environmental historian, he specializes in the history of our national parks, and the history of wildlife conservation & wildlife science. Dr.