About the Event
The 2026 Food Use Workshop was held September 15-17 in Austin, Texas. Research priorities for residue and product performance studies for 2027 were identified during this workshop.
Workshop Materials
View the final agenda here.
Prioritization lists and presentations are available below. Find 2025 materials on last year’s event page, and previous FUW materials here.
Prioritization – By Discipline
Weed Science
First Pass Results (WS First Pass PDF | Excel)
Entomology
First Pass Results (ENT First Pass PDF | Excel)
Plant Pathology
First Pass Results (PP First Pass PDF | Excel)
All Disciplines
First Pass Results (ALL First Pass PDF | Excel)
All Disciplines
Second Pass Results (ALL Second Pass PDF | Excel)
Pre-Workshop Nomination Lists
RESIDUE AND PRODUCT PERFORMANCE
Entomology
“A” Nominations (.pdf)
Download List as Excel File
Plant Pathology
“A” Nominations (.pdf)
Download List as Excel File
Weed Science
“A” Nominations (.pdf)
Download List as Excel File
Learn How to Participate: Tutorials + Handouts
Utilize these resources & video tutorials to support your participation in the workshop:
- Video: The Food Use Workshop Process (please note: Integrated Solutions research is now paused and will not be part of the 2026 FUW program)
- FUW Terminology Handout
- IR-4 Research Cycle Handout
- Crop Group Table
- EPA: Factors for IR-4 Public Interest Finding (includes weight-of-evidence factors)
- USDA: What is a Specialty Crop?
Thank you, Sponsors
Sponsors make events like the Food Use Workshop possible and help IR-4 deliver on its grower-focused mission.
Are you interested in becoming a sponsor for IR-4’s 2026 events? Please contact ir-4_project@ncsu.edu for more information.
