Table of Contents: (includes only new articles submitted since the last edition of On Target)

Northeastern Region

* Help advance a Northeast agenda for the upcoming Farm Bill

New England

* PRO New England Current Pest News

New Jersey

* First 2006 Cases of EEE and West Nile Virus in Horses Reported

* New Jersey Cranberry Farm Demonstrates Better Way To Manage Pests

New York

* Food Less Traveled: NYS Farmers' Direct Marketing Conference -- Jan 18-20, 2007

* NYS IPM Program Invites Nominations for Excellence in IPM Awards

* State Continues Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Program

* NYS Annouces Efforts to Help Control Spread of Sirex Wood Wasp

* Japanese knotweed workshop, October 11-12, 2006 Cornell University, Ithaca New York

* CCE Community Horticulture e-Newsletter - September

* CCE News excerpts - Sept 26, 2006

* CCE News - September 18, 2006

North Central Region

* North Central IPM Center Quarterly Update - June 2006 (pdf)

Ohio

* Ohio Agriculture Department Discovers More Emerald Ash Borer

Southern Region

* Southern Regional IPM Center News Page

National

* Johanns Releases Fifth and Final Farm Bill Analysis Paper

* Bedbugs take a bite out of travel comfort (USA Today)

APHIS

* Chrysanthemum white rust found in PA

* Revisions to Nursery Protocols for Phytophthora (Sudden Oak Death)

* News from APHIS - September 2006

ARS - Agricultural Research Service

* Delta Soils Found to Alter Herbicide's Effectiveness

* Gene "Delivery Truck" Aids Nonchemical Pest Control

* ARS News Archive

Beyond Pesticides

* Daily News Headlines

CSREES

* CSREES Awards $2.7 for Integrated Pest Management Research

* USDA Awards More Than $4.5 Million for Integrated Organic Research

* CSREES Update - September 20, 2006

* CSREES Update - September 6, 2006

* CSREES Update archive

* CSREES Land Grant News - How a Crop Nutrition Problem Becomes an Insect Problem

* CSREES Land Grant University Pest Management News

EPA

* Children's Health Month 2006: Promoting Healthy School Environments

* Safe and Healthy School Environments Webcast - Oct 5

* Healthy High Performance Schools Webcast - Oct 11

* Chemical Management in Schools Webcast - Oct 19

* Healthy School Environments Assessment Tool Webcast - Oct 26

* OPP to Discuss Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) in Public Meeting October 18-19

* EPA Methyl Bromide Inventory Data Shows Downward Trend (News Brief)

* New EPA Brochure Provides Tips on Green Landscaping Practices

* EPA Pesticide News Stories Recent Archive

* Federal Register - Pesticides - Archive

IPM Institute

* IPM Institute news page

IR-4

* IR-4 Sets Research Priorities for 2007

Pesticide.net

* Pesticide.net Insider eJournal - September 26

* Insider eJournal archives

Plant Management Network

* Measuring and Communicating the Environmental Benefits of Organic Food Production

* PMN News Update - September 26

International

* World Health Organization backs DDT for malaria control (BBC News)

Job Opportunities

* Environmental Health Program Specialist (community IPM) -- Penn State Philadelphia Outreach Center

* Inter-Agency Integrated Pest Management Coordinator -- New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene

* Cornell Coop Extension Genesee County Agriculture Program Leader -- Cornell University

* Cornell Coop Ext Clinton County Dairy Educator -- Cornell University

Funding Opportunities

Northeastern Region

* Cornell Cooperative Extension -- 2006-2007 Innovative Small Farm Education Grants Program

* EPA -- Great Lakes National Program Office

* Great Lakes Protection Fund

* New York State IPM Program -- Community Integrated Pest Management

National

* CSREES -- National Research Initiative - Managed Ecosystems

* IR-4 -- Biopesticide Grant Program

* Organic Farming Research Foundation