On Target IPM News
May 2007
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Links to items posted since the last email edition:
Northeastern Region
* Green-Blue Summit: Clean Water Through Residential IPM - July 18-19
* USDA to Treat 98,000 NY & NJ Trees Against ALB
* On-Farm Workshop Will Link IPM Practices with NRCS Goals - June 25
* NY Farms! Event Calendar of Agricultural Events in the Northeast
Delaware
Maryland
* Maryland Invasive Species Council News
Massachusetts
* Winter Moths Are Here - And They're Hungry (MetroWest Daily News, 4/29/07)
* U Mass Amherst Agriculture & Landscape Program Events Calendar
New Jersey
* Crop Profile for Kale in New Jersey
New York
* Workshops for Farmland Protection Implementation Grants Program (June)
* A 'Trapline' for Worms in Sweet Corn
* Green Lawns - CCE, environmental group, and landscaping industry partner on education
* Lawn Care Survey Seeks Input from New York Residents
* Turf Love Program (CCE Putnam Co.)
* CCE Community Horticulture E-Newsletter - May 4
* CCE Community Horticulture E-Newsletter - April 18
* CCE Community Horticulture E-Newsletter - April 12
Pennsylvania
* What the Heck is that Bug in the Kitchen?
* 1-800 Number Kicks Off Fourteenth Season in Support of IPM
* Compost, Orchards and Cover Crops - PASA/Rodale Workshop (May 18)
* New Philly Orchard Project to Use IPM
West Virginia
* Look What's Out There - April
Western
* New Virus Attacks Melons, Cucumbers and Squash
National
* Registration Open for Sustainable Ag. Education Conference (July 11-14)
* Making Use of Beneficial Insects for Crop Pest Management and Pollination (July 9)
* Save the Date for the Sixth International IPM Symposium - March 24-26, 2009
* Why Some Aphids Can't Stand the Heat
American Farmland Trust
APHIS
* USDA Declares Extraordinary Emergency in Michigan and New York Due to Plum Pox Virus
* First Report of Sweet Potato Chlorotic Stunt Virus in North Carolina
* Gladiolus Rust Detected Again in Florida
* APHIS Federal Register Items
ARS - Agricultural Research Service
* ARS Research Leads to Deep Cuts in Pesticide Use in California
* Planting Wheat Blends Means Higher Yields
* Tip for Greenhouse Growers: Add Silicon
* New Lettuces Shrug Off Verticillium Wilt
* Partner Sought for Development of New Biological Control for Fire Ants
* Fungus Eyed as Stopper of Ash-Killing Beetle
Beyond Pesticides
* Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
CSREES
* eXtension Fights Exotic Pest With Launch of Imported Fire Ants Web Site
* CSREES Funds Water Quality Campaign to Protect the Chesapeake Bay
* USDA Hosts Specialty Crops Research Workshop
EPA
* Multi-Year Workplan for Registration of Conventional Pesticides
* EPA Evaluating Effects of 66 Pesticides on Endangered Species
* DC Project To Help Residents Safely Control Pests
* EPA Seeks Public Comment on Risk-Reduction Options for Soil Fumigants
* Five Pesticide Web Pages Newly Available in Spanish
* New EPA Web Site Makes It Easier To Be Good Environmental Stewards
* $2.9 Million in Small Business Contracts for New Environmental Technologies
* Atrazine Updates Web Page Available
* EPA Issues Determination on 11 Drinking Water Contaminants
* First Two Biopesticide Registration Review Dockets Now Open for Comment
* National Pesticide Field Program Documents Now Available on the Web
* Selection of Debbie Edwards to be Director, Office of Pesticide Programs
* EPA Pesticide Meetings Calendar Page
* Federal Register - Pesticides - Archive
House Agriculture Committee
* Subcommittee Reviews Agricultural Research Programs
* Subcommittee Reviews Farm Bill Commodity Programs (4/26/07)
* Subcommittee Reviews Economic Impact of Organic Agriculture
* Subcommittee Reviews USDA Farm Bill Conservation Programs
* Ag Subcommittee Reviews Livestock Market Structure
* House Agriculture Committee News Room
IPM Institute
* IPM Institute Event Calendar
IPMnet NEWS
* IPMnet NEWS Issue #154 April/May 2007
Pest Control Technology
* PCT Online E-Newsletter - May 7
* PCT Online - Cindy Mannes Discusses Pest Management Month Initiatives
* PCT Online - Grassroots Activism and Other 'Outside Forces' Focus of UPF&DA Conference
Pesticide.net
* Pesticide.net Insider eJournal - May 8
* Pesticide.net Insider eJournal - April 24
* Pesticide.net Insider eJournal - April 10
* Upcoming Meetings and Events
PIPE
* Online Warning System Saves Farmers Millions
Plant Management Network
* Plant Management Network - April 24
SARE
* SARE National Continuing Education Program in Sustainable Agriculture
* SARE Calendar of Sustainable Agriculture Events
Funding Opportunities
Northeastern
* NYS DEC - Aquatic Invasive Species Eradication Grant (ISEG) Program
National
* HUD - Healthy Homes Demonstration Projects
* HUD - Healthy Homes Technical Studies
* Organic Farming Research Foundation
* USDA - CSREES - Agriculture Risk Management Education Centers
* USDA - CSREES - NRI - Agricultural Markets and Trade
Job Opportunities
* Extension Educator - Agriculture & Natural Resources - University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service
* Commercial Greenhouse/IPM Educator - Penn State Cooperative Extension Erie County
* Integrated Fruit Practices/IPM District Extension Educator - Michigan State University
* Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Plant Pathology - Texas A&M University
* Assistant Professor - Biological Control of Landscape Pests - University of Florida
* Assistant or Associate Professor - Insect Pathologist - University of Tennessee
* Research Leader - USDA - ARS, Montana
* Program Specialist (Plant Science) - USDA - CSREES
* Sustainable Agriculture Facility Research Manager - Univ. of Calif. Davis, Russell Ranch
* Wildlife Pest Management Advisor - Univ. of CA Coop. Ext. Central Valley Region
* Seasonal Integrated Pest Management and Conservation Crew Technicians - City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department
* Field Technicians - Emerald Ash Borer Survey - Maryland Department of Agriculture
* Landscape Horticulturist - The Davey Tree Expert Company
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