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research, extension, workshops, funding opportunities, and job openings

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Northeastern

Upcoming On-Farm Workshops for Vegetable Growers, NRCS Staff, and Others (posted 06/30)

Northeast Vegetable and Strawberry Pest Identification Guide available (posted 06/30)

7th Annual Great Lakes Invasive Species Field Course - July 28-30 (posted 06/02)

NOFA Summer Conference Aug 8-10 (posted 06/03)

Noxious, Invasive Weed Management Course - Sept 15-18 (posted 06/03)

State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference - Oct 22-23, 2008 (posted 06/03)

Massachusetts

UMass Turfgrass Selection and Identification Workshop, July 22 (posted 06/02)

2008 Green Industries Summer Meeting and Trade Show - Great Ideas Summer Conference - July 23 (posted 01/18)

UMass Turf Open House - July 31 (posted 06/02)

U Mass Weed Identification Workshops, Summer 2008 (posted 06/02)

New Jersey

NJ Beekeepers available to collect swarms (posted 07/01)

New York

New York Announces Suspension and Stop Sale/Use of Four Pesticides (posted 06/11)

New Interactive Plant Manager Makes Diagnosing Ornamental Tree and Shrub Pests Easy (posted 05/30)

Organic Dairy and Field Crops Summer Field Days (posted 07/01)

Outwit Weeds! For Grain Growers, July 14 (posted 07/01)

DEC Offers Tips for Encounters with Wildlife (posted 06/11)

DEC Offers Tips for Preventing Problems with Bears (posted 06/11)

Firewood and Invasive Insects (posted 06/11)

Northern NY Research Hits Upon Novel Weed Control Measure for New Grape Growers (posted 06/03)

Record-Setting Spring 2008 CleanSweepNY (posted 06/02)

New York Organic Dairy Initiative releases new “Organic Crops for Organic Dairies” CD (posted 05/31)

2008 Landscape Horticulture Short Course - July 23-24 (posted 06/03)

Pennsylvania

Organization Transitions to an IPM Approach in Pest Management; Hosts IPM Advisory Meeting in PA (posted 07/02)

Penn State and Partners Bring New Disease Management Tool to Nepal (posted 07/02)

Consumers Step up to Help Honey Bees (posted 06/03)

PA IPM News - Spring 2008 (posted 06/02)

West Virginia

Look What's Out there in IPM - May 2008 (posted 05/30)

North Central

Researchers release natural enemy of emerald ash borer (posted 07/02)

Michigan

MI Dept. of Agriculture Participates in Nationwide Emerald Ash Borer Trapping Program: Purple traps will be hung throughout the Upper Peninsula (posted 06/03)

Southern

U.S. honeybees remain in peril (posted 06/13)

Arkansas

Student surveys farmers about environmental issues (posted 06/19)

Florida

Florida's Viral World Expanding (posted 05/16)

Florida Entomological Society annual meeting (posted 04/10)

Georgia

UGA given $4.1 million to study disappearing bees (posted 06/13)

Georgia researcher to track pigweed resistance trait (posted 05/15)

Georgia Researchers Study Disease-Resistant Papaya (posted 05/15)

Kentucky

UK Wheat Science Group receives IPM award (posted 05/23)

Wheat Scientists Put Their Heads Together (posted 05/15)

Mississippi

Organic options available for garden pest control (posted 06/13)

North Carolina

Choosing Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Strawberries (posted 06/30)

Research to preserve hemlock ongoing (posted 06/13)

Oklahoma

Stillwater bees are not Africanized variety (posted 06/13)

Wheat profitability: Back to basics (posted 06/13)

Texas

Insect Biodiversity Linked to Nutritional Preferences, Study Finds (posted 06/10)

Texas School Districts Make Pest Control 'Dean’s List' (posted 06/10)

Western
California

Updated Strategy to Eradicate Apple Moth Infestation (posted 07/02)

National

Enzyme Discovery Could Lead to No Scent, No Sex for Japanese Beetle (posted 07/02)

Free online pesticide training course available for retail employees (posted 07/01)

Lost Ladybug Project (posted 07/01)

Organic Seed Growers Conference proceedings available (posted 07/01)

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting, Nov 16-20, 2008 (posted 07/01)

Several research articles on pesticide environmental transport (Journal of Environmental Quality, May-June 2008) (posted 06/26)

Persistent Man-made Chemical Pollutants Found in Deep-sea Octopods and Squids (posted 06/16)

Invasive Species, the Aliens Around Us (environmental education) (posted 06/11)

Emerging Contaminants Conference - Groundwater Resources Assoc. Nov 19-20 (posted 06/03)

U.S. Botanic Garden's Summer Exhibit, One Planet - Ours!, Focuses on Sustainability for the 22nd Century (posted 06/02)

Ornamental Workshop on Diseases and Insects, Sept 22-26 (posted 02/21)

American Farmland Trust

E-News - May 2008 (posted 05/31)

APHIS

Statement by APHIS Administrator on Updated Eradication Plan For Light Brown Apple Moth (posted 07/02)

USDA Seeks Public Comment on Deregulation of Genetically Engineered Cotton (posted 07/02)

Climbing Fern Lygodium microphyllum prohibited entry into the United States (posted 06/16)

Guidelines on Surveillance and Phytosanitary Actions for the Potato Cyst Nematodes: Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida (posted 06/03)

USDA and CFIA revise guidelines for the movement of potatoes between the U.S. and Canada (posted 06/03)

USDA names Berger as director of its Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (posted 06/03)

Eradication of Plum pox virus from Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada (posted 06/02)

Listing and Regulation of Plants Recently Reported with Phytophthora ramorum (posted 06/02)

ARS

Herbicide Incorporation by Irrigation and Tillage Impact on Runoff Loss (Journal of Env. Quality) (posted 06/11)

Beneficial Bacteria Help Control Produce Pathogen (posted 06/03)

Computer Model for Finding Mosquito Repellent Compounds (posted 06/03)

A Little Bit of Egg Makes Tracking Aphids Easier (posted 05/30)

Corn Rootworm Population Studies: Faster, Cheaper—and Just As Good (posted 05/30)

New Peanut Variety Resistant to Nematodes, Virus (posted 05/30)

Ozone Might Help Make Bee Hives Cleaner and Safer (posted 05/30)

Researchers Identify Genetic Fix for Problem in Some Sweet Corn Hybrids (posted 05/30)

Still Seeking a Cause of Colony Collapse Disorder (posted 05/30)

U.S. Sunflowers Could "Get a Lift" from Down Under (posted 05/30)

CSREES

2009 USDA-CSREES National Water Conference - Call for Abstracts (posted 07/01)

EPA

Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (FRRCC) Presentations Available (posted 06/11)

Final Risk Mitigation Decision for Ten Rodenticides (posted 06/11)

Amendments to Treatments for Plant Pests (posted 06/02)

EPA Requires Safety Measures for Rodent-Control Products to Protect Children and Wildlife (posted 06/02)

EPA's 2008 Report on the Environment (posted 06/02)

Green Landscaping - John Butler discusses green lawns and gardens that can save you money (Green Scene video) (posted 06/02)

Final Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Environmental Hazard General Labeling Statements on Outdoor Residential Use Products (posted 05/31)

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for Critical Use Exemption Applications for the Years 2010 and 2011 (Methyl Bromide) (posted 05/31)

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel - Notice of Public Meeting, July 15-18 (posted 04/30)

Disulfoton; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Amend to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations (posted 05/31)

Nicotine Reregistration Eligibility Decision (posted 05/31)

Fluopicolide - Pesticide Tolerances (posted 06/02)

Hexythiazox - Pesticide Tolerances (posted 06/02)

Forest Service

Tree-Killing Fungus Officially Named by Scientists (posted 07/02)

House Agriculture Committee

Congress Overrides Presidential Farm Bill Veto, 14 of 15 Farm Bill Title Enacted into Law (posted 06/03)

IPMnet NEWS

IPMnet NEWS - June 2008 (posted 06/02)

IR-4

USDA/IR-4 Food Use Workshop, Sept 16 - 17, 2008 (posted 06/26)

IR-4 Strategic Planning Conference - Dec 9-10, 2008 (posted 06/03)

USDA/IR-4 Food Use Workshop - Sept 16-17, 2008 (posted 06/03)

National Plant Board

National Plant Board 2008 Annual Meeting, Aug 10-14 (posted 06/02)

National Plant Diagnostic Network

NPDN National Newsletter - May 2008 (posted 05/31)

NRCS

2008 Conservation Innovation Grants Awarded (posted 07/02)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

New Invasive Species Web Site Launched (posted 06/02)

USDA

Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the U.S. (posted 06/11)

International

Bugs in the system scientist tunes in on creepy-crawlies (Yorkshire Post, 6/20/08) (posted 07/02)

Northeastern IPM Monitor

News briefs on Integrated Pest Management research, extension, workshops, funding opportunities, and job openings

News briefs on Integrated Pest Management
research, extension, workshops, funding opportunities, and job openings