On Target  IPM News

January 2008

 

 

The OnTarget web page is updated frequently: http://northeastipm.org/news_ontarget.cfm

 

Email archives: http://northeastipm.org/news_ontargetarchiveindex.cfm

 

Links to items posted since the last email edition (except calendar items which have expired):

 

Northeastern News

 

* Diagnosis, Visual Assessment, and Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes of Vegetables and Small Fruit in the Northeast - Jan 28, Hershey PA

 

Maryland

 

* MDA Collects 18 Tons of Empty Pesticide Containers for Recycling This Year

 

Massachusetts

 

* 2008 Winter Lawn Care Conference - January 23

 

* Request the 2007 Report from UMass Extension Agriculture and Landscape Program

 

New Jersey

 

* NJ Gypsy Moth Population Expected to Increase in 2008

 

* Lower DE Watershed Farmers Info Sessions - 2008 Conservation Security Program - Dec 13 & 19

 

New York

 

· NYS Ag & Markets' Robert Mungari Receives IPM Award

 

Pennsylvania

 

* Yikes! There's a Mouse in the House!

 

* Bug Bomb Blazes

 

West Virginia

 

* Look What's Out There in IPM - Dec 2007

 

 

National News

 

* Natural Organic Lawn Care for Professional Turf Managers and Landscapers, Feb 20-21

 

* The Soul of a New Vaccine (for malaria, NY Times 12/11/07)

 

* Emerald Ash Borer Education Kit from Illinois Natural History Survey

 

 

ARS - Agricultural Research Service

 

* ARS News Archive

 

Beyond Pesticides

 

* Maine Tackles Chemicals In Consumer Products

 

CSREES

 

* CSREES Update - December 12, 2007

 

EPA

 

* Comment Period Extended on Endosulfan Risk Assessments

 

* EPA Widens Window on Regulatory Process

 

* Dimethenamid - Pesticide Tolerance

 

* Fluroxypyr - Pesticide Tolerance

 

* Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2008 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide

 

* Comments Sought for Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Procedures

 

* Crop Groupings Ease Regulatory Burdens for Minor Crops

 

* EPA Denies NRDC Request to Cancel Dichlorvos

 

* Latest News from the EPA Ag Center

 

* Proposed Rules, Policies, and Guidance (items for public comment)

 

* EPA Pesticide Program Highlights

 

* EPA Pesticide Meetings Calendar Page

 

* Federal Register - Pesticides - Archive

 

Legislative News

 

* Peterson Announces Short Term Plan to Continue Farm Bill Programs

 

* House Agriculture Committee News Room

 

National Agricultural Library

 

* National Invasive Species Information Center - Calendar of Events  

 

Pest Control Technology

 

* New York City Bed Bugs

 

* No Picky Eaters Among Successful Argentine Ants

 

* California DPR Reports Drop in Use of Pesticides

 

* Regulatory Update: Unsettled Congress Creates Uncertainty

 

* Victoria, B.C., Canada Approves Bylaw to Curb Pesticide Use

 

Plant Management Network

 

* PMN Update #71 - Dec 19, 2007

 

SARE

 

* SARE Calendar of Sustainable Agriculture Events

 

 

International

 

* Global Summit Promotes Building Capacity for Reduced Risk Pest Control Practices

 

* U.S. scientists visit China on an IPM exchange tour

 

 

Funding Opportunities

 

* EPA - Broad Agency Announcement for Conferences, Workshops, and/or Meetings

 

* NSF - Informal Science Education

 

* USDA - CSREES - Pest Management Alternatives Program (PMAP)

 

* USDA - CSREES - Methyl Bromide Transition (MBT)

 

* USDA - CSREES - Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program (BRAG)

 

* USDA - CSREES - Risk Avoidance and Mitigation Program (RAMP)

 

* USDA - CSREES - Crops at Risk (CAR)

 

* USDA – NRCS - 2008 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)

 

 

Job Opportunities

 

 

To submit items for On Target, or to start or stop receiving this email newsletter, please contact Amy Galford at aeg1@cornell.edu