IN THIS ISSUE

Lead StorIES

·  ASA Applauds USDA Coordinated Framework for Soybean Rust Monitoring

·  Child Development Center Becomes Nation’s First “IPM STAR”

Funding Impacts and opportunities

·  Applying for Grants at GRANTS.GOV

·  Impacts

·  New IPM Grants Awarded in the Northeast

·   Pennsylvania IPM Program’s 1-800 Number Kicks off Twelfth Season

·  University of California Joins Alliance to Protect Popular Flower

· Opportunities

·  Plant Production and Protection

·  Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Programs - Special Experiential Learning Grants

·  Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program – North Central Region

·  Interagency Microbial Observatories Program

·  Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program - Northeast Region

CSREES program highlights

    ·  The Western Region Has A New Extension Director

·  Pink Hibiscus Mealybug Training Teleconference

·  Seeds and Breeds Conference

·  Multi-state Coordinating Committee on Plant Breeding

·  IR-4 Crop Grouping Project

·  Asian Soybean Rust Fast Track System

·  Executive Summary of the Soybean Rust Scenario Workshop

·  USDA Informs Farmers About Soybean Rust, Crop Insurance

·  Specialty Crops Regulatory Initiative

Upcoming and recent meetings

Inside the beltway

·  Senate Appropriations Committee Marks-Up FY 2006 Budget Proposal

·  William J. Hoffman selected as National Program Leader for Agricultural Homeland Security

Resources

·  Soybean Rust Scout Before You Spray Video

·  Evaluation of Training and IPM for Small Farmers in SC

·  Plant Management Network

·  DRIFTSIM Software

·  Penn State Study On Varroa Mites

·  Crop Adviser Institute Offers Soybean Rust Module

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