By Meredith Swett Walker is a writer for Entomology Today School nurses do more than just apply bandages to scraped knees and administer asthma inhalers. They are also health educators, they help control communicable diseases, and they even do some pest management. Tick specimens embedded in Lucite can help school nurses distinguish disease carrying ticks… Read more »
Month: November 2017
USDA Helps Rural Communities Restore Water Systems Damaged by Disasters
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the award of two grants to help rural water and sewer utilities recover from recent and future natural disasters. “USDA is a strong partner in the long-term recovery of rural communities after a season of devastating hurricanes,” Perdue said. “These grants will provide resources rural communities need to assess… Read more »
USDA NIFA introduces the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP)
Beginning farmer education for adult and young audiences in the United States can generally be traced back to the advent of the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Land Grant Acts. But for the first time, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub .L. No. 110-234, Section 7410) appropriated $75 million for FY 2009 to… Read more »
USDA Provides Tips and Resources for a Bacteria-Free Thanksgiving
More than 45 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving Day, with a never-ending list of side dishes and desserts. The Thanksgiving meal is by far the largest and most stressful meal many consumers prepare all year, leaving room for mistakes that can make guests sick. But never fear, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food… Read more »
USDA Invests More Than $1 Billion to Improve Health Care in Rural Areas
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that USDA provided more than $1 billion in Fiscal Year 2017 to help improve access to health care services for 2.5 million people in rural communities in 41 states. “USDA invests in a wide range of health care facilities – such as hospitals, clinics and treatment centers –… Read more »
Inquisitiveness and high standards earn horticulturalist Jim Diermeier an Excellence in IPM award
Jim Diermeier has spent a lifetime perfecting his art, crafting year-round beauty and wonder with the most natural of palettes — plants. And now his work will be on display at the 2020 US Open Golf Tournament. Core to his art? Science. Whether tried and true or testing the new, Diermeier is dedicated to keeping the… Read more »
The deadline for poster abstract submission for the National IPM Symposium in Baltimore in March has been extended
Please note that the deadline for poster abstract submissions for National IPM Symposium in Baltimore in March has been extended. They will keep it open until Dec. 1, or they reach 200 posters, whichever comes first. **Submissions in Medical, Urban, and Veterinary categories are especially sought. So please encourage yourself or colleagues if you/they have materials… Read more »
NIFA announces the release of the FY 2018 Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants (BRAG) RFA
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is pleased to announce the release of the FY 2018 Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants (BRAG) Program Request for Applications (RFA). The BRAG program supports environmental assessment research concerning the introduction of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. NIFA Funding Opportunity Page: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/biotechnology-risk-assessment-research-grants-program-brag Grants.gov Page: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=298508 Letter… Read more »
Deadline for submitting Friends of IPM Award nomination is this Friday
The deadline for submitting a nomination for a Friends of IPM award is THIS Friday at 5 PM Eastern Time. Please nominate someone for a Friends of IPM Award. Graduate students receive money in exchange for an article, and everyone is recognized at an event in front of their peers or constituents. You’ll find the… Read more »
New articles from Connection, Newsletter of the North Central Integrated Pest Management Center
Area Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Advisor – Entomology http://www.ncipmc.org/connection/?p=4078 POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT University of California Cooperative Extension Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension Advisor Area Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Advisor – Entomology Serving Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties AP #17-24 LOCATION HEADQUARTERS: Salinas, Monterey County, California SUBMISSION DATE: To assure full… Read more »