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National specialty crop project explores new possibilities for grafted tomato...
Five years ago, a North Carolina State University-led specialty crop project helped several U.S. growers have been able to use grafted tomato plants to return land plagued by bacterial wilt to...
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Western Region IR-4 Coordinator position still open
The University of California at Davis is still looking for qualified candidates to fill an Associate Director/Field Research Coordinator position. This person will lead the IR-4 program in the western...
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Spotted Wing Drosophila Webinar Scheduled for January 25th – Register Now!
by Hannah Burrack, NC State University SWD on strawberry. Photo by Bev Gerdeman, Washington State University Members of the Sustainable SWD Project will present a webinar online on January 25th at...
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Assistant Professor, Extension Specialty Crops Plant Pathologist, University...
Position: 12-month tenure-track, Assistant Professor (100% Extension) of Entomology and Plant Pathology, with particular emphasis on pathogens of non-ornamental specialty crops Location: University of...
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NIFA Announces Funding Opportunities in Food Safety and Crop Pest Management
NIFA Announces $11 Million to Support Antimicrobial Resistance Research The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced $11 million in available...
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iPiPE Cooperative Agricultural Project RFA is open
The Integrated Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education (iPiPE) is now accepting applications for 4-year Crop-Pest Program statements of interest for their Cooperative Agricultural...
View ArticleSpecialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)
The purpose of the SCRI program is to address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by awarding grants to support research and extension that address key challenges of national, regional,...
View ArticleUSDA-NIFA to Invest in Specialty Crop Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced Fiscal Year 2018 funding for research and extension activities to enhance productivity,...
View ArticleRobotic weeding may be the way of the future
The future of weeding is here, and it comes in the form of a robot. The growing popularity of robotic weeders for specialty crops has grown partly out of necessity, says Steven Fennimore, an extension...
View ArticleEpidemic in Turf Management: Herbicide Resistance in Annual Bluegrass
by Patricia McDaniels, University of Tennessee Annual bluegrass is one of the most common weeds of turfgrass on golf courses, sports fields and sod farms, not to mention residential and commercial...
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