Author Archives: Susan Ratcliffe

Register Now for the Integrated Pest Management Pollinator Habitat Promotion Webinar EPA is offering a free webinar titled “Integrated Pest Management: Strategies for Pollinator Habitat Promotion and Conservation in Agricultural Areas” on August 28, 2018, from 1 –2:30 pm ET. This … Continue reading →

Atrazine Human Health Risk Assessment Now Available for Public Comment Today, EPA is releasing the atrazine draft human health risk assessment for public comment. The assessment identifies potential risks to children who crawl and play on lawns sprayed with atrazine … Continue reading →

Coordinator, Sustainable Food Group  Full-time coordinator position available with a growing independent non-profit organization working to improve sustainability in agriculture and communities through Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Responsibilities include coordinating the development and operation of sustainability programs for national food … Continue reading →

USDA-NIFA Foundational and Applied Science Program Program AREA Priority A1102 Foundational Knowledge of Agricultural Production Systems   In 2016, the AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program initiated a new competitive Program Area Priority (PAP) A1102 focusing on fundamental research in … Continue reading →

EPA Solicits Proposals for a Cooperative Agreement to Conduct the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement to run the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), which provides the public with objective, … Continue reading →

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s AFRI Foundational and Applied Science (FAS) Request for Applications has been released. The FAS program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to … Continue reading →

Lee County, Florida, Mosquito Control District has posted a Biologist position: Mosquito Control Biologist After successful completion of an extensive training program, this full-time field position will lead to a supervisory role in an assigned geographical area performing aerial control … Continue reading →

HIGHLANDS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Does Not Discriminate on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Religion, Age, or Disability in Employment or the Provision of Services. We are proud to be a drug free workplace.  Screening tests … Continue reading →

 The USFWS – U.S. Air Force Pollinator Conservation Project: Soaring with the Air Force Date and Time June 27, 2018 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET  Who Should Attend Anyone interested in pollinator conservation or education  Length  45 – 60 … Continue reading →

Information about July 17-20 FIFRA SAP Meeting on Resistance and Bt, Request for Comments on Experts for the Meeting, and June 5 Webcast on the Meeting Charge On May 17, 2018, the Agency published a Federal Register notice announcing the … Continue reading →