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New Associate Director of IPM Position with University of Minnesota Extension

A new full-time position of Associate Director for the UMN Extension IPM program has been created to provide statewide leadership, effective spring, 2020. The position is located on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. ABOUT EXTENSION and … Continue reading

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Community IPM Coordinator— IPM Institute of North America

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). The community IPM program partners with communities, including schools and other facilities to manage pests while reducing … Continue reading

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University of Wisconsin Postdoctoral Research Associate Fruit Crop Entomology Laboratory

A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Entomology at UW-Madison to further our understanding of population dynamics and movement and to refine management strategies for insect pests of Wisconsin berry crops. The postdoctoral researcher will focus on two … Continue reading

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EPA Announces Requests for Applications for the 2020 Environmental Education Grants Program

WASHINGTON (October 24, 2019) — As authorized by the National Environmental Education Act of 1990, EPA is pleased to announce the availability of up to $3 million in funding for locally-focused environmental education projects under the 2020 Environmental Education Grant Program. … Continue reading

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Assistant Professor of Agroecosystems Entomology @ University of Wisconsin

The Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is pleased to announce the recruitment for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant level (9-month) in Agroecosystems Entomology with strengths in the understanding and management of pest suppression, pollination, andother … Continue reading

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2020 NORTH CENTRAL IPM GRANTS

The North Central IPM Center has released its RFA’s for the 2020 Working Groups and Critical Issues grant programs, as of September 24, 2019 at 4 p.m. CST. The proposal submission date for both RFAs is November 22, 2019, by … Continue reading

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EPA Seeks Public Comment on Pesticide Applications for Hemp

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the receipt of 10 pesticide applications to expand their use on hemp. The 10 requests are the result of the December 2018 Farm Bill provisions that removed hemp from the Controlled … Continue reading

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Newly Available Data to be Incorporated into Pyrethroid Proposed Interim Decisions

Based on a thorough review of recent data, EPA concluded that there are reliable data to support reducing the current threefold (3X) Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) safety factor for pyrethroids to 1X, and that margin will be safe for infants and … Continue reading

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Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) RFP Open

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, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of … Continue reading

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New Faculty Position in Specialty Crops Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

We seek an outstanding scientist and communicator who will lead a nationally recognized research and extension program that develops new solutions for managing insect pests and promoting the health of pollinators of specialty crops in Illinois. Illinois growers produce a … Continue reading

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