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June 12, 2013
11:05 AM ET
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If you import plant material for research, trialing, or under post-entry quarantine, you should familiarize yourself with the new Controlled Import Permit (“CIP”) regulations issued by USDA-APHIS. The CIP permit replaces the old departmental permits and also encompasses Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) agreements. The new CIP regulations went into effect on June 3, 2013.
Filed under: USDA • regulation
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Last week, USDA-APHIS declared the Asian Longhorn Beetle (ALB) infestations in the New York boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island eradicated, lifting those areas from quarantine status. This follows the March announcement of the successful eradication of ALB in New Jersey and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s success in eliminating ALB from cities in Ontario, which was announced in April. Eradication is accomplished after all infested trees are removed and three years of surveys prove negative for beetle activity.
Filed under: pest • regulation
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On May 13, USDA-APHIS proposed lifting the restrictions on the interstate movement of Berberis thunbergii varieties ‘Della’ and ‘O’ Byrne’ and Mahonia x media variety ‘Lionel Fortescue’. These three varieties were thoroughly evaluated by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service at the Cereal Disease Laboratory in St. Paul, MN and found to be resistant to Black Stem Rust (Puccinia graminis).
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If you have not yet responded to USDA’s Census of Agriculture, please do so before May 31. “Every time we go to Capitol Hill or meet with USDA representatives,” says Marvin Miller, Ph.D., AAF, Ball Horticultural Company, West Chicago, Illinois, chairman of both SAF’s and OFA’s government relations committees, “we cite statistics from the USDA census, which prove how important our industry is as a leader in U.S. agriculture. This will be the document folks will refer to for five years when we compare our green industry to the rest of agriculture.”
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On May 6th, ANLA submitted comments to USDA-APHIS in support of updating the Imported Fire Ant (IFA) treatment manual. A recent environmental assessment conducted by USDA-APHIS, in collaboration with the University of Tennessee, identified additional practices for treating balled-and-burlapped nursery stock and grass sod that were effective in preventing IFA from being transported outside of regulated areas. The research also describes how B&B drenches can be done in a manner that would reduce the number of necessary pesticide applications and the quantity of the pesticide used.
Filed under: pest • regulation • USDA
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