In this Issue:
STRAWBERRY NEWS
VEGETABLE NEWS
APPLE NEWS
University of MN Plant Licensing Task Force Progress
| Vol 3 No. 10 | August 11 , 2006 |
University of MN Plant Licensing Task Force Progress
From: MN Grown Update, Volume VI, Issue 4, Summer II, 2006
The release of new apple variety MN 1914 caused quite a commotion within the Minnesota apple industry and spurred some significant conversations at the legislature this past session. One outcome was the creation of a Plant Licensing Task Force to provide input to the University of Minnesota regarding procedures for releasing future plant varieties. The task force is charged with delivering a final report to the legislature in early January of 2007. Meeting minutes, a list of task force members and background information is available at www.maes.umn.edu/plantlicense.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison (hutch002@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Jeanne Ciborowski, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Ag. Resources Management and Development Division, and Suzanne Wold-Burkness (woldx018@umn.edu), Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota
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