In this issue

Funding Support for Newsletter

Pest Updates, Alerts

European Corn Borer and "UCB" Flights--2002

Revised Vegetable Pesticide "Plant-Back" Updates for 2002

New Farm Bill and the Produce Industry

New Risk Management Publication for Specialty Crop Growers

Funding Continues for MN Vegetable IPM Newsletter

Bill Hutchison, Dept. of Entomology, University of Minnesota
Jeanne Ciborowski, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, IPM Program

Thanks to recent USDA funding for "Specialty Crops," administered by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Marketing Group, and sponsored by the Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (MFVGA), funding is now available to continue production, printing and mailing of the MN Vegetable IPM Newsletter. Funding will continue to cover costs through the 2003 growing season. Although most readers access the newsletter via the web site, many also prefer to receive the hard copy via postal mail. We have scheduled about 8-9 issues/year to be sent via postal mail. Additional issues may be published on the web site, as needed, in response to new pest, pesticide or industry issues. The MDA IPM program will continue to print and mail the hard copy version. We thank all who have supported continued publication of the newsletter!

If you, or colleagues, wish to receive the hard copy version of the newsletter, please send your name and mailing address to: Jeanne Ciborowski, MDA, to: Jeanne.Ciborowski@state.mn.us

Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, hutch002@tc.umn.edu
Jeanne Ciborowski, IPM Program, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us
Cindy Tong, Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota, ctong@extension.umn.edu
Production Editor: Suzanne Wold, Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, woldx018@tc.umn.edu

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Reference to products in this publication is not intended to be an endorsement to the exclusion of others which may have similar uses. Any person using products listed in this publication assumes full responsibility for their use in accordance with current directions of the manufacturer

Last Revised June 14, 2002.
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