USDA photo Invasive species can devastate agriculture, livelihoods and food security, learn more during Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month.
Apr 07, 2021
April 2021 is Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month, designed to raise public awareness about the threat of invasive pests and diseases, which can devastate agriculture, livelihoods and food security. The national outreach initiative declared by USDA enlists the public in the fight against invasive pests, which threaten not only agriculture, but also forests and natural resources.
APHIS will partner with the North American Plant Protection Organization and Niagara Falls State Park to hold a special illumination ceremony on April 19-20 from 7-9 p.m. for 15 minutes at the top of every hour (watch it live here: https://www.cliftonhill.com/niagara-falls/livecam). The falls will glow with green light in celebration of the United Nations International Year of Plant Health and to emphasi
Invasive Plant Species Month
News Reporter With your Southeast Regional Ag Report, I m Trevor Williams.
April is “Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month.” Invasive insects and plant diseases can cost the U.S. an estimated $40 billion in damages each year to trees, crops, and they threaten the economy, food supply, and the environment, especially here in the Southeast. Samantha Simon. the USDA’s Executive Director of Emergency and Domestic Programs, says April is typically the best time to spot many of the damaging, invasive species that can attack the crops in rural America, as well as garden plants and trees
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MINNEAPOLIS, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In recognition of Parkinson s Disease Awareness Month, Mednet, a healthcare technology company, announced a new program to support research organizations conducting Parkinson s Disease (PD) research or any type of central nervous system (CNS) studies. Mednet s comprehensive clinical data management system (CDMS) is uniquely designed to be highly flexible to enable fast and efficient study builds and execution of any type of clinical research. The new program is designed to make it easier and more cost effective for research organizations to conduct studies in this important therapeutic category.
(NAFB) – April is “Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month.” Samantha Simon is the USDA’s Executive Director of Emergency and Domestic Programs. She says April is typically the best time to spot many of the damaging, invasive species that can attack the crops in rural America, as well as garden plants and trees.
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CLEVELAND â Rob Felber is a client of InMotion, a nonprofit in Beachwood dedicated to helping people manage their Parkinsonâs disease through exercise, therapy and support. He goes there nearly every day to get his daily workout in.
What You Need To Know
InMotion is located in Beachwood
The nonprofit helps people with Parkinsonâs disease feel better every day
They offer exercise classes, art programs, music programs, support groups, and more
All services are free to those with Parkinsonâs and their caregivers
âIâm just working hard. Itâs not different from anybody else exercising,â said Felber.