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2006
MARCH - Vol. 65, No.
3
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Energy Council formed by U.S.
Department of Agriculture
ANLA & PLANET continue merger
talks |
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Congress makes hurricane clean-up
funds available to nurseries |
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California farm water coalition urges strengthening of levees and increased water storage |
APRIL - Vol. 65, No.
4
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Canada posts five new genera
associated to p. ramorum |
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H-2B extension legislation
introduced in February |
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USDA adds 13 species to p. ramorum
regulations |
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Hawaii floral and nursery industry
statewide exploring umbrella group |
MAY - Vol. 65, No.
5
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Asian Gypsy moth
trapped in
Texas |
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Internet fuels falls
termite-infested mulch rumors |
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Florida growers
reimbursed $100 million in citrus canker eradication plan |
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Statewide quarantine
for pine shoot beetle in Wisconsin |
JUNE - Vol. 65, No. 6
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Discovery of rare pest
shuts down Cal Poly greenhouses for a time |
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New green industry
political action committee formed |
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Coordinated response
plan for invasive pests being developed in California |
JULY - Vol. 65, No. 7
| Wholesale value of U.S. floriculture crops up 1% in
2005; California is again top producer |
| American Nursery & Landscape Association and
PLANET agree not to merge at this time |
| Home garden survey shows interesting trends |
| On line journal looks at Pacific Northwest fungi |
AUGUST - Vol. 65, No.
8
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Oregon association of
nurseries survey of smaller growers finds marketing their #1 problem |
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EPA proposes phase out
of pesticide azinphos-methyl and longer restricted entry intervals for
phosmet |
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HRI and USDA-ARS
explore research and development of biodegradable nursery containers |
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Officials encouraged
by containment of sudden oak death on southern Oregon coast |
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Maturing U.S.
floriculture industry seeks innovation to avoid going 'out to pasture' |
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University of
California researchers find wasp can control spotted gum psyllid |
SEPTEMBER - Vol. 65, No.
9
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IRS issues final rule
regarding tax benefit for domestic production activities |
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Illinois becomes the
first state battling the asian longhorned beetle to deregulate all quarantine
zones |
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Preventing rabbits
from causing serious plant damage in nurseries |
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See-rotting microbes
sought to battle weeds |
OCTOBER - Vol. 65, No.10
| Washington state nursery
wholesaler fined for mismanagement of chemical |
| California nursery
& floral production a record high $3.66 billion in 2004-05; state
nursery/floral retail sales pegged at $10.94 billion; both figures tops in
the U.S. |
| Gypsy moth detected
in Oregon |
| Officials confirm P.
Ramorum in Indiana |
| New process sucks
the life out of bugs, replaces methyl bromide |
| Study finds that
influx of immigrants does not increase unemployment of U.S. workers |
NOVEMBER - Vol. 65, No.11
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EPA says U.S.
Pesticide safety highest in the world |
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Peat shortage looming
for spring 2007 |
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Minimum wage rising
throughout west |
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