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UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM AND DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCE
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COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE AND FRUIT CROPS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 1, NUMBER 4 -- NOVEMBER 2005
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Invitation to Comment on the Farm Bill
The USDA is in the process of developing recommendations for the new farm bill and has invited the public to provide comments to help guide the development of the bill. The most valuable feedback will be directly from you about programs and policies you believe are helpful and issues that concern you. This is a unique opportunity to help design USDA programs that will meet Connecticut's needs. If you have benefited from IPM, Sustainable Agriculture, or other programs, you may want to state this in your comments. You may also want to recommend that the USDA continue to provide IPM funding to individual states so that CT will receive its fair share of this funding in the future. The deadline for comments is December 30, 2005.
You can comment in several ways:
- Mail--Send a letter to The Honorable Mike Johanns, Secretary / U.S. Department of Agriculture / 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. / Washington, DC 20250
The USDA has requested responses to six specific questions:
- How should farm policy address any unintended consequences and ensure that such consequences do not discourage new farmers and the next generation of farmers from entering production agriculture?
- How should farm policy be designed to maximize U.S. competitiveness and our country's ability to effectively compete in global markets?
- How should farm policy be designed to effectively and fairly distribute assistance to producers?
- How can farm policy best achieve conservation and environmental goals?
- How can federal rural and farm programs provide effective assistance in rural areas?
- How should agricultural product development, marketing, and research-related issues be addressed in the next Farm Bill?
For more information, see http://www.usda.gov/farmbill.
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Invitation to Comment on the Farm Bill………...1
Phase-out of Guthion Uses on Several Crops...2
Pruning Blueberries: Fact and Fiction………....2
Consider Crop Rotation..................................4
Insecticide Resistance Management…….....…6
Organic Matter: Key to Soil Management….....8
Table Grapes for Cool Climates……………...…9
Russet on Snap Beans Caused by PlectosporiumTabacinum……………..…..…...12
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Upcoming Events
- CT Pomological Society Annual Meeting
Tuesday, December 6, The Gallery Restaurant, Glastonbury, CT (see program on page 10).
New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference & Trade Show
December 13-15, Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH. All growers on the Crop Talk list should have received a conference program in the mail (see announcement on page 6).
Bedding Plant Meetings
A half-day program repeated in three locations. Wednesday, January 25, New Haven Experiment Station, New Haven, CT. Wednesday, February 8, Tolland County Extension Center, Vernon, CT. Tuesday, February 28, Litchfield County Extension Center, Torrington, CT. Registration required. For more information, contact Leanne Pundt (phone: 860-626-6240; email Leanne.Pundt@uconn.edu).
CT Vegetable & Small Fruit Conference
Thursday, January 26, Tolland County Extension Center, Vernon, CT (see program on page 3).
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