- The Progressive Agriculture Foundation is partnering with the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) to develop curriculum to educate residents of rural America about underground utility safety and the importance of safe excavation practices. The information will be delivered during Progressive Agriculture Safety Days. “The CGA works hard to ensure public safety and environmental protection when working with underground utilities,” says Randy J. Bernhardt, executive director-development, Progressive Ag Foundation.
- The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is pleased to announce the results of the 2007-2008 officer election. Barbara Christ was elected vice president and will serve as APS president in 2009-2010. Michael Boehm was elected councilor-at-large for a three-year term. The new officers will begin their terms at the conclusion of the society’s 2007 meeting that will be held jointly with the Society of Nematologists (SON). The meeting will take place July 28 – August 1, 2007, at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center, in San Diego, Calif.
- Responding quickly to the needs of American small businesses, the National Propane Gas Association and 14 other trade associations formed a joint coalition to fight the new U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chemical security regulations. “These rules have a disproportionate impact on agricultural businesses and farmers,” said Jim Thrift, VP for the Agricultural Retailers Association. “The agricultural community not only has to comply with the new rules on propane but a number of other common agricultural chemicals used in food production and farming.”
