Farmers in Pennsylvania wanting to track where and when invasive species are, well, cropping up in crops now have a new tool online. Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff has announced the launch of the new invasive species council website.
Producers and consumers can learn how Pennsylvania is protecting against invasive plants, animals and insects by logging on to the new Invasive Species Council Web site, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said today.
The Web site can be accessed by clicking on “Invasive Species Council” under the Agriculture site list at http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/.
“Invasive species can damage our state’s natural resources and economy,” said Wolff. “This new Web site will help citizens learn about invasive plant and animal species, and keep up-to-date on how the council is working to protect public health and safety.”
Visitors to the 2008 Pennsylvania Farm Show, scheduled for Jan. 5-12, can learn more about the Pennsylvania Invasive Species Council by stopping at the Department of Agriculture exhibit in the Main Hall of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center.