The AgBMP Loan Program is a water quality program that provides low-interest loans to farmers, rural landowners, and agric
This method was devised by Dr. Leah Bauer with the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station in Lansing, MI. A 10 x 50cm section of outer bark is scraped off the trunk of an infested ash tree using a drawknife. The bark is collected by a plastic sheet laid at the base of the tree and then transferred to a paper bag to dry out and avoid the growth of mold while in storage. After the bark has dried for a month, the sample is placed into a sieve and shook for two minutes. Once done sieving the sample, the fine debris is transferred to a ceramic dish and analyzed underneath a dissecting microscope for the presence of parasitized EAB eggs.
Collecting bark samples
Bark samples are sieved
Bark samples are examined to look for EAB eggs
EAB egg parasitized by Oobius agrili
A method used to collect adult parasitoids by use of pan traps. Yellow bowls are affixed to the trunks of ash trees with shelving brackets and filled with a clear propylene glycol solution. This liquid traps insects that are attracted to the yellow color of the bowl. Traps are sampled weekly throughout the summer. Samples are poured through a filter, frozen and screened for parasitoids in the late fall.
Yellow Pan Trapping
A method used to collect adult parasitoids by use of pan traps. Yellow bowls are affixed to the trunks of ash trees with shelving brackets and filled with a clear propylene glycol solution. This liquid traps insects that are attracted to the yellow color of the bowl. Traps are sampled weekly throughout the summer. Samples are poured through a filter, frozen and screened for parasitoids in the late fall.
A method used to collect adult parasitoids by use of pan traps. Yellow bowls are affixed to the trunks of ash trees with shelving brackets and filled with a clear propylene glycol solution. This liquid traps insects that are attracted to the yellow color of the bowl. Traps are sampled weekly throughout the summer. Samples are poured through a filter, frozen and screened for parasitoids in the late fall.
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Emerging Farmers Conference 2024
Starts:
Fri, 11/1/2024 - 11:00 am
Ends:
Sat, 11/2/2024 - 5:00 pm
Location:
McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota200 Oak Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
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"Rooted Resilience: Cultivating Strength Through Diversity" is the theme of the 19th Annual Emerging Farmers Conference. This year's keynote speaker is Erika Allen, CEO for the Urban Growers Collective.
The annual Emerging Farmers Conference (formerly the Immigrant & Minority Farmers Conference) serves to advance the success and sustainability of farmers who traditionally face barriers to the education and resources necessary to build profitable agricultural businesses, including immigrant farmers and farmers of color.
This innovative conference focuses primarily on the needs and interests of these farmers, and supports their contributions to local economic development and building healthy communities. It does so by connecting farmers, farm advocates, educators, professionals, experts, and agency officials.
Farm Safety Working Group, November 2024
Starts:
Fri, 11/8/2024 - 1:30 pm
Ends:
Fri, 11/8/2024 - 2:30 pm
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The Farm Safety Working Group (FSWG) is an informal collaboration between state agencies, higher education institutions, agriculture membership organizations, farm safety advocates, private sector companies, and labor and safety organizations focused on improving safety in agriculture.
The FSWG’s purpose is to provide a forum to discuss safety issues in agriculture, connect groups and organizations who are working on farm safety, and organize a collective effort to improve agricultural safety.
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