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06-17-08 News Release: Scab Incidence Varies Across Midwestern States.
05-19-08 News Release: Early Southern Scab Reports Mixed.
01-07-08 News Release: USWBSI Announces new Co-Chair
10-08-07 News Release: Scab Disease Generally Low across U.S. in 2007
07-30-07 Press Release: USWBSI Mourns Loss of Co-Chair Tom Anderson
3-1-07 Press Release: 2006 National FHB Forum - Post-Forum Press Release
10-17-06 Press Release: 2006 National FHB Forum
5-10-05 Press Release: FHB Forecasting System/International Symposium
2003 NFHB Forum Press Release 01/22/04: Fusarium, DON Cripple Wheat Industry in Southeast U.S.
2002 NFHB Forum Press Release 12/20/02: Fusarium Prompting Some Farmers to Give Up on Malting Barley.
2001 NFHB Forum Press Release 12/15/01: International Cooperation Proving Helpful to Grain Scab Research
NAWG Press Release 4/17/01: Loss of New Genotyping Center Would Be Wheat Research Setback
News Release 12/20/00: Crop scientists report research headway on FHB grain disease
Press release 9/14/00: Feeding Vomitoxin-Infested Grain May be Best Solution, NDSU Specialist Says
Press release 6/6/00: U.S. Scab workers participate in International Scab Symposium in China
News Release 12/23/99: National Research Initiative Reports Progress on Scab
Press release text 11/6/98

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Gene transformation: high-tech hope to solve scab. - By: Tracy Sayler

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Wheat scab widespread after wet Pennsylvania spring (7/29/03)
The USWBSI Steering Committee met on Thursday, May 30, 2002, in Chicago, IL. The meeting was held at the Holiday Inn Chicago O'Hare/Kennedy (773-693-2323) near O'Hare airport. MINUTES (PDF)
January 2002: ARS receives the Initiative's recommendation for FY02 funding.
December 8-10, 2001: 2001 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum held at the Holiday Inn - Cincinnati Airport, Erlanger KY
January 2001: ARS receives the Initiative's recommendation for FY01 funding.
December 10-12, 2000: 2000 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum held at the Holiday Inn - Cincinnati Airport, Erlanger KY.
December 5-7, 1999: 1999 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum held in Sioux Falls, SD. ARS receives the Initiative's recommendation for FY00 funding.
FY2000 Ag Appropriations bill was passed allocating an additional $1.8M to the Initiative's budget. This increase brings the Initiative's budget to $5.3M for FY00
October 15, 1999: Due date for the first submission of FY00 proposals
September 15, 1999: FY99 Progress Reports are completed by recipients of the 1999 funds
Spring 1999: ARS funds are dispersed to Principal Investigators
October 28, 1998: ARS works to finalize plans for rapid deployment of monies
October 26-27, 1998: National Scab Forum, ARS receives the Initiative's recommendation for FY99 funding
October 25, 1998: East Lansing MI-Full Initiative Steering Committee endorses the research plan
October 24, 1998: East Lansing MI-Initiative executive committee unanimously endorses a research plan and budget
FY99 Appropriations Bill
October 20, 1998: President signs ominbus bill.
October 20, 1998: Senate passes H.R. 2348, the Ominbus appropriations bill with $3.0M additional funds for the scab initiative
October 6, 1998: House/Senate ag approps bill sent to President (includes language increasing funding for the initiative to $3.5M for FY99)
Ag appropriations conference report includes added $3M, October 1, 1998
National Scab Initiative steering committee meeting held September 23, 1998
- Executive committee formed to facilitate planning and communication
House and Senate both report out appropriation bills specifying additional $3M for initiative
Secretary Glickman releases additional $ 200 k to Initiative, June '98
National Scab Initiative steering committee meeting held March 3, 1998
First national scab forum, Minn. MN, Nov 98.
- Initiative expanded to embrace national scope
$1M added to scab research in FY99 ag approps bill
- $500K for Scab initiative, core ARS budget
ARS releases $200K end of year funds for scab research (9/97)

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