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- Scab Newsletter Spring 1998
Press Releases
- 05-12-15 News Release: Scab Management: It Takes an Integrated Approach Posted: 05/12/15
- 04-13-15 News Release: USDA Small Grains Genotyping Labs Help Breeders Develop & Release Improved Cultivars Faster Posted: 04/13/15
- 10-10-14 News Release: DON: Keeping a Mycotoxin in Check Through Ongoing Research, Sound Sampling & Producer Awareness
- 4-30-14 News Release: Assessment Tool & Alert System Help Growers Control Scab in Wheat & Barley Fields
- 4-1-14 News Release: Initiative Aids in Development of Barley Varieties with Improved Scab Resistance
- 2-28-14 News Release: Producers' Input Key in Scab Management Survey
- 1-6-14 News Release: Scab Initiative’s Support Key to HRS Wheat Variety Development
- 7-16-13 News Release: Early 2013 Scab Reports: Southern States
- 4-23-13 News Release: Scab Initiative Challenges Funding Elimination
- 2-28-11 News Release: Fusarium Head Blight Alert System Goes Live in Early March
- 6-30-10 News Release: ´Scab Smart´ Helps Growers & Industry Understand & Manage Fusarium Head Blight
- 5-10-10 News Release: Wheat & Barley Producers Can Sign Up for Scab Alerts
- 9-24-09 News Release: One-Stop Scab Management Website Now Operational
- 08-19-09 News Release: Upper Midwest Largely Dodges Scab in ’09.
- 06-12-09 News Release: Midwest Scab a 'Good News, Bad News' Scenario.
- 06-04-09 News Release: Serious Scab Problems in Southern Wheat States.
- 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 Archive (09/97 - 07/03)
- 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.
- News Release 12/23/99: National Research Initiative Reports Progress on Scab
- 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
- Press release text 11/6/98
- 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)