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The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) is pleased to announce the development of the Pesticide Sensitive Crop Locater, a web site designed to provide pesticide applicators with information on sensitive crops located near the sites they plan to apply pesticides (i.e., herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, etc). Commercial growers of pesticide sensitive crops can enter their crop locations and contact information, whi… Continue

I still haven't seen how to order the DVD of "Dirt! The Movie" or even how much it will cost. Or whether it could be shown publicly to a group. But there are probably other people interested in seeing it, when it's available.

The following is a new promotion:

"Is there a community garden that means a lot to you? A hilltop near your childhood home that tells a story? A patch of dirt or farm you brought back to life?

Before the last leaves fall or the snow covers the ground (region contingent o… Continue

I saw this Georgia marketing campaign (http://yougottabekidding.org/) for recycling in the curbside recycling newsletter, "Bin Buzz' (http://www.recyclecurbside.org/index.cfm). This issue is focused on social media and marketing. I thought one or both links would be of interest to some in this group....

This came from a regional P2 list serve:

1) Renewables and Energy Efficiency Improvements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture requests proposals for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements. This program will provide support to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase and install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. $51.6 million expected to be available, up to 1,100 awards anticipated. Responses due 7/31/09. For more info, inc… Continue

This may be a grant opportunity for someone, but the deadline is drawing near.....

http://www.agr.ne.gov/division/apd/specialty_crop_block_grant_program.pdf

From this URL: ....'Examples of “enhancing the competitiveness of specialty crops” include, but are not limited to: improving the efficiency and reducing costs of distribution systems; assisting all entities in the specialty crop distribution chain in d… Continue