Announcements

Need for Action- NPDN Funding is in Jeopardy

Right now, funding for the FADI is under consideration by the U.S. Senate. If the House subcommittee’s proposal is accepted and enacted by Congress, then funding for FADI, and consequently NPDN, will be eliminated. Thus, it is important that the Senate and other congressional representatives are made aware of the importance of FADI and the programs supported by it; e.g., NPDN.

What You Can Do: Please contact your Senate (www.senate.gov) and House (www.house.gov) members immediately to convey your concern and support for the NPDN. You should also communicate with your institution’s government relations officers to engage their advocacy. Please urge them to oppose reductions in NPDN and FADI at the USDA. The APS Public Policy website (www.apsnet.org/members/outreach/ppb/Pages/NPDN.aspx) contains links and other information for contacting your members of congress. For additional information or help, contact any of the PPB board members or Kellye Eversole (Eversole@eversoleassociates.com). Additional information about the programs and impact of the NPDN can be found below.

For more background information and a sample letter please click here to see the NPDN white paper.

Information on the impact of the NPDN

Impact of the NPDN Fact Sheet 9-16-11

National Impact of the NPDN with Plant Inspection Information 9-16-11

New First Detector resources available

Emerald Ash Borer look alike poster and Thousand Cankers Disease photo clue

About This Site

Purpose of this web site

This webpage was created to inform the general public of the existence of the Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network (NEPDN) and to facilitate NEPDN committee function, activities, and organization.

Information available to the general public resides on this home page. In addition to this page, there is a NPDN National Website and the other 4 regions have their own regional websites that may contain regionally specific information. These websites can be accessed by selecting the national or regional acronym from the "NPDN Web Ring" box located on the left-hand side of this screen.

Click Here For Regional Center Staff Contact Information

Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network Member States

 

Connecticut-University of Connecticut CT Agricultural Experiment Station Delaware- University of Delaware  Maine-University of Maine Maryland-University of Maryland Home & Garden Center Department of Agriculture Massachusetts- University of Massachusetts New Hampshire-University of New Hampshire New Jersey- Rutgers University New York-Cornell University Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Insect Diagnostic Lab Long Island Hort. Research & Extension Center Pennsylvania- Pennsylvania State University Rhode Island- University of Rhode Island Vermont- University of Vermont West Virginia-West Virginia University West Virginia Department of Agriculture