Invasive Plant Species Month - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST
Invasive Plant Species Month News Reporter With your Southeast Regional Ag Report, I'm Trevor Williams. April is “Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month.” Invasive insects and plant diseases can cost the U.S. an estimated $40 billion in damages each year to trees, crops, and they threaten the economy, food supply, and the environment, especially here in the Southeast. Samantha Simon. the USDA’s Executive Director of Emergency and Domestic Programs, says April is typically the best time to spot many of the damaging, invasive species that can attack the crops in rural...
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