Overview

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Events in Europe, including the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Great Britain in 2001, have shown the devastating effects that can occur from even a slight delay in detecting a highly infectious animal disease agent in the livestock population. Plant diseases caused even more devastation in Europe in the 19th century, creating the Irish Potato Famine that caused the ancestors of many Americans to flee to the United States to avoid starvation. Avoiding such a plant or animal disease in our country during the 21st century will require a cooperative effort among the federal and state governments, our universities, and the public. CSREES provides funding and leadership to further this effort.

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In Focus

• CSREES hosts security workshop to increase awareness of potential security threats and encourage use of protective measures at land-grant university partners.
• CSREES directed the multi-agency effort to develop an Avian Influenza Lesson Plan for high school science students.
• The National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) provides laboratory testing to those who cultivate ornamental plants commercially and privately.
• The Regional Integrated Pest Management Centers lead land-grant university extension efforts that provide information on insect, disease, and weedy pests.
• CSREES supports the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN), which links disaster preparedness and recovery information to the public and to educators.
• Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank scientists have developed and standardized methods to interpret and compare complex raw chemical and biochemical data.


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Partnerships

• APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine Division and CSREES work to ensure that federal and state regulatory efforts are matched with efforts of the NPDN.
• APHIS Veterinary Services Division and CSREES work jointly to ensure that federal and state regulatory efforts are well matched with efforts of the NAHLN.
• The National Agricultural Pest Information System, located at Purdue University, is the central repository for archiving select data collected from the NPDN.

Events

• Competitive Grants Grantsmanship Workshops, Washington, DC/Salt Lake City, UT, September/October, 2008.
• Galaxy III Conference: "Celebrating the Extension System: Strengths, Diversity, and Unique Qualities," Indianapolis, IN, September 15-19, 2008.

Selected Results and Impacts

• Arkansass Food Safety Consortium researchers use CSREES funds to study dangerous foodborne bacteria.
• CSREES-funded research in Oregon may help scientists better understand genetic disease resistance in plants.
• A mysterious ailment called Colony Collapse Disorder is the target of CSREES-funded research.


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Resources

• National Plant Diagnostic Network offers on-line and face to face first detector training for anyone likely to first encounter exotic pests in the field.
• Soybean Rust 2007, Iowa State. Web training about the life cycle, inoculum sources, yield effects & disease management, current distribution, & future potential
• University of Kentucky Offers Free Computer-based Agroterrorism Awareness Courses, University of Kentucky.


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Contacts

William Hoffman

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