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Sweet Berry Farm, Middletown, RI

Vegetable/Strawberry IPM Educator Exchange Program

June 26 through July 30, Amherst, MA

Sponsored by the Northeast Vegetable IPM Working Group

Call for summer field travel applications: Apply by July 30 for travel that will take place before September 1, 2008!

Would you like to visit another state to see the field work that is being done in Vegetable or Strawberry IPM? Do you wish you had funds to get to a twilight meeting, field day, or spend a few days with a colleague in another state in the Northeast or another region? The Northeast Vegetable IPM Working Group, funded by the Northeastern IPM Center, offers an Educator Exchange Program that will pay up to $800 for qualified expenses to help agricultural professionals in the Northeast learn about and share integrated pest management practices in vegetables and strawberries.

The application process is simple. Write an application letter and state your work or job, how your travel will help you learn about IPM and how you will share what you learn with growers back at home. Funds are available for agriculture professionals in the private sector as well as those who work for public universities. For complete information on how to apply, see the attached Request for Applications.

Event Address

Ruth Hazzard
Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences
250 Natural Resources Way
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003

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