USDA Letter Responding to BPC’s Request for Continued Funding of the Areawide Pest Management Program of the Agricultural Research Service

On March 19, 2015, BPC sent a letter (attached here) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) encouraging adequate funding for the Areawide Pest Management Program of the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS).

The Areawide Pest Management Program of the Agricultural Research Service is important for regional waterways such as the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which has seen benefits from this program for providing assistance and information to State for developing better control strategies for several invasive weeds and other pests threatening the health and vitality of the waterway.

Click here to view a response from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack to BPC’s letter on this issue.

 

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