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2016 Southern Plant Board Meeting April 18 - 21, 2016 Imperial Palace Casino Resort & Spa Biloxi, Mississippi 2016 Southern Plant Board Meeting April 18 - 21, 2016 Imperial Palace Casino Resort & Spa Biloxi, Mississippi Monday, April 18 4:00 – 7:00 Registration 6:00 – 8:00 Southern Plant Board Reception 8:00 – 11:00 Networking Tuesday, April 19 Breakfast (Provided) IP Buffet Voucher 8:00 – 8:15 Southern Plant Board Opening Session Call to Order Larry Nichols, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Roll Call Phil Wilson, North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services General Meeting Announcements Kenneth Calcote, Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce 8:15 – 8:45 Welcome to Mississippi Commissioner, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commerce 8:45 – 9:00 Opening Comments Larry Nichols, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 9:00 – 10:00 Agency Reports: USDA APHIS PPQ Matt Royer, USDA APHIS PPQ National Plant Board Joe Collins, NPB President/University of Kentucky Customs and Border Protection Nikki Thomas, U.S. Customs & Border Protection Horticultural Inspection Society – Southern Chapter Tom Cary, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 10:00 – 10:30 Break 10:30 – 11:00 Agency Reports (continued) 11:00 – 11:15 IFA Update (Future Status of Program) Anne-Marie Callcott, USDA APHIS PPQ , S&T-CPHST 11:15 – 12:00 State Reports – AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, KY, MS Tuesday, April 19 (Continued) 12:00 – 1:15 Lunch (Provided) 1:15 – 5:00 CAPS Breakout Session (SSC’s & PSS’s) 1:15 – 2:00 State Reports – NC, OK, PR, SC, TN, TX, VA 2:00 – 2:30 SANC Update (Implementation & Nursery Manuals) Larry Nichols, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 2:30 – 2:50 Citrus Pest Update (TX Canker, etc.) Robert Bailey, USDA APHIS PPQ 2:50 – 3:15 Break 3:15 – 3:45 National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) Update/Review Erich Rudyj, USDA APHIS PPQ 3:45 – 4:05 FRSMP and DEEP Basics Ricardo Valdez, USDA APHIS PPQ 4:05 – 5:00 Panel Discussion on Startup Protocols of Hemp Production (DEA permits, etc.) Larry Nichols, Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Anni Self, Tennessee Department of Agriculture Dinner (Own your own) 7:00 – 11:00 Networking Wednesday, April 20 Breakfast (Provided) IP Buffet Voucher 8:00 – 8:20 Florida New Exotic Pest Update (Old World Bollworm, Oriental Fruit Fly, etc.) Trevor Smith, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 8:20 – 8:40 Pine Shoot Beetle & Other Pest Deregulation Bill Wesela, USDA APHIS PPQ 8:40 – 9:00 Overview of Mississippi Honeybee Stewardship Program Andy Whittington, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation 9:00 – 9:20 Farm Bill Honey Bee Survey (What have we learned) Robert Bailey, USDA APHIS PPQ 9:20 – 9:40 CAPS Report Sherry Aultman, Department of Plant Industry, Clemson University 9:40 – 10:00 Break Wednesday, April 20 (Continued) 10:00 – 11:00 Introduction to ezFedGrants Video Recording from Eastern Plant Board Meeting 11:00 – 11:20 Introduction to the Gateway America Irradiation Facility Ryan Hollingsworth, VP of Operations 11:20 – 1:00 Lunch (Provided) 1:00 – 2:30 Tour Gateway America Irradiation Facility Ryan Hollingsworth, VP of Operations 2:30 – 4:00 Tour Biloxi Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum 4:00 – 6:30 Cruise on Biloxi Schooner Dinner (Own your own) 7:30 – 11:00 Networking Thursday, April 21 Breakfast (Provided) IP Buffet Voucher 8:00 – 8:30 Panel Discussion on P. ramorum Host List Review & State Surveys Anni Self, Tennessee Department of Agriculture Leah Roberts, North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 8:30 – 12:00 SPB Business Meeting 8:30 – 12:00 CAPS Breakout Session 8:30 – 12:00 APHIS PPQ Breakout Session 10:00 – 10:30 Break SPB Retirees 31 years National Plant Board Updates Joe Collins 32 years NPB President, KY 30 years 30 years + NPB President NPB Executive Team Joe Collins, KY Ann Gibbs, ME NPB President NPB Vice President 26 years Aug 2015 Aug 2017 Brothers??? Geir Friisoe, MN NPB Past President John Caravetta, AZ NPB Secretary/Treasurer Pest Issues SPB Board of Directors Flag smut Dickeya dianthicola KS Larry Nicholas, VA NOT D. solani Corn tar spot Kenneth Calcote, MS IN & IL Phil Wilson (alternate), NC Citrus canker TX Spotted Lanternfly Monthly calls PPV Medfly 1 to 2 NPB/PPQ leadership meetings per year clementines Opportunity for states to raise issues that may affect other states New area in NY Chew toys ??? New US records since Aug: Pathogens Insects Hosts/Pathogen Common name/Host/scientific name Nandina domestica/Phoma sp. cf. Onion leafminer/Leeks & nandinae Onions/Phytomyza gymnostoma Chrysanthemum/Phytophthora Whitefly/Ixora sp (tropical)/ Asiothrizus chrysanthemi antidesmae New pest(s) found in your state Aptenia cordifolia/Peronospora mesembryanthemi Nematodes New to US Cordyline glauca/Colletotrichum cordylinicola Cyst nematode/barley/Cactodera rosae Sent email by president asking for permission to share with Turmeric/Colletotrichum NPB queenslandicum Tar spot of corn/Phyllachora maydis If needed, sharing can be delayed Gooseberry/Phakapsora phyllanthi If no response within 2 weeks, message will be forwarded NPB basement SPHD/SPRO Dialog Opportunity for state and federal program discussions www.nationalplantboard.org/basement Items for discussion Valuable resource for states Cooperative agreements Need the key? Email Carrie Larson [email protected] for MOUs password Personnel available/specialities State regulations BOD & NPB/PPQ call minutes Who has authority in certain situations Presentations Data collection PPQ contact list Organizational charts Organizational charts Complete over time Misc past meeting info Revisit over time Members on Committees SPB Members on Non-NPB Committees BRS Steering: Scott Bray NPAG: Trevor Smith Resolutions Japanese Beetle Harmonization Joe Collins (SPB) CARPOL: Christel Harden P. Ramorum regulatory: Christel Collin Wamsley (CPB) Chair Julie Van Meter Chair Robert Leavitt Harden Ann Gibbs (EPB) Awinash Bhatkar Phillip Lewis CHRP: Trevor Smith, Awinash Mike Bryan Jason Oliver Farm Bill: Trevor Smith, Christel Awards Kai Caraher Mike Reding Bakhtar Hardin, Kenneth Calcote Julie Van Meter (CPB) Chair Rich Cowles Craig Regelbrugge Ann Gibbs (EPB) Cooperative Agreements: AQI Partnership Council: Larry Joe Collins (SPB) Gray Haun Dana Rhodes Mitch Yergert (WPB) Ben Kaczmarski Carl Schulze Christel Hardin Nichols Richard Johnson Andrea Simao GM Management Board: Larry Website Jason Leathers Jeff Vogel NCPN: Phil Wilson, Christel Carrie Larson (CPB) content manager Nichols Brad White (WPB) webmaster Harden SPB Reps on Non-NPB Committees Strategic Alliance between NPB & PPQ BRS Steering: Brian Bowers (NC), Greg LBAM Trapping Review: Leroy Whilby Hodges (FL) (FL), Sherry Aultman (SC) PPQ Biocontrol Cross Functional WG: National CAPS Committee: Tyson Emery Initiated at a June 2014 in a meeting Eric Rohrig (FL) (FL), Sherry Aultman (SC) between NPB and PPQ leadership CHRP: Denise Feiber (FL), David NCPN: Lisa Williams (FL), Ann Gallagher Kostroun (TX) (NC), Richard Miller (LA) Desire to more fully utilize and align NPDN data sharing: Bryan Benson (FL) Cooperative Agreements: Richard respective state and federal authorities Miranda (FL) P. Ramorum regulatory: Norm Dart (VA) and resources to better safeguard Post-Entry Review: Sherry Aultman (SC) Domestic Data & Systems Task Force: agriculture and our natural resources. Sherry Aultman (SC) NAPPO Expert Work Groups: Greg Hodges (FL) Export Certification Work Group: Carl Harper (KY) Pollinator Issues: Dave Westerfelt (FL) Four key priorities identified: Pine Shoot Beetle Funding Alan Dowdy & Brad White First detected 1992 Enforcement and Compliance Cleveland, OH Paula Henstridge & Dana Rhodes NPB voted for deregulation 2015 Training Alan Dowdy & Geir Friisoe Damage is minimal Deregulation evaluation Control through management Scott Pfister & Mitch Yergert strategies Move to standalone Proposed rule being drafted Based on public comments APHIS to Next set of priorities will be addressed at summer decide whether to deregulate or not BOD-PPQ meeting Federal Register Notices Email from Ken Rauscher asking for comments Apples from EU due April 28 Risk analysis to evaluate risk of: Fresh pomegranate from Peru due May 6 Fresh figs from Peru May 6 Amend import requirements fresh lemon & cherimoya from Chile due May 27 Walla Walla McKay Nursery Nursery Co. Conard- Pyle Co. Lucas Greenhouses Co-Chair needed Dana Rhodes-PA Oregon Pride SANC Co-Chair Nurseries Southeastern Ken Rauscher Growers, Inc Wayne Dixon NPB Program NPB Program Associate Associate Forrest Keeling Aurelio Posadas Nursery NPB Executive Greenleaf Nursery Co. Secretary th 90 Annual Meeting of the National Plant Board AL- Christel Harden AR- David Blackburn FL Tyson Emery GA- Mike Evans, Perry Walden Pilot Facility Southeastern Growers KY Joe Collins OK Jeanetta Cooper, John Nunnery Pilot Facility Greenleaf Growers TN Anni Self TX Allison Olofson VA Larry Nichols July 31-August 4, 2016 Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington Hotel duPont Largest city in Delaware 20 minute drive to Philadelphia International Airport, also easily accessible by Interstates 95, 295, NJ and Garden State Turnpikes, and Amtrak The luxurious Hotel du Pont has been Walking distance to restaurants, theaters, coffee welcoming guests houses, and many interesting places since 1913 to one of the grandest hotels in the world, located in the heart of downtown Wilmington, DE Companion trip to the sandy beaches and A quick trolley ride to the Riverfront surf of the majestic Atlantic Ocean Bottom left: Kalmar Kyckel, right, Russell W. Peterson Urban
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