IPM News and Events Roundup 02/28/2025
A weekly collection of IPM news, webinars, employment, funding opportunities, and more from the Northeastern IPM Center
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Exploring Alternatives to Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments: Case Studies in Vegetable Crops
April 3, 2025 – 2:00 p.m. (eastern)
Register at cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zVZwbjCKSICe-uJriHTtug#/registration
Description
The onion maggot and seedcorn maggot present significant challenges for vegetable growers. While insecticide seed treatments are commonly utilized for maggot control, their effectiveness differs by region and rising environmental concerns have prompted the search for safer alternatives. This study investigated alternatives to neonicotinoid seed treatments (thiamethoxam and imidacloprid) for controlling maggots in onions, snap beans, dry beans, and sweet corn. As restrictions on neonicotinoids increase due to their effects on pollinators and beneficial insects, this research aims to identify effective and environmentally responsible pest control options. These findings will assist growers in making informed pest management decisions in the future.
Leonardo (Leo) Salgado
Entomology PhD Student, Cornell University
Leo is an entomologist whose research focuses on applied insect ecology and integrated pest management (IPM) in vegetable crops. He is currently pursuing a PhD in entomology at Cornell University under Dr. Brian Nault. Before joining Cornell, Leo earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural sciences from the Universidad Nacional de Agricultura (UNAG) and completed an internship in IPM for sugarcane and rice with Dr. Blake Wilson. This experience motivated him to pursue a master’s degree in entomology with a minor in experimental statistics at Louisiana State University (LSU). Leo’s current research aims to enhance pest management strategies for onion maggots and seedcorn maggots, focusing on their species composition, insecticide efficacy, susceptibility to active ingredients, and genetic structure across onion production regions. His research projects have enabled sugarcane growers in Louisiana and vegetable growers in New York and beyond to successfully implement solutions to their pest problems, maximizing their yields.
Spillover of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) to backyard poultry via migratory birds threatens the poultry industry and public health. To improve the understanding of spillover events, we developed a stochastic compartmental mathematical model of HPAI transmission dynamics at the waterfowl-backyard poultry interface in a high-risk area for HPAI introduction into poultry. The model described the infection spread among resident and migratory waterfowl and backyard poultry farms and was validated with historical outbreak data in backyard poultry farms and swan mortalities. We used the model to assess the impact of the timing and duration of migratory birds’ stopover period on the probability of HPAI infection in backyard poultry farms.
Structure, motion, and multiscale search of traveling networks (nature.com)
Network models are widely applied to describe connectivity and flow in diverse systems. In contrast, the fact that many connected systems move through space as the result of dynamic restructuring has received little attention. Therefore, we introduce the concept of ‘traveling networks’, and we analyze a tree-based model where the leaves are stochastically manipulated to grow, branch, and retract. We derive how these restructuring rates determine key attributes of network structure and motion, enabling a compact understanding of higher-level network behaviors such as multiscale search. These networks self-organize to the critical point between exponential growth and decay, allowing them to detect and respond to environmental signals with high sensitivity. Finally, we demonstrate how the traveling network concept applies to real-world systems, such as slime molds, the actin cytoskeleton, and human organizations, exemplifying how restructuring rules and rates in general can select for versatile search strategies in real or abstract spaces.
Extreme Winter Losses for Honey Bees (growertalks.com)
The Honey Bee Health Coalition has reported that beekeepers across the U.S. saw significant colony losses over the winter. Commercial colonies seemed to take the biggest hit in the most recent survey numbers: Of the 270 commercial beekeepers surveyed, they had a mean loss rate of 62%. (Hobbyist hives were at 50%.) Preliminary results are HERE.
Pest Talks (growertalks.com)
What the ... ?
Mysterious Bubbles
Soapy Trees
Slime vs. Alcoholic Flux
Black Root Rot
Federal Budget Cuts
Chaotic springs, long summers mean uncertainty for NY grape growers (news.cornell.edu)
At first blush, the warmer average winter temperatures brought on by climate change would seem to be a boon for New York’s grape growers and winemakers. But warmer autumns and more “false” springs are disrupting the signals grapevines rely on to gain cold hardiness for the winter and blossom effectively in the spring, according to new research from Cornell AgriTech.
NYS invasive species illuminated by art and science exhibit (news.cornell.edu)
Titled “Invasive Species,” the exhibit opens Feb. 27 at Mann Library with a talk, “Hemlock Woolly Adelgid and Other Forest Threats: Engaging Science and Art to Meet the Challenge,” from 4–5 p.m. in Room 160. A reception in the gallery space will follow.
Shrimp Plant: Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV) (e-gro.org)
Shrimp plant (Justicia brandegeeana) leaves with necrotic ringspots were observed on a plant. These symptoms are typical of what occurs with a virus. This Alert will aid in the identification of an impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) on the shrimp plant.
The Price of Oversight: Avoiding Phytotoxicity in Greenhouse Crops (egroblog.com)
Greenhouse growers face constant challenges in pest management, but one of the most preventable issues is phytotoxicity caused by improper pesticide use. A notable example involves seed geraniums sprayed with the active ingredient Spirotetramat, demonstrating the critical importance of carefully reading and following pesticide labels. The insecticide label specifically warns against use on geraniums and other sensitive species, yet accidental foliar spray application resulted in significant plant stress, including distorted and chlorotic (yellow) to bleached (white) leaves.
From Hive to Lab: Could “P-Cup” Arenas Redefine Honey Bee Research? (entomologytoday.org)
Pesticides weaken honeybees’ immune systems, diseases spread rapidly through hives, and poor nutrition from dwindling wildflower habitats leaves bees vulnerable. Add to this the unpredictable swings of a changing climate, and the challenges facing honeybee populations become clear. At the same time, researchers turn to these industrious insects for insights into social behavior, aging, and microbiology, using their intricate hive dynamics as a window into larger biological systems.
USDA Confirms Bird Flu Detected in Rats in Riverside (pctonline.com)
Bird flu has been detected in four black rats located in Riverside County, Calif., for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed in a report on Wednesday.
Surveys
A research team at Cornell University is conducting a survey to understand the many ways farmers are growing and using cereal rye, including for grain, forage, and as a cover crop. Our team is also developing new rye varieties and want to understand important breeding priorities for different end uses. We would like to invite you to take part in a farmer survey as part of this project. We expect the survey to take 5-10 minutes. Participation is voluntary and we appreciate your time and responses.
Navigation: If you exit the survey before completion, you can come back and finish it using the same link you started with. If you finish the survey, you will not be able to retake it again using the same device.
Results: At the end of this project, research results will be shared through presentations, published in peer-reviewed publications, and shared with stakeholders via a white paper and farmer/industry publications. These publications will also be shared on faculty webpages.
You can find the survey here: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0IIMvWYX1Rulio6
Your input needed! National SWD Impact Survey
2024 SWD Impact Survey
Dear Berry and Cherry Growers:
As part of a national team of entomologists studying the management of spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), we are reaching out with a request for assistance to help understand the current impacts of SWD on your farm and how these impacts may have changed in the last 10 years.
If you are willing to share insights from your farm, farms you manage, or growers you work with, please complete this short survey, which will take about 15 minutes or less: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeW6rCcyM9vf_sjLJDj0J_6G03jlVbBLZt5rlX7kmzSj0Ypog/viewform
How will this information be used? This information will be used to develop new research goals as part of a USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative proposal under development. It will also be compared to information collected in similar surveys in 2013 and 2014 to help us understand where challenges still exist for SWD management and what improvements have been made over the last 10 years and shared in extension and scholarly publications.
Invasion Risk Assessment Study
Study Overview:
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst are looking for adult participants in a study about the information that ecological professionals use to judge the risk a non-native plant species may pose to an environment. This study seeks professional experience around risk assessment of non-native plant species in the United States.
What Is Required?
Eligible participants will conduct a short online questionnaire, estimated to take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
You May Qualify If You:
- Are at least 18 years old
- Have professional experience with assessing non-native plant risk in the United States
Survey Link:
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) news and updates
Newly featured this issue
Backyard poultry at risk when migrating mallards stop to rest
Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks – natural carriers of avian influenza – stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard poultry flocks.
Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is rising (nature.com)
Although many of the infections have been mild, emerging data indicate that variants of the avian influenza virus H5N1 that are spreading in North America can cause severe disease and death, especially when passed directly to humans from birds. The virus is also adapting to new hosts — cows and other mammals — raising the risk that it could spark a human pandemic.
Previously featured
A new online Avian Flu Resource Center provides reliable and accessible information for members of the general public, farmers, wildlife professionals, state and public health agency partners, and veterinarians.
Frequently asked questions about bird flu in New York state
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s response to the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza response in New York state is a coordinated effort of the NY Extension Disaster Education Network (NY EDEN).
CCE educators and specialists can reach out to Amy Barkley, livestock and beginning farm specialist with the SWNY Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program at (amb544@cornell.edu) or (716) 640-0844 for more information and/or to suggest additions to the FAQ.
For information on HPAI in dairy cattle, you can visit the CALS website.
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation reporting form for wild bird mortalities, https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/dee381c0ee8a4114a83dc1892fc0f7ed
Positive cases in commercial and backyard poultry: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/commercial-backyard-flocks
Positive cases in wild birds: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/wild-birds
NYS Ag and Markets also updates their website to share positive avian cases in NYS. This is also a landing page to see any restriction for things like import/export, shows, sales, etc. https://agriculture.ny.gov/animals/poultry
USDA-APHIS also updates in detections in mammals and livestock, and you can find those links here: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections
Webinars, seminars, meetings, and more
Biopesticides and Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) for Berries
Samantha Wilden, Entomology; McKenzie Schessl, SIPS-PPPMB; Aleah Butler-Jones, SIPS-Horticulture
2025 Cornell Winter Fruit Webinar Series
Friday, February 28, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, Register for zoom
Raising Laying Hens for Eggs: Is it all it’s cracked up to be?
- Tuesday March 11th, 6:30pm – 7:30pm via Zoom
- Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/GettingStartedLayingHens
- Topics covered include:
- Local regulations for chicken ownership
- Expectations for your flock
- Raising layers from peep to egg
- Costs of owning a laying flock
- Best practices and regulations for selling eggs
- Q and A
- Tuesday, March 18th, 6:30pm – 8:00pm via Zoom
- Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/HPAI2025
- Join Dr. Jarra Jagne of Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Dr. Chad Wall of NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets for an evening of learning about avian disease, including Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). We’ll cover:
- Updates on the HPAI outbreak
- Symptoms of HPAI
- Common small flock diseases
- HPAI disease look-alikes
- Keeping your birds safe
Weed Control in Horse Pastures
Discover effective strategies for managing weeds in horse pastures without immediately reaching for herbicides. While some weed presence is natural, excessive growth can disrupt pasture health and productivity. This webinar will equip you with the knowledge to assess weed issues, explore non-chemical management options, and determine when, if ever, herbicides are necessary. Empower yourself to make informed decisions that support both your horses and your land.
Register By: April 24, 2025
This event is free of charge.
Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day
You’re invited to a Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day from 2-5pm on Thursday, April 24! Features will include new cover crop breeding material, the first National Cover Crop Variety Trials, cover crop decision support tools, cover crop root research demonstrations, and soil health demonstrations. You may RSVP at www.covercropbreeding.com/events to help us plan...but walk-ins are welcome! Sponsored by the Cover Crop Breeding Network, Cornell CALS, Center for Regenerative Agriculture at University of Missouri, and NY Soil Health. Free & open to the public!
Thu, Apr 24
Freeville
Impacts of Spotted Lanternfly on Grapevine Biology and Grape Production: What We've Learned So Far
Drew Harner, Virginia Tech
Horticulture Section
Monday, March 3, 12:20 – 1:10 pm, 404 Plant Science & by Zoom
Previously featured
Pennsylvania Invasive Species: Stubborn Weed ID and Management
Join Penn State Extension Weed Scientist Dwight Lingenfelter for a free one-hour webinar to learn how to identify and manage common and invasive weeds. Discover effective strategies for weed control.
Pennsylvania has identified over 150 invasive plants, insects, pathogens, and animals that significantly impact both the environment and agricultural production, resulting in annual economic losses amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars. The Pennsylvania Invasive Species webinar is committed to addressing this critical issue. Throughout the session, we will highlight some of the most problematic invasive species found in Pennsylvania, examine their methods of establishment, and discuss effective strategies to mitigate their spread. By delving into the complexities of invasive species challenges, our goal is to empower communities and spotlight the ongoing efforts led by state agencies. Join us as we showcase ongoing efforts and empower communities to combat this threat.
Register By: March 6, 2025
This event is free of charge.
Learn about rice farming opportunities for New York and the northeastern U.S. Join us for a 3-session online workshop series (via Zoom):
- Growing Rice as a Vegetable: Drip-Irrigation Methods versus Flooded Fields
Friday, March 7 / 2:30-4:30pm EST
Integrated Pest Management Webinar Series
The EPA Center for Integrated Pest Management hosts free webinars featuring experts relaying educational and practical strategies for establishing and improving IPM programs in your facilities and environments. Dates and topics below.
- March 19: Ticks - New Threats, Precautions and IPM Solutions
- April 22: Promoting Pollinators through Plant Selection
- May 13: Protecting the Public from Illegal and Unregistered Pesticides
The Northeast RISCC's 2025 Invasive Species & Climate Change Symposium is just around the corner!
What to expect:
- Our NE RISCC signature blend of interactive sessions covering terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
- Plenary talk by Catherine Jarnevich (Research Ecologist, Fort Collins Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey)
- Sessions on:
- Researcher/practitioner co-production
- Untangling invasive species' language
- Pressing issues in the management of invasive species in a changing world
- Project highlights
- The NE RISCC Community Action Award—Nominate someone here!
- For more details, please consult the schedule here.
March 11th, 2025 (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Eastern)
March 12th, 2025 (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Eastern)
Virtually via Zoom (FREE!) Register here
Wildlife Damage Management Series
March 11
Dealing with Deer in Suburban Landscapes Discussion of research and management approaches for addressing deer-related conflicts, especially in suburban areas where stakeholders may hold diverse values and opinions concerning deer impacts.
March 18
Management of Pocket Gophers Attendees will learn the various methods to effectively manage pocket gophers including, habitat modification, cultural controls, trapping, toxicants, and fumigants.
March 25
Vexation of (cycling) vole species A survey of cycling vole species most likely to be involved in human-wildlife conflicts, their ecology, and how their ecology can inform our IPM approaches to managing them
April 1
IPM for Rodent Control: A Framework for Improving Effectiveness Against Wascally Wodents
To register:
https://extension.zoom.us/meeting/register/Li6_8iOaRWasBUJT3mD8YA#/registration
Greenhouse Scout School Certificate Program and Webinars
Cornell University is partnering with the University of Vermont and the University of Maine to offer a 6-week webinar series in scouting for disease, insect and weed pests of greenhouse ornamentals, although the principles will apply to other crops. Learn how to identify the major pests of greenhouse floriculture crops, make scouting faster and easier, communicate with growers and owners, and find resources to help.
Sessions will be led by Stephanie Burnett, Margery Daughtrey, Betsy Lamb, Elise Lobdell, John Sanderson and Cheryl Sullivan.
- Mar 6
- Whitefly and bios
- Mildews
- Mar 13
- Thrips and bios
- Abiotic disorders
- Mar 20
- Mealybug and scale and bios
- Virus diseases
- Mar 27
- Everything else
February 20, 2025 - March 27, 2025
2025 Mass Aggies Seminar Series
Mass Aggies, a series highlighting the agricultural expertise and innovation available through the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Extension Fruit team. Through this series of seminars and workshops the Fruit Team provides a platform for small scale backyard growers and agricultural enthusiasts of all types to come together to learn the latest developments in fruit production. Delve into the cutting-edge information shared in our seminars, curated to empower individuals with the tools and knowledge needed to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of agriculture.
Register online (link is external)
Online registration will close the Friday prior to each event.
March 1 - Orchard Sustainability Through IPM ($45)
March 22 - Orchard Pruning ($45)
March 29 - Home Orchard Establishment ($45)
Click here for the detailed schedule and to register.
NYSIPM Academic Seminar Series
Sign up to attend these virtual seminars via the link above.
3/19/25. 11:15am–12:15pm EST
Vacant Land as an Environmental Resource for Conservation and Community Building
Mary M. Gardiner, The Ohio State University and
4/9/25. 11:15am–12:15pm EST
The Threat Posed by ‘Inert’ Ingredients to Bees.
Edward Straw, Trinity College Dublin
CERTIFIED TREE STEWARD TRAINING 2025
April 22, 2025; April 23, 2025; April 25, 2025; April 28, 2025; April 30, 2025; May 2, 2025
The Tree Steward Program is a comprehensive workshop dealing with arboriculture. Through both classroom learning and outdoor exercises, the participants will learn all about tree biology, identification, pruning, planting, rigging and much more. Personal protection as well as tree protection will be emphasized.
Flyer and registration: 2025 Westchester County Tree Steward Training
Spongy Moth: Managing a Tree-Devastating Pest
The spongy moth (formerly known as the gypsy moth) poses a significant threat to our shade trees, with recent resurgences reported in some areas. These caterpillars feed voraciously on tree foliage, and during peak activity, their falling droppings can even mimic the sound of rainfall!
In this program, we’ll explore how to identify this pest, understand its life cycle, and assess the damage it can cause. We’ll place particular emphasis on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques, as well as pesticide treatments, to help manage these pests effectively using environmentally friendly approaches. We’ll also talk about the natural biocontrols that can help manage future outbreaks.
Thursday, June 5, 2025, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM *Zoom*
DEC Credits: 1 credit in 3a, 25, 6a and 9
ISA Credits: Available upon agency approval
Flyer: spongy moth
Register: Webinar Registration - Zoom
What’s Bugging You First Friday is a monthly virtual series that explores timely topics to help you use integrated pest management (IPM) to avoid pest problems and promote a healthy environment where you live, work, learn and play. IPM is a wholistic approach that uses different tools and practices to not only reduce pest problems, but to also address the reasons why pests are there in the first place. Each month, our speakers will share practical information about how you can use IPM.
The 2025 What’s Bugging You First Friday schedule is available on the program’s website, and you can register for multiple events using our registration form.
March 7: Considerations for hiring a pest pro | Choosing a tick repellent
April 4: Pest rats explained | Myth: cats for rat control
May 2: Spongy moth caterpillar management | Feeding Friendly Insects: Plan to prep your soil
June 6: Spotted lanternfly update | Recognizing wild parsnip
July 4: Grow green lawns with overseeding | Beech leaf disease
August 1: Making a mosquito bucket trap | Feeding Friendly Insects: Pick plants
September 5: Top 5 rodent exclusion tips | Feeding Friendly Insects: Get ready to plant
October 3: Winterize your home orchard | Feeding Friendly Insects: Fall is for planting
November 1: Understanding indoor cockroaches | Invasive tawney field cockroach
December 5: IPM for clothes moths and pantry moths
Employment Opportunities
POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTIST: Fruit Pathology and Fungal Biology
With anticipated approval, the Valley Laboratory at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (Windsor, CT) is seeking applicants for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist position with an approximate start date of June 1, 2024, to conduct field and laboratory-based research on Colletotrichum siamense, the causative agent of strawberry anthracnose crown rot. The position is for 24 months, with a salary of $56,982/yr. Benefits include competitive medical and dental insurance.
Previously featured
Assistant Extension Specialist in Fruit Pathology
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
Applicants are expected to contribute to undergraduate and graduate student success through active participation with departmental colleagues in classroom instruction, experiential learning opportunities, internships, directed research, and community engagement activities.
Extension scholarship and outreach to the grower community is aimed at educating stakeholders on the practical applications of improved disease management strategies for tree fruit, wine grape, and small fruit including the use of precision agriculture and other new technologies ultimately leading to successful implementations in crop production.
University of Maryland College Park
The position will be responsible for providing administrative support to the academic programs’ unit (graduate and undergraduate.) Graduate Program support will involve communicating with graduate constituents both internal and external; administrating the graduate program including admissions, communicating with and advising students, maintaining records, keeping up-to-date on changes that impact both programs, assisting with recruitment by coordinating advertising and meeting with prospective undergraduate and graduate students and giving tours, planning, executing and running departmental and recruiting events such as the Graduate Student Review Day and the Annual Symposium, and maintaining the graduate program website. Undergraduate Program Support will involve serving as the departmental scheduling officer for classrooms and courses, assisting with advising and recruitment activities, coordinating online course evaluations, assisting with new student orientations, and preparing administrative paperwork for both programs.
University of Maryland College Park
The Coordinator, Business position (127837) is in the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences (ANSC) at the University of Maryland, College Park, and supports our financial operations and business administrative services. This is a 12-month Full-Time Exempt Staff position. Under general supervision from the Business Manager, the Coordinator, Business delivers proficient fiscal and business administrative services to ANSC. Duties include the exclusive responsibility for managing and coordinating department travel (via CONCUR), procurement, internal billing, finance transaction requests, and reviewing proposal budgets and justifications for department PIs.
University of Maryland College Park
The Seo laboratory is seeking a talented and motivated postdoctoral associate to conduct research in uterine and placenta biology, with a focus on the interactions between the conceptus and the uterus that mediate implantation and placentation. Approaches used include molecular and cellular biology methods, powerful imaging technologies, transcriptomics, metabolomics as well as in vitro cell/tissue culture. The lab utilizes and integrates research across multiple mammalian species, including pigs, sheep and cattle to pursue comparative studies across species that have different types of implantation and placentation to gain insights into the physiological, cellular and molecular events that support successful pregnancy.
Agent Associate - Home Horticulture Educator & Master Gardener Coordinator
University of Maryland College Park
The Home Horticulture Educator and Master Gardener Coordinator is a part-time (.6 FTE - 24 hours per week) position that will work in support of the Baltimore City Home Horticulture Extension Program, which falls under UME’s Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) program area. The mission of ENR is to strengthen and improve individuals’ knowledge, skills and aspirations to make changes in their lives and the lives of others that positively affect the economy, the environment and the associated natural resources for current and future generations. The Educator will support the ENR programmatic area by educating the public on the research-based best practices regarding home and non-commercial horticulture.
Director Administrative Services
University of Maryland College Park
Provide financial oversight for the department to include administration of the state, revolving, and research budgets, presently totaling approximately $6.2 M; prepare and administer memoranda of understanding with various federal and state agencies; administer faculty grant funding accounts and provide account balance updates to each faculty at regular intervals. Managing the departmental budgets and ensuring the financial integrity of the department. Maintain long-term financial plan and projections for the department. Oversee administrative functions to ensure efficient and consistent operations. Assist faculty in preparing grant proposals, including a review of proposed budgets, cost-share justifications, and routing forms. Supervise support personnel to fulfill budgetary, computer hardware/software, word processing, office logistics, travel, personnel, and secretarial needs for the faculty, staff, and students.
Maryland SNAP-Ed Agent Associate - Prince George's County Nutrition Educator and Project Leader
The Nutrition Educator and Project Leader will deliver SNAP-Ed programs that encourage a
nutritious and active lifestyle through increased food access, drinking more water, and
promoting physical activity to low-income residents in Prince George's County with emphasis on
reaching SNAP recipients. SNAP-Ed's goal is to provide comprehensive programs that consist of
nutrition education lessons, indirect education and policy, system and environmental-level
changes at partnering sites.
Maryland SNAP-Ed Agent Associate - Garrett County Nutrition Educator and Project Leader
The Nutrition Educator and Project Leader will deliver SNAP-Ed programs that encourage a nutritious and active lifestyle through increased food access, drinking more water, and promoting physical activity to low-income residents in Garrett County with emphasis on reaching SNAP recipients. SNAP-Ed's goal is to provide comprehensive programs that consist of nutrition education lessons, indirect education and policy, system and environmental-level changes at partnering sites.
The Capital Region PRISM is Hiring!
Spend the summer gaining valuable experience working in invasive species conservation management. The PRISM is seeking motivated and qualified Terrestrial Invasive Species (TIS) Technicians and Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Watercraft Inspection Stewards to help protect our lands and waters by joining our teams. TIS Technicians and AIS Stewards are responsible for delivering conservation-based prevention, detection, management, and restoration programs designed to protect the environment from the negative impacts of invasive species.
Technicians work throughout the eleven counties of the greater Capital Region, deploying early detection and response services in conservation areas. AIS Stewards work independently at public boat launches on water bodies across the region to deliver a prevention program inspecting watercraft and educating boaters on Clean, Drain, Dry practices. Come join the PRISM today and help protect our natural resources! Click the links below to learn more & apply.
? Terrestrial Invasive Species (TIS) Technicians Apply by 3/12/2025
? Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Watercraft Inspection Stewards Apply by 3/20/2025
The Department of Environmental Science & Technology (ENST) at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, (UMD) is pleased to offer three Postdoctoral Associate positions.
Two of the Postdoctoral Associate positions will be led by Dr. Stephanie Lansing. One position will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team that is developing an app for food diversion and will oversee adding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions values for diversion strategies. The second will work with a team on food waste and grass co-digestion at the county-level and oversee a life cycle assessment (LCA) of food waste and yard waste diversion. For more information and to apply please click on the following link: (2) Post-Doctoral-Associate Positions_JR100632
RootED 2 Program Educator - Binghamton, NY
This position will serve as a Lead After-School Program Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County in support of the RootED 2 Program and will provide comprehensive 4-H youth development opportunities for youth in grades 2-5 in the Binghamton City School District. This position will provide established guidance and direction for program participants and after-school activities, including club and life skills. This position will provide instruction utilizing established 4-H curriculum in the areas of environmental science and natural resources, science, technology engineering, art/agriculture and math (STEAM). This position will utilize existing program resources and materials in program work, assist in the creation of program lesson plans, utilize a variety of delivery methods, and assist in delivering established innovative educational programs as assigned. This position will also provide staffing and/or programming coverage, as needed, for summer camps, and other scheduled association/program activities. This position will assist program supervisor with oversight and direction of the RootED After-School program.
WNY PRISM is Hiring! All 2025 Summer Positions are Open!
Join the WNY PRISM team and spend the summer gaining valuable experience in invasive species management! Multiple positions are open with varying responsibilities, timeframes and necessary qualifications, so take a look and see what interests you!
For more information, including full job descriptions and to apply, visit https://www.rfhiring.com/jobs.asp.
Funding Opportunities
Rapid Response to Extreme Weather Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems (A1712)
This program area priority is designed to rapidly deploy strategies and fill knowledge and information gaps to protect the nation’s food and agricultural supply chains, from production through consumption, during and after extreme weather and disasters.
All applications must directly address 1) effects associated with an extreme weather event or disaster and 2) one or more of the following emphasis areas:
- Agroecosystem Resilience
- Food Safety, Nutrition Security, and Agricultural Commodity Security
- Health, Well-Being, and Safety
This priority area seeks applications that focus on critical and urgent solutions in rapid response to extreme weather and disaster impacts on the nation’s food and agricultural systems and that clearly describe short-term deliverables (within 3 months of award receipt), including a plan for their adoption/use.
This priority area encourages projects to have well-developed extension and/or outreach activities. In project narratives and other application materials, applicants must be able to provide a clear, strategic approach to reaching end users.
Grant Types
- Standard and FASE (Strengthening Standard): Applications must be submitted within 45 days of an extreme weather event and disaster. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a continuous basis.
Project types:
- Extension
- Integrated (extension and research)
The grant duration 12 months for Standard and FASE (Strengthening Standard) projects. The maximum award amount, including indirect costs, is $300,000.