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Free money for local school food: Farm to School Grants webinar
Starts:
Wed, 11/2/2022 - 3:00 pm
Ends:
Wed, 11/2/2022 - 4:00 pm
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It’s a great time to start or grow your Farm to School program! No matter the size or location, your school district is eligible to receive money to buy local food and kitchen equipment through our Farm to School Grant program.
Join us and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy to find out what's new and exciting about this year's grants, hear directly from previous recipients about what it's like to apply, and ask questions about the application process.
Thanks to support from the USDA Local Foods for Schools program, we have more than $4 million to award to schools this year, so sign up for the webinar and visit our Farm to School Grants webpage for program details.
- Identifying Palmer Amaranth and Waterhemp in Wisconsin Using Vegetative Characteristics and Palmer amaranth: the pest that doesn’t pull any punches (U of WI Extension)
- Palmer amaranth identification (U of M Extension)
- Palmer amaranth (MN Dept of Ag)
- Genetic testing for Palmer amaranth identification
How do I identify Palmer amaranth?
- Identifying Palmer Amaranth and Waterhemp in Wisconsin Using Vegetative Characteristics and Palmer amaranth: the pest that doesn’t pull any punches (U of WI Extension)
- Palmer amaranth identification (U of M Extension)
- Palmer amaranth (MN Dept of Ag)
- Genetic testing for Palmer amaranth identification
- Report suspected Palmer amaranth ideally with photos of the whole plant, leaf and petiole (attaches leaf to stem), and flower/seed heads if present. If you don’t hear a response within 3 working days, call report a pest at 1-888-545-6684 to leave a voicemail and email noxiousweeds.mda@state.mn.us. The MN Dept of Ag and U of M Extension can confirm Palmer amaranth.
- If you are asked to provide a sample for genetic testing, follow these steps - SOP for sending in samples – Tony, Denise and Shane working on SOP for internal use and will share with team when complete to simplify for the web.
- Consider how Palmer amaranth could have been introduced.
What do I do if I suspect I have Palmer amaranth on my land?
- Report suspected Palmer amaranth ideally with photos of the whole plant, leaf and petiole (attaches leaf to stem), and flower/seed heads if present. If you don’t hear a response within 3 working days, call report a pest at 1-888-545-6684 to leave a voicemail and email noxiousweeds.mda@state.mn.us. The MN Dept of Ag and U of M Extension can confirm Palmer amaranth.
- If you are asked to provide a sample for genetic testing, follow these steps - SOP for sending in samples – Tony, Denise and Shane working on SOP for internal use and will share with team when complete to simplify for the web.
- Consider how Palmer amaranth could have been introduced.
Contact the MN Dept of Ag’s seed regulatory program at (need contact email and phone number) and save any remaining seed or screenings.
- Keep Palmer Amaranth From Spreading (NDSU)
- Link to Screenings Permit Holders capable of devitalizing
- Links to research on what kills weed seeds
