Source: FARM PROGRESS, 1/28/20


The United Nations has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health. They are calling on people, organizations, industries, scientists, and governments to work together to protect plants against the introduction and spread of invasive pests. The U.S. National Plant Protection Organization—the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Plant Protection and Quarantine—is leading the effort in the United States.

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