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Volume 47, No. 2July, 2019
As I write this, I hope everyone is working throughwhathas been a very challenging and late spring. I know anumber of y’all have pushed back the dates for yourfield tours. I hope they gowell! This spring has also beenvery busy for the WSSA. In early April I had the pleas-ure to go toWashington, DC as part of theWeed Science
Policy team and meet with many on Capitol Hill, EPA, and USDA. It was a greatexperience! Many thanks to Lee VanWychen who put this meeting together andwho kept us in a full gallop visiting. I knew that Lee was good at his job but untilI saw him in action on the Hill did I come to fully grasp what an awesome job hedoes representing theWSSA. You can readmore about this trip inside this editionof the newsletter.After exploring other options, the board of directors has voted to upgrade the
APEX system to better fit our needs. It has served us well for over a decade, butwith all the changes in presentation size, styles and demand for easier access toabstracts clearly an upgrade was needed.All the litigation surrounding glyphosate has caused a lot of confusion and
concern for many. Those of us with Extension positions, as an example, are oftenasked questions on a weekly basis from our clientele. The WSSAhas been askedas well. We are all weed scientists and not toxicologists, but still we are oftenpressed for answers. In response to this we formed an ad hoc committee chairedby our Past President Scott Senseman and charged them to draft a statement onglyphosate. They did an excellent job on the draft. Many thanks to all the folkswho put in so much time and energy crafting the statement. It has now been senton to the public awareness committee to be vetted. After the public awarenesscommittee review, it will go to the full board for a vote.Bill Curran has received an outstanding slate of symposium proposals for the
board to vote on. Having just read through all twelve proposals, they all areclearly worthy. The board will have to make some tough choices as there will notbe enough time to field them all.
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Interactive Management Incorporated (IMI)Eric Gustafson, Executive Secretary12110 N. Pecos St., Suite #220Westminster, CO 80234(720) [email protected]
Cambridge University PressAndrea Giannini, Publishing Editor(212) [email protected]
WSSA ContactsWSSA NEWSLETTERVOL. 47, NO. 2 JULY, 2019
Published quarterly by the WeedScience Society of America. Subscrip-tion included in the annual dues paidby members of the Society. Addresscorrespondence and information to:
Carl Libbey225 S. 10th St.Mount Vernon, WA [email protected]
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WSSAFUTURE MEETINGSITES AND DATES
March 2–5, 202060th Annual Meeting WSSA73rd Annual Meeting WSWSHyatt Regency Resort and SpaMaui, HawaiiBill Curran, Chair [email protected] Ransom, Chair [email protected]
Several exciting activities are ongoing. Pesticide resistance continues to be aprimary issue for our society and beyond. The WSSA and the EntomologicalSociety of America (ESA) are coordinating a two-day event titled “2019 SciencePolicy Experience: Collaborative Approach to Resistance Management.” Manythanks to David Shaw, who is leading this effort on behalf of WSSA. A uniquegroup of stakeholders, including national leaders from USDA and EPA, com-modity groups, crop advisors and local producers, will explore how communitiescan form and effectively work together to manage wicked resistance issues. Thetour is scheduled for early August in Iowa and Nebraska. Also, the WSSATravelEnrichment Experience Scholarships for Graduate Students have been reviewedby our committee andwe have an excellent slate of students selected.We receivedno less than 29 applications from all over North America from some tremen-dously capable M.S. and Ph.D. students. By reviewing these materials, it is obvi-ous that we are going to be surrounded by scientific talent to help solve theproblems of our discipline. The Travel Enrichment Experience (TEE) will providean opportunity forWSSAgraduate students to participate in a five day, four nighteducational experience with professionals in a differentWSSAregion. Finally, thehighly anticipated Weed Olympics will be held in Seymour, Illinois on July 25th.They can still use more students and volunteers. You can sign up with this link:https://wssa.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mcform&view=ngforms&id=2014019#/Our next meeting will be a joint meeting with the Western Society of Weed
Science (WSWS) and will be inMaui, HI, March 2–5, 2020. I hope to see all of youat the meeting. Please do not hesitate to contact me, Eric Gustafson, Lee VanWychen, or any board member if you have questions, suggestions, or concernsregarding WSSA business or activities.
Larry SteckelPresident, WSSA
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WSSA PUBLICATIONS NEWSOpen access and sharing contentThe number of open access articles in WSSA jour-
nals is increasing, especially in Weed Science. How-ever, not all authors know that open access publishingis an option when submitting manuscripts to WSSAjournals. Weed Science, Weed Technology and IPSM allallow open access publication of accepted articles. Ifyou select “GOLD” access when completing the copy-right form, your paper will be published with full per-manent open access and you can redistribute it as youwish. The fee for publishing open access is $2,000 forWSSA members and there are no page charges if youselect this option.If you select the “GREEN” copyright option your pub-
lished article will be placed behind the journal paywall,restricting access to journal subscribers and WSSAmembers. However, Cambridge University Press pro-vides a “read-and-share” service for these papers.Clicking on the title of any article published in a WSSAjournal from 2016 onwards opens the abstract, belowwhich is a “SHARE CONTENT” button. Clicking on thisbutton generates a link to a read-only non-download-able version of the paper — this link can be e-mailedto colleagues, posted on your website, embedded in aPDF, etc. to allow you to share your research.
Revised author instructionsAuthor instructions have been further updated to
reflect recent editorial board decisions on nomencla-ture. WSSA journals are now using the plants.usda.govdatabase as the source for scientific names. Pleasecheck the new author instructions before submittingyour next manuscript.
Preprint manuscript postingWe are working with Cambridge to allow raw PDFs
of manuscripts to be posted online immediately afteracceptance. These preprint articles will not be format-ted or copyedited, but will be assigned a DOI and canbe cited. Once formatting and copyediting are com-plete, the raw PDF will be removed from CambridgeCore and the DOI will be transferred to the finalversion of the paper when it is published as a FirstViewarticle. Stay tuned for updates on this.
Ian Burke to lead WSU wheat conservationresearch as newest Cook Endowed Chair
Ian Burke, weed scientist withWashington State University’s Depart-ment of Crop and Soil Sciences, willlead conservation research benefitingWashington’s $800 million wheatindustry as the new R. James CookEndowed Chair in Wheat Research.Named for one of WSU’s mostrenowned scientists, the Cook En-dowed Chair was established in 1997by the then-Washington Wheat Com-mission, now the Washington GrainCommission, to deliver innovativeresearch and teaching that benefits thestate’s wheat growers.A professor of weed science, Burke
has worked at WSU since 2006, com-ing to Pullman from the USDA-ARSSouthern Weed Science Research Unitin Stoneville, Mississippi. His recentwork explores newmethods to controltroublesome weeds that are increas-ingly resistant to chemicals.“Ian Burke has established himself
as an outstanding researcher in weedbiology and ecology, helping findsolutions to the fast-evolving threat ofresistance that Washington farmersface. Ian is also well known for histeaching, outreach, and Extensionefforts, making him an ideal partner togrowers and industry,” said André-
Denis Wright, Dean of the College ofAgricultural, Human, and NaturalResource Science.“I’m deeply honored to be recog-
nized by the people and the organiza-tion that I work to help,” said Burke.“This role gives me new opportunitiesto reflect and work on issues that aretruly critical.”Congratulations to Ian as the new
Cook Endowed Chair.Seth TruscottPublic Relations/CommunicationCoordinator
WSU College of Agricultural,Human, and Natural ResourceSciences
WASHINGTONREPORTWASHINGTONREPORT by LeeVan Wychen, Director of Science Policy
WEED SCIENCE PRESIDENTSVISIT DCDuring the first week of April,
WSSAPresident Larry Steckel, NCWSSPresident Aaron Hager, SWSS Presi-dent James Holloway, andWSWS PastPresident Andrew Kniss traveled toWashington, DC for science policyvisits to Federal agencies and CapitolHill. Also joining us was weed sciencegrad student John Schramski fromMichigan State who is currently serv-ing as my Science Policy Fellow.On April 2 we attended a USDA-
ARS Stakeholder Workshop to reviewand provide input for their 5-yearplan for the Crop Protection andQuarantine Program (NP 304), whichcovers weeds and insects, systematicsand identification, and protection ofpost-harvest commodities, quaran-tine, andmethyl bromide alternatives.In addition to the presidents andmany weed scientists from USDA-ARS, I’d also like to thank Jim Kells,Arlene Cotie and Mark VanGessel forattending and in particular Janis Mc-Farland who chaired the retrospectivereview panel. Overall, weed sciencewas well represented. Areas of inter-est we emphasized for inclusion intheir 2020–2024 Draft Action Plan in-cluded: weed genomics, biology, andecology; weed seed identificationtools; and integration of technologiessuch as drones, robotics, and artificialintelligence.OnApril 3, we had another full day
as we headed to Capitol Hill for visitswith members of the Congressionaldelegations from Illinois, Michigan,Tennessee, and Wyoming. We alsotraveled to USDAwhere we met withDr. Scott Hutchins, USDA’s DeputyUnder Secretary for Research, Educa-
tion, and Economics and finally to theEPA where we met with Dan Kenny,EPA’s Herbicide Registration BranchChief, and members of the Biologicaland EconomicAnalysis Division team.We covered a wide range of weed sci-ence related issues during our meet-ings, including the importance of agresearch funding for both competitiveand capacity building grant programs,the critical need of the IR-4 programfor minor crop pest control, herbicideresistance management, minimizingoff-target movement, and glyphosatenon-carcinogenicity. Overall it was avery productive few days and wegreatly appreciate the time and effortof these leaders to advance our disci-pline of weed science!
TRANEL PRESENTSCAPITOL HILL SEMINAR ONWEED GENE DRIVESOn June 10, Patrick Tranel pre-
sented a seminar on Capitol Hill titled“Gene Drives to Combat our WorstWeeds.” The seminar was part of theNational Coalition for Food & Agri-
cultural Research (NCFAR) Lunch-n-Learn Seminar Series. Dr. Tranel hasbeen a weed scientist at the Universityof Illinois in Urbana-Champaign since1997. He has been at the forefront ofusing molecular and genomic tools tostudy weeds, and his research find-ings have informed howweeds evolveresistance to herbicides and strategiesthat can be used to mitigate thatprocess. The advent of gene editingtools, such as CRISPR-Cas9, makessuch genetic strategies more feasible.Gene drives can be used in weedman-agement approaches to reduce seeddormancy or reverse herbicide resist-ance in weeds. For genetic control ofweeds to become a reality, significantbasic research is needed as well asefforts in training future scientists.
KANSAS CITY ANNOUNCED ASNEW HOME FOR USDA NIFAAND ERSOn June 13, U.S. Secretary of Agri-
culture Sonny Perdue announced thatUSDA will relocate the EconomicResearch Service (ERS) and National
Institute of Food and Agricul-ture (NIFA) to the Kansas CityRegion. “Following a rigoroussite selection process, theKansas City Region provides awin win – maximizing ourmission function by puttingtaxpayer savings into pro-grammatic outputs and pro-viding affordability, easycommutes, and extraordinaryliving for our employees,”said Secretary Perdue. USDAconducted a Cost BenefitAnalysis and conservativeestimates show a savings of
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Just outside the U.S. Capitol. From left to right: Lee VanWychen, WSSA Executive Director of Science Policy; PatrickTranel, University of Illinois; and Jim Kells, WSSA NIFA Fellow.
nearly $300 million nominally over a15-year lease term on employmentcosts and rent or about $20 million peryear, which will allow more fundingfor research of critical needs like ruralprosperity and agricultural competi-tiveness, and for programs and em-ployees to be retained in the long run,even in the face of tightening budgets.On top of that, state and local govern-ments offered generous relocationincentives packages totalingmore than$26 million. You may click HERE toview USDA’s Cost Benefit Analysis.As part of the site selection process,
USDA narrowed the 136 Expressionsof Interest received using a set of es-tablished criteria defined by USDA,NIFA, and ERS leadership. The topExpressions of Interest were reviewedin detail, and USDA selected a shortlist of locations offering existing build-ings with sufficient space to meet ERSand NIFA requirements. While 90% ofUSDA employees are located outsideof the D.C. area, ERS and NIFA are theonly USDA agencies that don’t haverepresentation outside of the nationalCapital Region (NCR). Upon the relo-cation announcement, USDA pro-posed that sufficient staff levels wouldremain in the NCR to complete mis-sion critical activities that requirephysical presence in or near Washing-ton, D.C. at the recommendation ofcustomers and stakeholders. In boththe cases of ERS and NIFA, leadershipreviewed the critical functions andstaffing needs within and outside theNCR. Senior ERS and NIFA staff, withinput from partner agencies and stake-holders, recommended to SecretaryPerdue the critical functions to beretained within the NCR.Out of NIFA’s 315 positions, 294 will
relocate while 21 will stay in the NCR.Of the 329 ERS positions, 253 will relo-cate while 76 will stay in the Washing-ton, D.C. area. As a result of this move,no ERS or NIFA employees will be
involuntarily separated. Every em-ployee who wants to continue work-ing will have an opportunity to do so,although that will mean moving to anew location for most. Employees willbe offered relocation assistance andwill receive the same base pay asbefore, and the locality pay for the newlocation.
EPA SEEKS COMMENTS ONGLYPHOSATE PROPOSED INTERIMREGISTRATION REVIEW DECISIONIn the ongoing registration review of
glyphosate, EPA issued this proposedinterim registration review decision inMay so that it can move forward withaspects of the registration review casethat are complete and implementinterim risk mitigation. Registrationreview issues that still need to be ad-dressed include its EndangeredSpecies Act assessments and its En-docrine Disruptor Screening Programactivities.In 2017, EPA published comprehen-
sive ecological and human health riskassessments for glyphosate. Nohuman health risks were identified.The agency determined that glypho-sate is not carcinogenic to humans.Potential ecological risks were identi-fied for terrestrial and aquatic plants,birds, and mammals, primarily fromexposure to spray drift. To ensure pol-linators and their habitat are ade-quately protected from glyphosate,EPA included an evaluation of risk topollinators and milkweed in the eco-logical risk assessment. Available data(laboratory and field-based) indicateno risk to pollinators.In this proposed interim registration
review decision for glyphosate, EPA isproposing various spray drift manage-ment measures (e.g., release height,droplet size, and wind speed restric-tions) to reduce off-site exposure tonon-target wildlife. EPA is also pro-posing weed resistance management
labeling (e.g., information on mode ofaction, scouting instructions, and re-porting instructions for weed resist-ance) and certain labeling clean-up/consistency efforts to bring allglyphosate labels up to modern stan-dards.The proposed interim registration
review and associated documents areposted in the Federal Register athttps://www.regulations.gov/docu-ment?D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0361-2340. Comments are due Sept. 3, 2019.
APHIS SEEKS COMMENTS ONPROPOSED RULE DEREGULATINGSOME GM CROP TRAITSUSDAAPHIS is seeking comments
on their proposed rule titled “Move-ment of Certainly Genetically Engi-neered Organisms” that would revisetheir regulations regarding the impor-tation, interstate movement, and envi-ronmental release of certain geneticallyengineered organisms in response toadvances in genetic engineering andtheir understanding of the plant pestrisk posed by them, thereby reducingregulatory burden for developers oforganisms that are unlikely to poseplant pest risks. This would mark thefirst comprehensive revision of the reg-ulations since they were established in1987. According to APHIS, the pro-posed rule would provide a clear,predictable, and efficient regulatorypathway for innovators, facilitating thedevelopment of new and novel genet-ically engineered organisms that areunlikely to pose plant pest risks. Theproposed rule is posted in the FederalRegister at https://www.regula-tions.gov/docket?D=APHIS-2018-0034. Comments are due Aug. 6, 2019.
HOUSE APPROVES NINE FY2020APPROPRIATIONS BILLSOn June 25, the House passed a five-
bill “minibus” spending package for
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FY 2020 that includes $383 million forthe Commerce-Justice-Science, Agri-culture, Interior-Environment, Trans-portation and Military Construction-VeteransAffairs spending bills. Aweekearlier, the House passed a four-bill“minibus” spending package forLabor-Health and Human Services-Education, Defense, State-ForeignOperations, and Energy and WaterDevelopment. The Senate has yet tounveil any of its FY 2020 spending billsand, most importantly, both chambersstill need to reach a budget agreementbefore they can pass any final FY 2020spending plan. (See chart at right.)
COVER CROP ECONOMICSA new USDA-SARE report titled
“Cover Crop Economics” found thatfarmers are likely to see returns fromplanting cover crops within three yearsif the practice is used to deal withherbicide-resistant weeds, to grazelivestock or to reverse soil degrada-tion. Based primarily on yield andeconomic data gathered through fiveyears of national cover crop surveysfrom about 500 farms, the report ad-dresses the kinds of economic returnsthat can be expected from cover crops,both under various management sce-narios and as cover crops improve soilhealth over time. The 2017 Census ofAgriculture revealed that nationalcover crop acreage increased by 50%from 2012 to 2017.
2019 WEED SURVEY AVAILABLEThe 2019 Survey of the Most Com-
mon and Troublesome Weeds is avail-able at:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019weedsPlease take a moment to list your top 5most common and top 5 most trouble-someweeds in the following broadleafcrops:1) Alfalfa, 2) Canola, 3) Cotton,4) Fruits & Nuts, 5) Peanuts,
6) Pulses – field pea, chickpea,lentil, etc.,7) Soybean, 8) Sugarbeet,9) Vegetables – Cole crops,10) Vegetables –Cucurbits,11) Vegetables – Fruiting,12) Vegetables – Other
Common weeds refer to thoseweeds you most frequently see, whiletroublesome weeds are those that aremost difficult to control (but may notbe widespread). The survey has a3-year rotation, so next year we will besurveying weeds in grass crops, pas-ture and turf and the following yearwill be weeds in aquatic and non-
crop/natural areas. This survey willremain open until Labor Day 2019.Thanks!2019 Weed Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019weeds
Lee Van Wychen, Ph.D.Executive Director of Science PolicyNational and Regional Weed ScienceSocieties
5720 Glenmullen PlAlexandria, VA [email protected]: 202-746-4686
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2016FinalPROGRAM
USDA-NIFA
Hatch Act (Exp. Stations)
Smith-Lever 3(b) & (c)
AFRI competitive grants
IR-4
Crop Protection & Pest Mang’t
USDA-ARS
USDA-ERS
USDA-NASS
USDA-APHIS
Army Corp of Engineers
Aquatic Plant Control
Flowering Rush Control
Watercraft Inspection
Great Lakes Restoration
National Sea Grant Program
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FY 2020House
Selected Discretionary Appropriations Accounts
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I M P O R TA N T C O N TA C T S
PRESIDENTLarry SteckelUniversity of [email protected]
PRESIDENT-ELECTBill CurranPennsylvania State [email protected]
VICE-PRESIDENTAnita DilleKansas State [email protected]
PAST-PRESIDENTScott SensemanUniversity of TennesseeInstitute of AgricultureDepartment of Plant [email protected]
CONSTITUTION/MOPSMark BernardsWestern Illinois [email protected]
SECRETARYDarrin DoddsMississippi State [email protected]
TREASURERPhil BanksMarathon [email protected]
MEMBERS AT LARGEDawn [email protected]
Bryan YoungPurdue [email protected]
EXECUTIVE SECRETARYEric Gustafson12110 N. Pecos St., Suite #220Westminster, CO 80234Telephone: (720) [email protected]
REGIONAL SOCIETYREPRESENTATIVES:
AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENTSOCIETY (APMS) REPRob RichardsonNorth Carolina State [email protected]
NEWSS REPRakesh ChandranWest Virginia [email protected]
NCWSS REPGreg [email protected]
SWSS REPJohn ByrdMississippi State [email protected]
WSWS REPMarty SchraerSyngenta Crop [email protected]
CWSS-SCMFrancois TardifUniversity of [email protected]
IWSS REPNilda Roma-BurgosUniversity of [email protected]
DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONSSarah WardColorado State [email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITORCarl Libbey225 S. 10th StMount Vernon, WA [email protected]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OFSCIENCE POLICYLee Van Wychen5720 Glenmullen PlaceAlexandria, VA [email protected]
CAST REPDallas PetersonKansas State [email protected]
GRAD STUDENT REPNick SteppigPurdue State [email protected]
NIFA FELLOWJim KellsMichigan State UniversityDepartment of Plant, Soil andMicrobial Sciences
EPA LIAISONGreg KrugerUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln402 West State Farm RoadNorth Platte, NE [email protected]
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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTSDATE EVENT LOCATION CONTACT
September 3–6, 2019 27th Asian Pacific Weed Science Kuching, Sarawak, https://apwss.org/Society Conference Malaysia https://www.apwss2019.org/
November 18–21, 2019 Canadian Weed Science Society Delta Hotel www.weedscience.caAnnual Meeting (CWSS) Kelowna, British Columbia
December 10–13, 2019 North Central Weed Science Society Hyatt Regency Hotel www.ncwss.orgAnnual Meeting (NCWSS) Columbus, Ohio
January 6–9, 2020 Northeastern Weed Science Society Philadelphia, Pennsylvania www.newss.orgAnnual Meeting (NEWSS)
January 26–30, 2020 Southern Weed Science Society Beau Rivage www.swss.wsAnnual Meeting (SWSS) Biloxi, Mississippi
March 2–5, 2020 Weed Science Society of Hyatt Regency Maui www.wssa.net andAmerica (WSSA) and the Resort and Spa www.wsweedscience.orgWestern Society of Weed Maui, HawaiiScience (WSWS) JointAnnual Meeting
Additional Weed Science Meetings and Events can be found at http://wssa.net/meeting/calendar-of-meetings/
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