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This federal Cooperative Agreement award was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The $280,000 award, with a period of performance from September 29, 2024 to September 28, 2025, will support the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSAGM) in conducting surveillance and monitoring for stone fruit diseases and insect pests of economic importance to Texas. Key activities include survey planning, stakeholder meetings, systematic field surveys, sampling, and pest/disease detection. The intended beneficiaries are Texas viticulture producers, USDA, the Texas Department of Agriculture, and other Texas stakeholders with an interest in stone fruit commodities. The award aims to provide Texas stakeholders with the status of exotic target pests and diseases to support management and control efforts.

Purpose

The goal of this agreement is survey is to assess and monitor through surveillance any instances or distribution of stone fruit diseases and pathogens of concerns in texas. Look for and detect insects with potential transmission abilities of diseases that are of economic importance to texas. 3.

Activities

Survey planning, participation in springtime meetings with grape industry stakeholders, systematic survey work will be conducted as well as sampling and trap survey and detection. The surveys will be conducted in the stone fruit production areas of texas primarily in the central texas counties. 4. Deliverables and expected outcomes: results will give texas stakeholders, the texas department of agriculture, and USDA the status of exotic target pests and diseases of economic importance. 5. 6. Intended beneficiary(IES): texas viticulture producers, USDA and TDA and other texas stakeholders that have an interest in stone fruit commodities. 7. Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: none