Professor @ Bowie State University | Mycologist, plant pathologist, Latina.
Executive Vice President of the Mycological Society of America.
Chaverrifungi.com
Priscila Chaverri
The possible dismantling of BARC and relocation of the U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI) threatens a critical national and international resource for identifying plant pathogens and protecting agriculture from invasive fungal diseases.
Horrendous news today!
Employees of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (USDA) need to vacate and relocate by September 30th!
I wonder if USDA leadership fully understands the potentially devastating consequences this could have for agricultural biosecurity.
This is a bipartisan issue!
Please sign and share this petition to help protect the U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI), one of the world's largest and most important fungal collections.
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BPI is a vital resource supporting fungal, agricultural, and biodiversity research!
I recently met with Rep. Kathy Castor and Rep. Glenn Ivey to discuss the importance of these resources for identifying plant pathogens and protecting U.S. agriculture from invasive fungal diseases.
We need as many voices (YOUR voices) as possible to help prevent this from happening. Continued...
