Nurseries say APHIS order provides more paperwork, but not more protection
By MITCH LIES
Capital Press
Federal officials provided West Coast nurseries breathing room this week when they delayed a new requirement for shipping nursery stock that can host sudden oak death.
But the delay falls short of easing industry concerns.
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service officials earlier this month told West Coast agriculture officials they planned to delay by as much as three weeks implementation of the federal order. It was initially scheduled to start June 21.
The order requires nurseries in Oregon, Washington and California to notify receiving states in writing when they ship nursery stock that can host Phytophthora ramorum, the fungus associated with sudden oak death.
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