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Anyone who has planted jointvetch recently, please be sure to catch the 
article
below!

And in the article about EPA reviewing the toxics contents of micro-nutrient
fertilizers (not repeated here), does anyone know if this review is for the 
active
ingredients only, or including the bulker/carrier materials?


--- Chad Knepp wrote:

> pdftotext of
> <http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/n_library/departments/bpi/pdf/bpi_news_09_2003.pdf>:
> 
> VOLUME 3 NUMBER 1 - LESTER SPELL, JR., D.V.M., COMMISSIONER - MIKE
> TAGERT, DIRECTOR - SEPTEMBER 2003
> 
> Hunter help sought in tracking TSA sites, By Patti Drapala.
> ---------Mississippi hunters who purchased jointvetch seed from a
> Florida manufacturer for turkey, quail or deer food plots may need to
> keep a watchful eye on the plants that emerge. Individual shipments of
> jointvetch seed manufactured in March and April of 2003 by Wise Seed
> Company of Frostproof, Fla., and distributed by Pennington Seed
> Company of Madison, Ga., have been found to be infested with tropical
> soda apple (TSA). TSA is a noxious weed that can rapidly overtake
> wildlife habitats, pastures and turf. "The preservation of our
> wildlife habitat is important to the state's economy and recreational
> industry," said Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Lester Spell. "We
> must do what we can to prevent TSA from spreading and establishing in
> new areas."  continued on back page
> 
> Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Lester Spell wants to protect
> wildlife habitat from noxious weeds. Immature berries of tropical soda
> apple are shown in a photo (right) by Charles Bryson, USDA-ARS.
>
 Hunter help on TSA finds continued from front page: Hunters who bought
> jointvetch and have already planted food plots for wildlife should
> check for the emergence of TSA. Individuals who find TSA should
> contact the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce through
> the Bureau of Plant Industry at (662) 325-3390. Individuals who have
> bought jointvetch seed but have not planted should also contact the
> department as soon as possible. TSA can grow from 3 feet to 6 feet in
> height, and has thornlike prickles on the leaves, leafstalks and
> stem. The noxious weed can be identified by the physical
> characteristics of unripe green-and-white striped berries, mature
> yellow berries, and flowers with five white petals and white-to-cream
> stamens. TSA is spread to new areas by livestock and wildlife that
> graze on the fruits and then pass seeds through the digestive
> tract. ---------Patti Drapala is Public Relations Director. E-mail:
> Patti@mdac.state.ms.us
> 
> 
> Waste-based fertilizers continued from page 2 tions to lower costs to
> industry and lower the price of the fertilizers to
> farmers. ---------Harry C. Ballard is Branch Director of Feed,
> Fertilizer, Lime and Plant Amendments. E-mail: Har r
> yB@mdac.state.ms.us For Plant Industry Messenger subscriptions, send
> an e-mail to: Patti@mdac.state.ms.us. Put "Newsletter Subscription" in
> the subject line.
> 
> Shown above are the leaves of the tropical soda apple plant, as
> photographed by Char les Bryson, USDA-ARS.
> 
>


                
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