​We have the opportunity and responsibility to make the time, to find the time, to take the time to nominate deserving colleagues for awards and recognition by APS. Someone in the past took that time for many of us, and it has made a difference in our careers and lives. It is now our turn to do the same for others.

​APS Treasurer Lawrence Datnoff reports on the APS finances for FY2022 and discusses the society's strategic plans.

​​Applications for the 2023 I. E. Melhus Award, Schroth Faces of the Future Awards, Plant Pathology Experiential Award, Global Experience Award, Steven C. Nelson Early Career Development Award, and Lafayette Frederick Diversity in Mentoring Award are being accepted through March 15, 2023.

​Start getting your research ready to submit. Technical abstract submission for Plant Health 2023 opens in mid-February!

​The APS Public Policy Board and Signal Group are hosting listening sessions on the latest legislative activity and emerging public policy issues affecting the plant pathology community. Learn more and register to attend!

​The APS Office of Private Sector Relations (OPSR) is hosting an Industry Tour June 6–8, 2023, for students and postdocs to explore careers outside of academia. Learn more and register today!

​​Meet two of the amazing people who support the APS Foundation: Susan Cohen and Mary Palm. Learn more about Susan and Mary and why they give their time and resources to support others.

Get to know Dr. Rufus Akinrinlola, our featured graduate student of the month!​

For each issue of Phytopathology News, the APS Graduate Student Committee chooses a graduate student to be featured in a spotlight article. Submit your application for consideration!​

Soils suppressive to Fusarium wilt pathogens and diseases have been identified and intensively studied from many locations around the world. Most share some similar characteristics, but they also tend to utilize different mechanisms for suppression. Nevertheless, the suppressive soil created in the research plots in Leesburg, FL, is still unique enough to earn the title, "Outlier" of Fusarium-suppressive soils.​​

​APS PRESS is celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science all month long with a "Her-story" sale on Pioneering Women in Plant Pathology and T-shirts. Visit the APS Bookstore today!​

​​Utilize a new case study published in The Plant Health Instructor journal. The case study presents undergraduate students with a real-life crisis in apple orchard management and explains how apple growers weigh the risks and benefits of adopting new technology.

​​Manage diseases of 22 major field crops grown in the United States and neighboring countries with the help of Diseases of Field Crops, edited by Clayton A. Hollier, G. Boyd Padgett, and Martin A. Draper. Order today and save!

​"Focus on Cotton" webcasts are freely available presentations from crop protection experts who provide applied knowledge to practitioners, the Extension community, and those they serve. Visit Grow: Plant Health Exchange to view these and other webcasts today.

The Global Plant Health Assessment (GPHA), an initiative conducted under the aegis of the International Society for Plant Pathology, is based on volunteered contributions of scientists around the world. Twenty-six reports have been assembled in a book that provides a global resource describing the state of plant health across ecoregions and plant systems of the world. The GPHA book is available in PDF and e-pub formats and can be downloaded for free.

​This policy update summarizes recent legislation and policies affecting APS and its members.​

​Award, Career Development, Degree, In Memoriam, and Seminar Notices.

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​​Check out the latest research highlights in the field of plant pathology.