The WERA-20 Meeting was hosted in Raleigh, North Carolina September 8-10, 2025. This annual meeting focuses on Management of Diseases Caused by Systemic Pathogens in Temperate and Sub-Tropical Fruit Crops and Woody Ornamentals. WERA-20 participants include several National Clean Plant Network members, and this year the meeting featured a special full-day session focused on the Network as a whole. The goal of this NCPN Cooperators session was to feature the progress and techni

As the Coordinator for the National Clean Plant Network program, I would like to share some program updates for the Network. First, I am pleased to announce an increase in NPCN program funding. The Plant Protection Act Section 7721 program recently received an increase in funding from $75 million to $90 million. PPA 7721 funds projects through the Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention Program and the National Clean Plant Network. Starting in FY 2026, the N

Over the last several years, National Clean Plant Network Centers and crop committees have discussed the need for better tools to manage the data behind virus testing and plant management. NCPN Centers vary greatly in size and scope and currently there is not a standardized data management approach across NCPN member Centers. Frequently testing and collection records are kept in Excel spreadsheets, but spreadsheets are not efficient and are limited in the ability to link data

The exchange of grapevine propagation material across geographic and regulatory boundaries increases the diversity of cultivars and...