Public Policy Board (PPB)

What is the PPB?

The PPB provides scientific input on public policy issues to the society's officers, federal policy makers and agency personnel, and works with other scientific organizations and coalitions to increase the awareness of the science of plant  pathology. Click one of the following areas to review PPB's activities.

Key PPB Initiatives

• Agriculture Science Funding

• Culture Collections

• Education

• Food Safety

• Industry

• Plant-Associated Microbial Genomics

Ongoing PPB Activities

• APS Policy Priorities

• Biosecurity

• Early Career Internship

• Public Policy Fellowship

• Responses to Policy Issues

• Position Statements & White Papers

• Legislative & Regulatory Alerts

• Public Policy Board Reports to APS

• Regulatory and Permitting Issues

• Resource Contacts for PPB Issues

How to participate and contact the PPB

We invite your input and participation. What public interest issues do you believe we should be addressing? Is there specific legislation that concerns you? What are the global issues effecting plant pathology and how can we address them? It's easy to get involved! Contact the PPB Board.

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