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​Public Policy Board (PPB) Priorities

The APS Public Policy Board (PPB) reviews our key priorities in partnership with the APS Council on a yearly basis to determine the focus areas for future board efforts. Throughout the year, we adjust our strategy to fit the most relevant and pressing policy needs facing plant pathology. We also continually evaluate comments from members on the policy issues and legislative challenges you face, so feel free to reach out to us at any time​ with your public policy concerns! 

Learn more about our current and historical APS policy priorities: ​

Current APS Public Policy Priorities

• Federal Funding for Research Programs
  Research programs that support plant and microbiome health.
• Building out the Plant Pathology and Microbe Workforce​​
  Workforce expansion policies.
  
• One Health​​
  A framework to address complex health challenges of humans, animals, and the environment.​
  
• ​The End​a​ngered Species Act (ESA)
  A critical tool for protecting biodiversity.
• National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN)
  A critical resource enhancing national biosecurity against plant pests and pathogens.​
  

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Previous APS Public Policy Priorities​ (Archive)​

• ​​National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN)
• Emerging and Re-emerging Plant Diseases
• Phytobiomes​​​
• Agricultural Research Funding
• Culture Collections
• Food Safety
• Extension​
  
• Education
• Plant-Associated Microbial Genomics
• National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN)
• Industry Issues/EPA
• Permitting & Regulatory/APHIS
• Biosecurity

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