<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest EDEN News and Features</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&amp;web=/News&amp;page=743244f5-d32d-463b-8c5a-5ca4ce58ecd5&amp;wp=eaec3935-e20b-439d-91ef-32628145bbd0</link><description></description><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>The IA-ESF #6 Conference website was made live today</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/TheIA-ESF6Conferencewebsiteislive.aspx</link><description>EDEN had a presentation at this conference on Thursday, June 4, 2009.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:37:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AL Strengthening Community Agrosecurity Planning Workshop</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/ALStrengtheningCommunityAgrosecurityPlanningWorkshop.aspx</link><description>More than 30 individuals representing eleven southeast Alabama counties participated in the EDEN Strengthening Community Agrosecurity Planning Workshop in Montgomery, Alabama November 4-5.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:51:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EDEN Well-Represented at Fall National Meetings</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/EDENWell-RepresentedatFallNationalMeetings.aspx</link><description>Members promoted EDEN at national meetings in Spetember and October: NEAFCS, enABLED in Emergencies Conference, NACAA, and eXtension.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:42:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PA Food Protection Conference</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/PAFoodProtectionConference.aspx</link><description>EDEN Food Protection Conference in Pennsylvania attracts capacity crowd from diverse professional backgrounds.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:09:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EDEN Celebrates 15 Years at the 2009 Annual Meeting</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/EDENcelebrates15years.aspx</link><description>Delegates and guests from 46 different institutions helped celebrate the 15 year anniversary of EDEN at the October 6 to 9 annual meeting in Indianapolis, IN.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EDEN Receives USDA/CSREES Partnership Award</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/EDENReceivedUSDACSREESPartnershipAward.aspx</link><description>The Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) has received the USDA/CSREES Partnership Award for Effective and Efficient Use of Resources.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:52:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hazards Center taking Aps for Quick Response Grants</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/HazardsCentertakingApsforQuickResponseGrants.aspx</link><description>The Natural Hazards Center is  accepting proposals for the 2010 Quick Response Grant Program until November 15, 2009. The program provides funds for researchers to quickly travel to disaster-affected areas to capture perishable data.</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:59:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PERI Releases Citizen Corps Volunteer Liability Guide</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/PERIReleasesCitizenCorpsVolunteerLiabilityGuide.aspx</link><description>The Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI) has developed, with FEMA funding, the Citizen Corps Volunteer Liability Guide to provide an overview of liability issues and to suggest some approaches to addressing liability.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:27:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Influenza Roundup - from CIDRAP</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/InfluenzaRoundupfromCIDRAP.aspx</link><description>The government has issued recommendations on priorities for fall vaccination against the novel H1N1 flu strain. In addition, the risks of novel H1N1 flu in pregnant women have come to light. Links to information on influenza have been organized by CIDRAP.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Foreign Animal &amp; Emerging Diseases</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/ForeignAnimalEmergingDiseases.aspx</link><description>The Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness will host a week-long training course on Foreign Animal and Emerging Diseases (FAED) August 3-7, 2009.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pandemic Influenza</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/PandemicInfluenza.aspx</link><description>A lot of new information continues to surface regarding the current H1N1 outbreak.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>National Preparedness Month 2009</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/NationalPreparednessMonth2009.aspx</link><description>EDEN is, once again, taking part in the National Preparedness Campaign. This September marks the sixth annual campaign led by the Department of Homeland Security.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>H1N1 - National Call of EDEN Delegates</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/H1N1-NationalCallofEDENDelegates.aspx</link><description>EDEN delegates were invited to participate in a conference  call to address the H1N1 influenza outbreak. On Friday, May 1, 20 delegates representing 16 states and USDA/CSREES discussed the current status of H1N1 in their state.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Current Swine Flu Outbreak Creates Interest and Concern.</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/CurrentSwineFluOutbreakCreatesInterestandConcern.aspx</link><description>There have been a number of recently confirmed human cases of Swine Flu in Mexico and in the United States. This is a public health issue, You may be interested in following the situation, or you may be approached for more details.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EDEN Member Institution Holds Workshop on Food Protection</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/EDENMemberInstitutionHoldsWorkshoponFoodProtection.aspx</link><description>The University of Arkansas is hosting a Food Protection Workshop May 19 - 20, 2009. It is intended for entrepreneurs, small businesses and younger management employees of larger companies who want to know more about food defense.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EDEN Institutions in the News</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/EDENInstitutionsintheNews.aspx</link><description>Two EDEN member institutions are recognized for their involvement in emergency preparedness and agrosecurity tranining.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pistachio Recall Due to Salmonella</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/PistachioRecallDuetoSalmonella.aspx</link><description>The pistachio recall, which began in March, was triggered when an industrial customer, Kraft Foods, had detected Salmonella in its product.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Video: Strengthening Community Agrosecurity Planning</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/VideoStrengtheningCommunityAgrosecurityPlanning.aspx</link><description>The first of 10 pilot programs for S-CAP (Strengthening Community Agrosecurity Planning) took place in Las Cruces, NM on January 13-15, 2009.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Introducing a Worldwide Severe Weather Service</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/IntroducingaWorldwideSevereWeatherService.aspx</link><description>A new worldwide severe weather service is now available from the World Meteorology Organization (WMO).</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DisasterAssistance.gov</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/DisasterAssistancegov.aspx</link><description>DisasterAssistance.gov is an easy-to-use Web site that consolidates disaster assistance information in one place.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FOOD RECALL: Peanut Butter Products</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/FOODRECALLPeanutButterProducts.aspx</link><description>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is maintaining a current list of peanut butter products recalled by Peanut Corporation of America since January 2009.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Eastern Washington growers deal with impassable roads, threats of floods</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/EasternWashingtongrowersdealwithimpassableroads,threatsoffloods.aspx</link><description>Heavy snowfall has turned into worries about flooding for Eastern Washington farmers.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Traffic Control in Ag Emergencies</title><link>http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/TrafficControlinAgEmergencies.aspx</link><description>TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 525, Vol. 13: A Guide to Traffic Control of Rural Roads in an Agricultural Emergency explores recommended practices and procedures during agricultural emergencies.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:48:35 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>