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125,000 Product Labels Online and Counting ... Oh, and did we say, "Full Word Indexed?" For a number of years, electronic labels have been a topic of discussion whenever state pest control operators are gathered. While the discussion continues and some are “experimenting” with applications to upload labels, KRSNetwork has quietly moved forward working with states and pesticide companies to offer solutions. "We think our current collection of 125,000 electronic labels from 25 states shows we have been making significant progress," said Stuart Edmondson, Chief Technology Officer for KRSNetwork. "We are pleased to be part of the solution for many companies and states." One state that seems to have the solution in hand is North Dakota. It may be hard for some of you to imagine, but North Dakota has 100% of their pesticide product labels online. How did they do it? They told companies to send labels to them electronically, on CD, or to upload them at renewal time using our portal www.kellysolutions.com/erenewals. Finally, if companies did not have electronic copies they accepted the paper copies and scanned them. The bottom line is… it worked and Jim Gray from North Dakota deserves our congratulations. He has streamlined his process and increased services to the citizens of North Dakota. Accessing the labels is easy. To access a specific set of state labels, go to www.kellysolutions.com or to access the full word indexed labels, go to www.knowtify.net and experience the document search capabilities. Manufacturers may submit electronic labels as part of an online new product registration or existing product renewal on www.kellysolutions.com. Also, they may send label revisions and supplemental labels anytime throughout the year from the same site. Multiple states can be selected to receive electronic documents in one step, saving registrants a significant amount of time. The state(s) receive an email notice that documents have been submitted and are available on their secure administrative web page for review and approval. KRS uses PDF (portable document format) images because they are easy to create from most any graphic program; they can’t be edited (KRS encrypts them automatically); and they are searchable as long as they are not from a scanned image. To learn more about the advantages of electronic labels please contact us: contact@kellyreg.com I hope you enjoy this issue of the newsletter. Please let us hear from you. All the best, Mary Guy Miller KRSNetwork

USDA Provides Update on Genetically Engineered Alfalfa By Rachel Iadicicco and Jerry Redding In order to comply with a March 12, 2007, preliminary injunction order by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is informing all alfalfa growers that Roundup Ready (RR) alfalfa, is once again a regulated article, and will remain so until the agency issues a new determination consistent with court requirements. More... E-mail this article to a friend Crops Worldwide Threatened by New Wheat-Killing Fungus, UN Agency Warns By United Nations Warning that a virulent new wheat-killing fungus called wheat stem rust could destroy harvests across the globe, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization today said that it has partnered with other organizations to fight the spread of the dangerous strain. More... E-mail this article to a friend New Studies Link the Environment to Parkinson's Disease By The Parkinson's Institute The Parkinson's Institute today announced that new findings concerning the role of environmental factors in the development of Parkinson's disease will be reported at Asilomar (Pacific Grove, CA) as part of the final meeting of the Collaborative Centers for Parkinson's Disease Environmental Research (CCPDER). This collaborative research effort, sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), brings together investigators from Emory University, the University of California Los Angeles and The Parkinson's Institute, which has served as the coordinating center for the study. More... E-mail this article to a friend Back to Top

U.S. EPA Fines The Clorox Company for Violating Federal Pesticide Laws By EPA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently filed a complaint seeking $177,300 against The Clorox Company, an Oakland, Calif.-based manufacturer, for the alleged distribution of unregistered and mislabeled disinfectant bleach intended only for Asian export. Read more E-mail this article to a friend Kansas Among States to Lead Advanced Bioenergy, Biofuels Research and Development By K-State Research and Extension Kansas is among 12 north central states with the potential to produce up to two-thirds of the nation´s perennial bioenergy crops and crop residues, which brings the region into the national spotlight as the U.S. Congress considers federal farm policy that will help shift energy reliance from the Middle East to the Midwest. More... E-mail this article to a friend

Did you know? We usually say that we've been bitten by a mosquito, but this isn't completely true. Mosquitoes don't bite - female mosquitoes suck our blood. Male mosquitoes feed on plant nectars. Recently, mosquitoes have been getting lots of attention because they can spread a dangerous virus called West Nile.   The total weight of all of the termites in the world is greater than the weight of all the humans in the world.   Chickens absorb vitamin-D through their combs from sunshine.   The house fly is often a carrier of diseases, such as typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery, and anthrax. The fly transmits diseases by carrying disease organisms onto food. It picks up disease organisms on its leg hairs or eats them and then regurgitates them onto food (in the process of liquefying solid food).

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