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Postdoctoral research scientist Adriana Ortiz-Lopez uses a spectrophotometer to examine the different pigments contained in canola seed extracts while plant physiologist John Whitmarsh prepares a new sample for analysis.

Grassed waterways carry runoff from crop fields safely.

A cucumber beetle

Woman testing microorganisms for converting soybean oil.

Information Technology CATS Information

Manuals & Instructions:

CATS Manual, June 14, 2007

Credit Card Section, Dec. 3, 2004
Procurement Section, Oct. 15, 2004
Creation of Templates, Oct. 15, 2004
Short Data Entry (SDE) Examples, Oct., 2004
Fundholder Information, Jan. 21, 2005
PEST Reporting Instructions, Sep. 23, 2004
CAM Instructions, October 2005

Errors & Fixes:

Errors fixed in CATS Release 2.9.114, Dec. 22, 2004
Errors fixed in CATS Release 3.1.0, June 28, 2005
Errors fixed in CATS Release 3.1.2, October 24, 2005
Errors fixed in CATS Release 3.1.3, December 19, 2005
Errors fixed in CATS Release 3.1.4/3.1.5, June 9, 2006
Errors fixed in CATS Release 3.1.7, Oct. 12, 2006
Proposed CATS Fix/Enhancement Documentation, Updated Sep. 14, 2006

Software Package	Version	Installation Instructions
CATS 3.1.7 Update	Version 3.1.7 Update	After installing CATS 3.1.5, select CATS 3.1.7 Update at left and save the file (cats.exe) to your C:\Program Files\Cats Folder.
CATS Installation Alternate Location (NPA) Alternate Location (MSA)	Version 3.1.5 Self-Extracting Program	Save to c:\temp. Complete instructions are found in CATS 3.1.5 Installation Instructions

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