by Rod Santa Ana, AgriLife Communications WESLACO – As South Texas farmers battle the elements to produce cotton, grain sorghum and corn this summer, they’ll have an old friend to rely on: a newsletter called Pest Cast. While some copies are still mailed out, the decades-old publication is now mostly distributed online, a cooperative effort… Read More →
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Internships Help Students Gain Valuable Experience in Real-World Skills
Who will develop and train the IPM practitioners needed by US agricultural producers and urbanites in the future? Colleges do a great job with the theoretical learning, but few opportunities exist for students to gain practical experience in the field working with professionals with integrated pest management (IPM) experience. For 13 years, Texas AgriLife Extension… Read More →
Pest Control Conference Focuses on IPM and Environmental Pest issues
More than 350 pest control operators, managers and other pest control professionals traveled to the Brazos Center this January to hear the newest regulations, trends and technologies used in the pest control field. The conference helps pest control professionals to efficiently and effectively manage their businesses by learning about new developments in research, pest management… Read More →
Cotton thrips posed big problem for some South Plains farmers
December 30, 2011 By: Blair Fannin BRYAN – It happened so fast, some South Plains cotton growers assumed it was drought and extreme heat that withered away their crops. However, Dr. David Kerns, Texas AgriLife Extension Service entomologist, told producers at the Texas Plant Protection Association conference recently about an invasion of cotton thrips. Known… Read More →