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High Plains Field Scout School set for June 6th
2014 High Plains Field Scout School June 6th (Friday), AgriLife Extension & Research Station (Shallowater Hwy just east of I-27, north of airport) 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM Tentative agenda is: Cotton Insects pest and beneficials: Apurba Barman, AgriLife Extension Weed identification: Kerry Siders, AgriLife Extension Disease and Nematodes: Jason Woodward, AgriLife Extension Sorghum insect pests: Pat Porter, AgriLife Extension WPS Handler training: Casey Summers, TDA
AgriLife Extension expert: Complicated farm bill will take homework by producers
AgriLife Extension expert: Complicated farm bill will take homework by producers Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Joe Outlaw, 979-845-3062, joutlaw@tamu.edu AMARILLO – Crop producers may feel like they are back in school when they begin to deal with the new farm bill, because they certainly need to do their homework before going to sign up, according to one Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist. Speaking recently in Amarillo, Dr. Joe Outlaw, co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University and an AgriLife… Read More →
Spider mites create problems in area peanut fields- treatments may be required
Spider mite populations increase rapidly, treatments required Numerous peanut fields in the region are seeing treatable infestations of spider mites. In the Terry and Yoakum Counties IPM scouting program, these fields have been Virginia and Runner market type peanuts, however later Spanish and Valencia fields would not be immune to infestations. Manda Anderson, Extension Agent IPM in Gaines County, reported infestations in the August 27 issue of the Gaines County IPM Newsletter. Infestations often start near field margins, weedy areas or on the windward side of the field…. Read More →
FOCUS on South Plain Agriculture, August 19, 2013 edition
The August 19th edition of FOCUS on South Plains Agriculture has been posted at http://texashighplainsinsects.net/focus-index/ in PDF format. Contents: Cotton Information to be posted later this week Corn and Sorghum Insects: Pest pressures variable, sorghum headworms, smartweed borer Small Grains Agronomy: Wheat seed supplies, seed testing labs, wheat variety grain picks, estimating corn yield in the field If you have any problems with the newsletter, please let us know (806-746-6101) or e-mail Viki Bartlett at vsbartlett@ag.tamu.edu
Fall wheat seed availability questioned before harvest Drought, freeze and hail limit supplies
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Jackie Rudd, 806-677-5600, jcrudd@ag.tamu.edu Steve Brown, 940-552-6226, rsbrown@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – The question of wheat seed availability is still to be answered, because none of it is in the bin yet, according to Steve Brown, Texas A&M Foundation Seed manager in Vernon. “From a seed availability standpoint, for those of you who will be looking for specific varieties, I would talk to your seed dealers now,” Brown said. “Some of those guys are already pulling wheat out of South Texas for… Read More →
U.S. AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK TO HOST TOWN HALL IN LUBBOCK JUNE 14
U.S. AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK TO HOST TOWN HALL IN LUBBOCK JUNE 14 Friday, June 7, 2013 By Mary Jane Buerkle The agriculture sector has a unique opportunity to talk directly with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack as he hosts a town hall meeting in Lubbock from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 14, at the Museum of Texas Tech University – Helen DeVitt Jones Sculpture Court, located at 3301 Fourth Street in Lubbock. Participants are asked to enter through the west doors, which will open… Read More →
Potential Freeze Injury to Area Wheat
Concerns over potential freeze damage to are wheat for grain are real. Tools to aid in that evaluation include the publication “Wheat Growth” and “Freeze Injury on Wheat“. Wheat has struggled all season, even in some cases of irrigated fields. Low temperatures on March 24 and 25 have the potential to cause some injury to area wheat. From field observations, area fields vary in growth stage from Feekes 7.0 to Feekes 8.X (at varying degrees). Feekes 7.0 is characterized by the second node of the stem being visible above ground… Read More →
Profitability Workshop to be offered at Lubbock Center March 19th
Learn to use Excel spreadsheet developed by Jay Yates, Jackie Smith and Jeff Pate to compare profitability of alternative crops and to help determine when to market the chosen crop. The workshop will be held from 9-4 on March 19 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center located ½ mile East of I-27 on Highway 1294 just north of the Lubbock Airport. The overall objective of the upcoming workshop is to provide the tools and the data along with the skills to evaluate the potential profitability of alternative crops… Read More →
T-Y IPM News, February 15, 2013- Winter Wheat
Wheat in Terry and Yoakum counties varies from good condition to very poor. Some acceptable stands were established where irrigation has been adequate and germination was not delayed by blowing sand. Wind storms in January did significant damage to many area fields, with some being disked under to prevent further damage from blowing sand. Now is a good time to evaluate potential weed control measures, nitrogen fertility requirements and insect/mite infestations in wheat being carried to grain. Winter wheat: weed control and fertilization Many winter weeds are still… Read More →