Upcoming Auxin Trainings

Below are the mandatory auxin trainings that are being offered in the north region in February, March and April. Each will last 1 hour.

If you plan on applying Dicamba-based products, you MUST attend one of these trainings. They are each 1 CEU, do not require advance registration, and are offered free of charge.

Feb. 5 Sudan Coop Meeting, Sudan Community Center 11:00a – Kerry Siders

Feb 6 Sandyland Conference, Seminole 8a – Terry Millican

Feb 6 Wilber Ellis Meeting, Hereford Noon – Rick Auckerman

Feb. 7 Attebury Grain Tulia 11:30a – John Villalba

Feb. 7 Ochiltree County Expo Center 8:30a – Scott Strawn

Feb. 7 Woman’s Building, Lamesa 9:00a – Gary Roschetzky

Feb. 7 Woman’s Building, Lamesa 10:30a – Gary Roschetzky

Feb. 8 Woman’s Building, Lamesa 9:00a – Gary Roschetzky

Feb. 8 Woman’s Building, Lamesa 10:30a – Gary Roschetzky

Feb. 8 Western Equipment, Wellington Noon – Kenny Patterson

Feb. 9 AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Amarillo 8:30a – Jourdan Bell

Feb 12 AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Lubbock 10a – Pete Dotray

Feb 13 Lubbock County Extension Office, Lubbock 10a – Katelyn Kesheimer

Feb. 15 Castro County Crop Conference, Dimmitt 8:00a – Craig Campbell

Feb. 16 Gray County Extension Office, Pampa 9:00a –Mike Jeffcoat

Feb 20 Terry County Extension Office, Brownfield noon – Tyler Mays
Feb 21 Littlefield Show Barn 1p – Kerry Siders
Feb 26 Cochran County Extension Office, Morton 10a – Kerry Siders
March 21 Hockley County Extension Office, Leveland 1p – Kerry Siders
March 22 Cochran County Extension Office, Morton 10a – Kerry Siders

Feb 21 Hockley County Extension Office, Levelland 9a – Kerry Siders

Feb 27 Lubbock County Extension Office, Lubbock 10a – Katelyn Kesheimer

Feb 27 Yoakum County Extension Office, Plains noon – Tyler May

Feb 27 Mitchell County Coop, Colorado City noon – Zach Wilcox

Feb 28 Lynn County English Version WPS, BE Implement, Tahoka 10:00a – Wade Howard

Feb 28 Lynn County English Version Auxin, BE Implement, Tahoka 11:00a – Wade Howard

Feb 28 Lynn County Spanish Version WPS, BE Implement, Tahoka 12:30p – Wade Howard

Feb 28 Lynn County Spanish Version Auxin, BE Implement, Tahoka 1:30p – Wade Howard

March 6 Lipscomb County – JR Sprague

March 8 AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Lubbock 10a – Pete Dotray

March 9 AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Amarillo 8:30a – Jourdan Bell

March 13 Lubbock County Extension Office, Lubbock 10a – Katelyn Kesheimer

March 20 Lubbock County Extension Office, Lubbock 10a – Katelyn Kesheimer
March 20 Terry County Extension Office, Brownfield noon - Tyler Mays

March 21 Yoakum County Extension Office, Plains noon – Tyler May

March 21 Littlefield Show Barn 9a – Kerry Siders

April 3 Ochiltree County Expo Center, Perryton 8:30a – Scott Strawn

April 4 SE Rolling Plains Ag Conference, Snyder 8a – Greg Gruben

April 10 Terry County Extension Office, Brownfield noon – Tyler Mays

April 11 Yoakum County Extension Office, Plains noon – Tyler May

April 12 AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Lubbock 10a – Pete Dotray

New Cotton Insect Management Guide Available

Texas A&M Agrilife cotton entomologist Dr. Suhas Vyavhare has updated the cotton insect management guide and it is now available! 

It is full of useful information, such as Bt cotton, scouting tips, early-, mid-, and late-season pests, beneficial arthropods, and insecticide recommendations. It also contains great pictures for easy identification of pests.

Check out the guide here! 

Thanks to Suhas and everyone else who worked on this guide. 

Managing Economic Risks Conference Jan 23 at Cagle's Steaks in Lubbock

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service is hosting Seeking Solutions: Managing Economic Risks next week, January 23rd at Cagle's Steaks & BBQ in Lubbock.

A total of 3 CEUs will be offered at the meeting, as well as 1 CEU for the mandatory auxin training (if you are using auxin herbicides this year, you NEED this training - read more here about dates in Lubbock).

Please pre-register by calling the Crosby County Extension Office at 806-675-2347.

Cost is $30 at the door and includes lunch.

For more information, check out the flyer here and agenda with complete list of topics and speakers.

2017 Southern High Plains RACE Trial Data Available!

Data from the 2017 RACE trials on the Southern High Plains of Texas are now available. Thanks to Drs. Seth Byrd and Jourdan Bell for putting this together, and also to everyone who helped work on the trials.

You can find the report here.

Southern High Plains IPM Newsletter, Jan 8

Here is the first newsletter of 2018! 

Included are dates for mandatory auxin trainings in Lubbock, as well as pesticide applicator trainings.

If you would like to receive the newsletter via email, just let me know.