Auxin training tomorrow, Apr 24, in Lubbock

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension is conducting auxin herbicide training (English language) tomorrow, April 24th, at 10:00am. It will take place at the Lubbock County Extension office, 916 Main Street, Suite 401. 

It will last 1 hour and have NO registration fee. It provides 1 TDA continuing education unit (CEU) on laws and regulations. 

*The next training will be Tuesday, May 1 at 10:00am and will be conducted in Spanish. 

Any questions please call the Lubbock County Extension office at 806-775-1740.

Wheat Freeze Injury?

Dr. Calvin Trostle, agronomist with Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, is hosting a Wheat Freeze Injury Assessment Clinic next Thursday, April 26. It will be at 9:00am at Attebury Grain in Tulia, 1205 NW 5th St.

Bring your samples if you would like some help assessing damage, or have questions about this year's wheat!

Additionally, resources for assessing damage can be found here. Look on the right side of the page and there are several helpful links.

Stored Grain Pest Workshop - Friday, April 27 in Lubbock

Next Friday, April 27, 2018 is the annual Lubbock County Stored Grain Pest Workshop hosted by Great Plains Chemicals and Fumigation Services in cooperation with Texas A&M Agrilife Extension service.

Topics covered include: preparing for your inspections, weed and insect control, fumonisin, and fumigants.

The meeting will take place at the KoKo Palace, 5201 Ave Q in Lubbock, TX. There is a $20 registration fee that includes lunch. Five (5) Agricultural CEUs will be offered (1 Laws and Regs, 2 IPM, and 2 General) as well as 1 Structural CEU (1 Weed Control).

To attend the workshop, please pre-register by Wednesday, April 25, 2018. You can pre-register online here or email eric@meersco.com or call 806-745-3737.

Here is a full agenda with speakers and presentations.

Southern High Plains IPM Newsletter, Apr 12

Here is the latest edition of the Southern High Plains IPM Newsletter for April 12.

Auxin Training in Lubbock Tomorrow, Mar 20, Cancelled

The Auxin training originally scheduled for tomorrow, March 20, in Lubbock has been cancelled.

There will still be another training session in Lubbock on Thursday, April 12 at the Agrilife Research and Extension Center, in addition to the others on the High Plains.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!

IPM Survey

Please help me gather some information on agricultural practices in the area so I can better serve growers in the Southern High Plains. This survey will only take about 2 minutes of your time.

Click here to take the short survey.

Thank you!
Katelyn

Southern High Plains IPM Newsletter, Feb 23

Southern High Plains IPM Newsletter, Feb 23