Crop Pest Scouting Workshop Set in Plainview

Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-4051, email: t-mcalavy@tamu.edu
Contact: Greg Cronholm, (806) 291-5274, email: g-cronholm@tamu.edu

PLAINVIEW – Producers and ag consultants can hone their pest management and crop production skills at
a May 29 High Plains Crop Pests Scouting Workshop sponsored by Texas Cooperative Extension.

The workshop at the Ollie Liner Center will begin at 8 a.m. and adjourn at about 4:30 p.m.
There is no fee to attend.

“This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about corn, cotton, grain sorghum, soybean and sunflower
production,” said Greg Cronholm, Hale County Extension integrated pest management agent. “We will
cover crop insect pests, weed identification and herbicide injury, plant diseases, and how to recognize and
promote beneficial insects.”

Morning presentations by Extension and Texas Department of Agriculture specialists and agents will focus
on cotton growth and development; cotton insect pests; recognizing and promoting beneficial insects in field
crops; and federal and state worker protection standards.

“We’ll have a morning and an afternoon break, so participants can visit and view insect specimen
displays,” Cronholm said. “We’ll also take a 1 hour ‘on your own’ lunch break.”

Afternoon workshop sessions will cover weed identification and herbicide injury; cotton, corn and grain
sorghum plant diseases; corn and grain sorghum growth and development; and how to recognize and detect
corn, grain sorghum, soybean and sunflower insect pests.

Producers who attend the workshop can earn 4 continuing education units (CEUs) in integrated pest
management and 1 CEU in laws and regulations. All CEUs are approved by the Texas Department of
Agriculture, Cronholm noted.

For more information, contact the Hale County Extension office at (806) 291-5267 or call Cronholm
at (806) 291-5274.