Farm & Ranch
[AgriLife Today] School integrated pest management training set for July 28 in Dallas
(Photo: A day-long program on school integrated pest management will be held July 28 in Building C of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at 17360 Coit Road in Dallas. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo))
By: Paul Schattenberg
DALLAS – A one-day program for school integrated pest management coordinators will be held July 28 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Dallas.
“All Texas public school districts must have an integrated pest management program and must appoint and train a pest management coordinator to oversee all pesticide and pest control operations,” said Janet Hurley, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service school integrated pest management specialist in Dallas.he program is scheduled from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in Building C classroom at the center, which is at 17360 Coit Road.
Integrated pest management, or IPM, can be used by anyone with proper training, Hurley said, adding that AgriLife Extension is the only state agency that conducts required training in school IPM.
“If you’re a new integrated pest management coordinator and have not yet taken the six-hour mandatory training, this class is for you,” she said. “But whether this is your first time or you just need a refresher course, this class will help coordinators understand their role in the school IPM program and help prepare them for Texas Department of Agriculture inspections.”
She said school integrated pest management coordinators are mandated by the state to obtain six hours of continuing education credits every three years.
The course will cover legal requirements for schools, an introduction to IPM, how to monitor schools under the new requirements and a hands-on exercise to understand the difference between green, yellow and red category pesticides.
The program fee is $135. Advanced registration is requested through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Conference Registration website at https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu. Enter “IPM” in the search to find the class. Registration at the door will be $155.
All participants will receive a three-ring notebook with necessary forms and paperwork on school IPM program implementation, Hurley said.
“If schools in the area would like to have their IPM program reviewed, we are willing to do that free of charge,” Hurley said.
For more information about school integrated pest management, go to http://schoolipm.tamu.edu or call 877-747-6872. For questions about registering with a purchase order or to request W-9 forms, call 979-845-2604.
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By Barry Whitworth, DVM, MPH
With the prolonged drought, most pastures in Oklahoma end up in poor condition. With the lack of available forage, animals may go in search of alternative foods.
If oak trees are in the pastures, acorns may be a favorite meal for some livestock in the fall. This may result in oak poisoning.
Oak leaves, twigs, buds, and acorns may be toxic to some animals when consumed.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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There are a handful of grasses on North Texas grazing lands ranchers need to know, not because they are highly desirable, but rather because they are not of much value. I call them “decom” plants, which is am acronym for “Don’t Ever Count On Me.” Silver bluestem is a “decom” grass.
Silver bluestem is a perennial which grows in all areas of Texas. It can survive in almost all soil types, and in full sun conditions or in semi shade. It grows up to three feet tall and is easily recognized with the presence of the white fuzzy seed head. Also, one of the identifying characteristics of Silver bluestem is a bend in the stems at each node, causing the plants to take on a rounded shape as they mature.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Rayford Pullen
Fall is here which means winter is closing in on us and before we officially get into winter, we need to make sure our factories are either producing or will be producing in a few months.
We have been pregnancy testing our cows this fall and if they are not bred or nursing a calf, we are bidding them adios. With annual costs somewhere between $900.00 and $1,000.00 per cow, those cows not producing a live weaned calf are costing us quite a bit.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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