Variety screening identifies potatoes with resistance to zebra chip disease

Posted on March 21, 2017 by southernipmcenter

by Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife

The Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant pathology team in Amarillo intentionally infected potato plants with psyllids positive with the bacterium that causes zebra chip, a deadly disease plaguing the potato industry for the past 15 years.

The outcome is some promising germplasm that will help in the battle against the costly disease, said Dr. Charlie Rush, plant pathologist. Continue reading →

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Making Cover Crops Work in No-Till Vegetable Production

Posted on March 21, 2017 by southernipmcenter

Join Clemson University cover crop specialists for a practical look at using cover crops for no-till production. We’ll start in the classroom for an update on our USDA cover crop research project, and a discussion on nuts and bolts information like varieties, seeding methods, seeding rates, termination methods, planting vegetables into residue, and lessons learned related to all those things. Then we’ll head to the field (Student Organic Farm in Clemson and CREC Research Farm in Charleston) to look at plots, cover crop termination, and depending on timing we could observe planting vegetables into residue. We’ll finish with lunch and Q&A. We’ll also have some print resources available.  Each participant will receive a copy of the Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Education Program’s publication “Managing Cover Crops Profitably”.

Charleston, SC, April 19th

Coastal Research and Education Center

2700 Savannah Hwy

Clemson, SC, May 11th

Madren Conference Center

230 Madren Center Dr. Continue reading →

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Research by Friends of IPM graduate student winner helps Tennessee ranchers with tick scouting

Posted on March 21, 2017 by southernipmcenter

Cattle owners in western Tennessee need to be vigilant for four species of cattle tick, while cattle owners in eastern Tennessee need to watch for only two species. Why? That’s what research done by a Masters student at the University of Tennessee aims to address.

Masters student David Theuret, who won one of this year’s Friends of Southern IPM graduate student awards, focused on ticks infesting cattle during his graduate program. To assist cattle producers with scouting, Theuret first sampled ticks in Tennessee to determine which species were present and what times of year producers would need to watch for them. Continue reading →

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Wildlife Management Workshop in South Carolina

Posted on March 21, 2017 by southernipmcenter

Calhoun County Extension Office with support from South Carolina Farm Bureau is sponsoring a Wildlife Management Workshop on March 28th beginning at 8:30 AM at the Tri-County Electric Co-op, 6473 Old State Road, St. Matthews SC 29135. (Approved for 6.5 hours SAF Cat. 1 CFE hours for foresters and 1 hour pesticide applicator credit for category 5.)

Topic: Farm Pond, Feral Hog, Quail, Coyote, and Beaver Management

Date: March 28th

Time: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Continue reading →

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