Interesting article that discusses a lot of the issues growers are facing in states where they are (legally) growing hemp.
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/11/08/farmers-struggle-as-hemp-harvest-winds-down
Although not yet legal in Texas, there has been a lot of interest in this crop. However, there is a lot of basic groundwork to be done regarding infrastructure as well as disease and pest management before we can consider this crop to be a reasonably safe gamble.
Covering arthropods that impact agriculture in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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For a few years Sesame grown in the Valley had few insect pests and populations typically stayed well below management thresholds. Unf...
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I think a lot of us are looking for a silver lining in this disastrous historical cold spell. I have been getting a lot of questions to th...
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As a new row crop season gears up we have kicked off a weekly audio update for South Texas IPM in row crops. This is new for our area this ...