plant health

Adult and nymph two-spot cotton leafhoppers (Rafia Khan/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Cotton, Cotton, Crops, Pests, Southern Region, Texas

AgriLife Extension shares cotton jassid guidance for green industry

Scientists are working to assess and control the two-spot cotton leafhopper, an invasive pest threatening cotton production. Read More

Female gardener pruning fruit tree in early spring. (Adobe Stock │ #552780790 - Angelov)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Spring landscaping cleanup: Timing and technique key to successful pruning

Photo courtesy of Igor Stevanovic/Adobe Stock.
Agronomics, Dave Bergmeier, Disease, Editors, Soybeans

SCN remains a high priority for researchers



Figure 2. Symptoms of alfalfa plants affected by Sclerotinia crown and stem rot. A: Diseased alfalfa stems have a bleached, dry appearance. Infected plants become wilted and eventually collapse in the field due to stem and crown rot, which softens and weakens the stem. B: White arrows represent the wilted plants spotted in the field. Photo courtesy of Maira Duffeck, Oklahoma State University.

Checking on your alfalfa crop pays

South Dakota Soil Health Coalition board chairman Shawn Freeland leads a cover crop grazing exercise during the 2023 Soil Health School. Freeland will host the 2024 West River Soil Health School, June 26 to 27, at his Dry Creek Beef Farm and Ranch near Caputa, South Dakota. (Courtesy photo.)

Coalition plans additional Soil Health School for West River