I know that many of our producers were ecstatic to see the first freeze come our way in November. The struggle with fall army worms has been tremendous and paired with the drought conditions in the early and mid summer, producers had their hands full ensuring hay was cut to feed livestock this winter.
Allen Knutson, an entomology specialist with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension service has sent out a survey to county agents to help us to determine the overall economic impact of the fall army worm out breaks. If you are a land owner who manages pasture or hay meadow, please contact our office. We would like to find out what percent of your acreages were impacted by the fall army worm outbreak and what the consequences of the outbreak mean to our county economically. When we show evidence of our a heavy economic impact from the army worm outbreak, we have a greater chance of justifying the needed research to develop methods to combat our fall army worm epidemic. You can call me at the office at 903.756.5391 if you would like to contribute to this survey.
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