Gaines County Extension

10/18/2024

10/18/2024

The moment you've all been waiting for. The Christmas parade theme is.... HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS!!

08/14/2024

We have received several inquiries related to elm trees whose leaves are turning brown. In most cases, this is contributed to the Elm Leaf Beetle. Here is information on the Elm Leaf Beetle that was provided by Extension Horticulturist Christina Reid of Lubbock County.

07/10/2024

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03/28/2024

CANCELLED!

03/05/2024

The residents of the Texas Panhandle still face a very serious threat from ongoing wildfires and our Keeping Texas Prepared agencies are still very much in response mode.

As of March 4th, at 3:00 p.m., there were five active fires in the Texas Panhandle, impacting 12 counties. The Smokehouse Creek wildfire is still the largest and most active, impacting nearly 1.1 million acres. The Texas A&M Forest Service reports that it is currently 15% contained.

**Note the location change of the Borger Animal Supply Point to 407 Industrial Blvd., Borger Texas.**

03/03/2023

PRIVATE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TRAINING

WHO: Anyone who produces an agriculture product for sale and intends on purchasing and applying any state limited use or restricted use pesticide.

WHERE: Gaines County Extension Office, 101 S. Main, Room 108, Seminole, Texas

WHEN: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

TIME: 8:30 a.m.

Space is limited. Please RSVP to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Gaines County (432) 758-4006 by March 10, 2023, to insure the availability of study materials. There will be a fee of $60.00 collected for study materials and registration fee.

Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodations in order to participate in an Extension sponsored activity are encouraged to contact the Gaines County Extension Office at (432) 758-4006.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides equal opportunities in its programs and employment to all persons, regardless of race, color, s*x, religion, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, s*xual orientation, or gender identity. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.

03/03/2023

EPA MANDATES COTTON PESTICIDE TRAINING (AUXIN)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently revised pesticide labels for three dicamba products including Engenia, FeXapan, and XtendiMax, approved for use on dicamba-tolerant cotton varieties. One of these label changes included a mandate that anyone making applications of one of these dicamba products must receive auxin-specific training prior to applying them. This requirement not only applies to licensed applicators, but also includes anyone who is involved with the handling, mixing, and application of these products.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Gaines County will conduct this Texas Department of Agriculture approved auxin-specific herbicide training on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, with registration at 1:00 p.m., and the training will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Gaines County Civic Building located at 402 N. W. 5th Street, Seminole, Texas. There is a $15.00 charge for this training. The Texas Department of Agriculture has approved this training for Private Pesticide Applicators to receive one (1) CEU hour of Laws and Regulations per year.

The training, which was developed by Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service and allied industries, has been reciprocal approved by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry, and the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, and will allow producers in multiple states to attend one of these trainings to satisfy the regulatory requirements.

One unique part of this training is that unlicensed applicators attending the training must provide their employer’s or supervisor’s pesticide applicator license number before attending and receiving credit for the training.

Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodations in order to participate in an Extension sponsored activity are encouraged to contact the Gaines County Extension Office at (432) 758-4006.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides equal opportunities in its programs and employment to all persons, regardless of race, color, s*x, religion, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, s*xual orientation, or gender identity. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.

03/03/2023

WPS HANDLER TRAINING TO BE HELD

A Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Handler Training will be conducted for Agriculture pesticide handlers and workers on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the Gaines County Civic Building, 402 N. W. 5th Street, Seminole, Texas. Tim Davis, Inspector for the Texas Department of Agriculture along with Terry Millican, County Extension Agent, and Keegan McCollum, IPM Agent, will conduct the training.

The WPS Handler (green card) training will be conducted in both English and Spanish. Registration for the English version will be at 8:30 a.m. The English version will begin at 9:00 a.m. and the Spanish version of the training will start at 10:30 a.m., with registration at 10:00 a.m. The Workers Protection Standard requires that any worker who handles or works around pesticides and is not a Private Applicator must receive training on pesticide handling and chemical safety. These farm workers and handlers must be retrained annually (every year) in WPS.

Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodations in order to participate in an Extension sponsored activity are encouraged to contact the Gaines County Extension Office at (432) 758-4006.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides equal opportunities in its programs and employment to all persons, regardless of race, color, s*x, religion, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, s*xual orientation, or gender identity. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.

02/23/2023

Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage designation and insurance update meeting - February 28

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service-Gaines County will be sponsoring an Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage designation and insurance update meeting on February 28, 2023 from 9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. at the Gaines County Civic Building located at 402 N. W. 5th Street (east of the football field), Seminole, Texas.

Shawn Wade with Plains Cotton Growers will discuss ARC/PLC designations, insurance eligibility and Plains Cotton Growers updates. This meeting will provide information to assist ag producers in making their ARC/PLC and insurance decisions. Ag producers are required to make their ARC/PLC election with the Farm Service Agency prior to the March 15, 2022 deadline.

10/13/2022

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