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Pesticide update from the EPA office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

By Julie Tomascik Texas Farm Bureau The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted an existing stocks order to allow farmers to use formerly registered dicamba formulations for over-thetop use on dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybeans for the 2024 growing season.

Commissioner Miller continues to support Hockley County in fight against beetle infestation

By Maddison Jaureguito Texas Department of Agriculture AUSTIN – Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is actively collaborating alongside city officials to provide support to Hockley County residents. The recent resurgence of the red flour beetle in Levelland— initially reported in August 2023—has become a growing concern. Concerted efforts weather conditions. With warmer temperatures looming, TDA has implemented pest management strategies to halt a reoccurrence of the red flour beetle invasion swiftly and effectively.

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