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New Focus on Cotton Webcast Focuses on Silverleaf Whitefly Management

A new webcast – titled “Cross-Commodity Management of Silverleaf Whitefly in Georgia” – has been added to the Focus on Cotton online series from the Plant Management Network and Cotton Incorporated.
 
Silverleaf whitefly (SLWF) is known to reproduce on more than 500 host plants and is active year-round, making it a serious economic pest. Cotton is the preferred summer host of SLWF, and SLWF damage affects both yield and quality. The best opportunity for managing the severity of SLWF infestations is to minimize populations moving from one cropping system to another.
 
This 11-minute presentation by Phillip Roberts, professor in the Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Tifton, discusses how SLWF populations can be minimized with effective in-season and post-harvest management:
  • In-season management involves the use of integrated pest management (IPM) principles and programs, frequent scouting, and timely applications of insecticides when thresholds are exceeded.
  • Post-harvest management involves thorough and timely destruction of host crops after harvest to prevent SLWF population increases and movement to subsequent cropping systems.
Roberts stresses that management of SLWF should be a priority in all agronomic and horticultural crops, and that cross-commodity cooperation and management will benefit all growers.
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Our journey through the corridors of power and the fields of grain begins with a special guest, Branden Leslie, Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar and a proud alumnus of the Grain Growers of Canada. Branden, a native of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, brings a wealth of knowledge from his time as a political advisor and his tenure as the manager of policy and government relations with the GGC, to his recent election to the House of Commons.

As we sit down with Branden on a late Friday afternoon, fresh from his duties at the House of Commons, we'll dive into the intersection of agriculture and politics, his journey from advocacy to elected office, and how these experiences shape his views on the future of Canadian agriculture. And, as we're doing this over a couple of well-deserved beers, we'll also touch on the lighter side of life, including Brandon's recent venture into fatherhood.