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The Making of a Social Justice Priest
0 Flares 0 Flares × Compiled by Janice Jayes from interviews she recorded between 2018 and 2023, in which Father Tom reflected on the many experiences that expanded his vision of moral responsibilities in the decades after his 1960 ordination. Daniel Berrigan and the Challenges of Vatican II In 1966 I became assistant pastor at St. Mary’s near Danville, where both my real-world education and my troubles with hierarchy began.
Oklahoma Wheat, Alfalfa: Army Cutworms Reported in Some Fields
Wheat field with army cutworms injury. Photo: Sug Farrington, Cimarron County Extension, Oklahoma Several people, including Lanie Hale, Rob Anderson, and Mike Rosen of Wheeler Brothers and Area Extension Agronomist Heath Sanders have reported possible army cutworm activity. These reports are based on direct observations and noticeable crow and blackbird “gatherings” in some wheat and alfalfa fields in areas of western Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Soybeans: Managing Pod-Feeding Stinkbugs
Adult green stink bug. Photo: University of Tennessee As soybeans set seed and fill out, they need protection from pod-feeding stinkbugs. Several species will attack soybean, including the green, southern green and brown stinkbug. Adult stinkbugs are shield-shaped with a large triangular scutellum near the shoulder region. They are brown or green and are about 3/8 to 5/8 inches long. Stinkbug eggs are barrel-shaped and laid in clusters of 25-100, mostly on the underside of leaves.
Oklahoma Sorghum: Management Considerations for Sugarcane Aphids
Sugarcane aphids. Sugarcane aphid has arrived in Oklahoma. Dr Norm Elliott, research leader at the USDA ARS lab in Stillwater and crew found it in Harmon, Jackson, Comanche, Kiowa, McClain, Caddo, Grady, Payne, Nobel, Garfield and Grant counties. We will provide regular sugarcane aphid reports throughout the rest of the summer, along with control suggestions and updates on research activities regarding sugarcane aphids and sorghum.
Oklahoma Wheat: Bird Cherry-Oat Aphids and Armyworms - Decisions…?
Bird cherry oat aphids on wheat leaf. Photo: Matt Montgomery, University of Illinois It’s that time of year! Several wheat pest problems are showing up as the crop progresses. Dr. Bob Hunger has already discussed the current wheat disease situation throughout Oklahoma. I have received reports of the presence of two other wheat pests in some areas of Oklahoma. Heath Sanders and Josh Bushong, Area Agronomists shared reports of some wheat fields infested with bird cherry-oat aphids.
Oklahoma Sorghum: False Chinch Bugs and Headworms
We have received reports of false chinch bug, chinch bug and sorghum headworms infesting sorghum. We have already discussed chinch bug management here. As sorghum begins to head, make sure your crop is not being damaged by false chinch bug or sorghum headworm. False chinch bugs injure plants by sucking the liquid in developing seeds when they are in the milk stage. Headworms eat developing seeds. Once the grain reaches hard-dough, neither should be a problem.
Oklahoma Wheat: 6 Disease, Insect Considerations Before Fall Planting
1. Planting date Much of the winter wheat in Oklahoma is sown with the intent of being used as a dual-purpose crop. In such a system, wheat is grazed by cattle from late fall through late winter/early spring and then harvested for grain in early summer. In a grain-only system, wheat is generally planted in October, but in a dual-purpose system wheat is planted in early to mid-September to maximize forage production.
Oklahoma Soybeans: Managing Pod-Feeding Insects
We have received scattered reports from NE Oklahoma of stink bug activity and foliage and pod-feeding caterpillars in soybean. As soybeans set seed and fill out, they definitely need protection from pod-feeding insects. This information is also relevant for North Central Oklahoma in double-crop soybean. Pod-feeding insects can cause serious losses to soybean yield. The most common pod-feeding caterpillar is the corn earworm, also known as the soybean podworm or the cotton bollworm.
Oklahoma Sorghum: Chinch Bugs Present - What Should You Do?
Ph.D. student Jessica Lindenmayer reported finding chinch bugs in several of the sorghum fields as she was scouting this week. Historically, chinch bugs tended to build up in wheat, at which time the nymphs would migrate to nearby planted fields of corn or sorghum and mature into adults. More recently, we are seeing more injury from the second generation of chinch bugs, which are now laying eggs. Most of the corn has now “outgrown” the potential for injury from this generation of chinch bugs.
Oklahoma Cotton, Sorghum: Transform Receives Emergency Use Permits
The EPA has granted Oklahoma a Section 18 Emergency Use Permit (EUP) for Transform WG to control plant bugs in cotton, and in sorghum, to control sugarcane aphid during the 2018 growing season. In cotton, Transform can be applied at 1.5-2.25 fl. oz. per acre to control “plant bugs”, which includes several Lygus species (pale legume bug, tarnished plant bug, and western tarnished plant bug) as well as the rapid plant bug.
Oklahoma Sorghum: Be Ready for Sugarcane Aphids
Soil temperatures are finally warm enough to plant sorghum. One pest that continues to be of concern to sorghum growers is the sugarcane aphid. This insect is here to stay, so producers simply need to be ready to deal with it if necessary. Fortunately, it does not overwinter in Oklahoma, so we tend to play a “waiting game” as to when it arrives in Oklahoma.
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