Grain sorghum. I have not confirmed sorghum aphids being found in Lamb, Hockley, or Cochran Counties.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will offer the required private Pesticide Applicators Training ( PAT) in Levelland on Thursday, August 17. This training is required by the Texas Department of Agriculture before taking the exam to obtain the license. A private pesticide applicator is a person who uses or supervises the use of a restricted-use or state limited- use pesticide or a regulated herbicide for the purpose of producing an agricultural commodity. This license is not for those receiving monetary compensation for a pesticide application.

Plains Cotton Growers Kara Bishop, PCG Director of Communications and Public Affairs From plowed up cotton fields to neighboring crops that look like ‘the Garden of Eden,” the only certainty regarding this year’s crop is that there is none. “As you travel through PCG counties, you can find pretty much whatever you want to find,” added Plains Cotton Growers Director of Field Services Mark Brown.

|July 30, 2023 First, I’ll see you at the South Alabama Crops program in Fairhope on Aug. 1 if the doors are wide enough for me to wobble through.

The Lamb County Board of Managers met in a Regular Meeting on July 27, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. in the Education Room.

Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has awarded $87.7 million in housing tax credits to help finance the development or rehabilitation of 54 rental properties offering reduced rents and increased housing options for Texans throughout the state. Provided through the TDHCA Housing Tax Credit Program (HTC), these awards will help developers construct or rehabilitate more than 3,100 housing units and offer affordable rent to households earning up to 80% of the median family income in their respective areas.

A regularly scheduled meeting of the Sudan Economic Development Corporation, Inc. of the City of Sudan will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in the Sudan Council Chamber, 113 East First Avenue, Sudan, Texas.

The Amherst Centennial Celebration kicked off Saturday morning down Main Street with the Parade, followed by a day full of fun activities for all ages. The night ended with a dance in the park. (Staff Photo by Derek Lopez)

A Special meeting of the Sudan of the Governing Board of the City of Sudan will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug.

Governor Greg Abbott celebrated the dominance of the state’s jobs economy following the release of June employment data showing that Texas again leads the nation for jobs added over the last 12 months. Texas also smashed all previous records for total jobs, now for 21 months in a row, and again set new records for total Texans employed and total Texas labor force.