Range Grasshoper meeting June 22

In cooperation with area County Extension Offices, we will host an informational meeting on range grasshoppers June 22 from 2-4 p.m. Shawn Carson, USDA-APHIS Plant Protection & Quarantine will be available on June 22 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Southwest Center for Rangeland Sustainability in Corona to provide an update on statewide grasshopper population estimates and trends, as well as, provide further information and answer questions related to species found in the area, forage loss calculations and RAAT application (Reduced Area Agent Treatments) for risk management. Please join us if you can! Please reply to this email if you think you might attend to help us guesstimate attendance for to make sure we have plenty of handout information available for everyone, but a reply is certainly not necessary to attend. Attached is a flyer, announcing the afternoons program. Shad Shad H. Cox, Superintendent/Programs Operations Director Corona Range and Livestock Research Center & Southwest Center for Rangeland Sustainability Animal and Range Sciences Agricultural Experiment Station College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences New Mexico State University P.O. Box 392 Corona, New Mexico 88318 575.849.1015 office 575-849.1021 fax www.corona.nmsu.edu Facebook: /nmsucorona