Eradication program to pick up boll weevil battle
Entomologist Phillip Kidd notes boll weevils remain present but numbers are down due to eradication efforts and weather. Cold snaps have limited impact, drought helps control them, and winter survival dropped from 58 to 20 percent as moisture increased. Cages across Gaines Terry and High Plains sites track live weevils to gauge survival.
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Terry
Yoakum County
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Kidd
Gaines County
Gaines County Park
Gaines
High Plains
Lubbock
Castro
Pickett marks 25 years with Farm Service Agency in Brownfield
Sharon Pickett reaches a quarter century at the Farm Service Agency after moving from Kansas in 1975. Now Chief Program Technician, she enjoys working with farmers and colleagues like family. An art lover since youth, she paints in oil and watercolor, selling about 20 paintings a year and serving a second year as Brownfield Art Association president.
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Blake Decker
Sharon Pickett
Farm Service Agency
Herbie
Brownfield
Kansas
Pickett
Brownfield Art Association
Art Association
BCISD board renews 175 contracts for 1999 2000
BCISD trustees unanimously renewed 175 contracts in a regular session after a prior year’s deficit driven non renewals. The breakdown includes several probationary and term contracts, signaling confidence in staffing while maintaining a balanced staff to student ratio. Superintendent Harrison outlined the head football coach AD search with 50 applications and 28 returned, aiming for finalists and an on campus hire by May 1.
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Blake Decker
Bcisd Board of Trustees
Charles
Harrison
Eddie Hooper
Lady Raiders reach Sweet 16 in tough NCAA run
Texas Tech women, coached by Marsha Sharp with point guard Melinda Schumacher-Phaires, advance to the NCAA Sweet 16, beating Tulane as they chase more wins. Notre Dame looms in the Mideast regional. game telecasts set for ESPN from Memphis.
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ESPN
Severe weather siren tests set for Mondays in April
City of Brownfield plans a noon test of its severe weather siren on Monday April 3. The one minute steady blast will occur each Monday in April if weather remains clear. Real siren warnings would be a three minute steady blast.
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Brownfield
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