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Aaron Cato

@AaronJCato

Extension Horticulture IPM Specialist at the University of Arkansas | Herpetologist at heart| Follow #uaexHORT for updates and info | Opinions are my own

 Little Rock, AR
Joined September 2011
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Thanks to our friend Bill Landreth for helping to bring a new crop to the Jackson County Extension Center this year. We have wanted to help commercial horticulture farmers by adding new research to the area. First crop will be strawberries. @AaronJCato
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#Acephate is under registration review. This could completely end its use in all row crops. Well thought out comments really do impact EPA decisions. It is critical that we keep this product in cotton and soybean. Link to the comment site below.
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Extension Horticulture IPM Specialist Aaron Cato @AaronJCato from the University of Arkansas discussing insect management of strawberries 🍓 this morning at the Alabama Strawberry Production meeting in Jemison, Alabama. #ACES
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ALERT!! #SpottedLaternfly Detected in Middle Tennessee. TDA has confirmed the detection of spotted lanternfly (SLF) in Davidson County. Tennessee is the 16th state to detect SLF since it was first discovered in Pennsylvania in 2014. FULL RELEASE: tn.gov/agriculture/news/2023…
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Our research and extension centers are busy planting! The Southwest Research & Extension Center in Hope is putting beds in the tunnel houses for @aaronjcato 's blackberry research this summer. @AginArk #Arkansas #Blackberries #Spring #Planting
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Botrytis gray mold developing on strawberries. The fungus can be introduced into a field on infected transplants or can survive on dead plant material and in soil as sclerotia. Gray mold can affect leaves, stems, flowers, and crowns of strawberry # Fungi #Plantdisease #Strawberry
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Hort crew sharing resesrch updates and management recommendations to strawberry producers at the Mid-American Strawberry Growers Association meeting! @fruitveg_uaex @AaronJCato #uaexHORT
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So proud of all of the students in our labs presenting at SR-ASHS today! #uaexHORT
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We're headed to the Arkansas Grown Conference and Expo and will be presenting our efforts at the Pecan Section on Thursday morning. We appreciate the opportunity!
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ENPL Seminar Speaker Dr. Emily Bellis by University of Arkansas calendars.uark.edu/event/enp…
Dr. Emily Bellis, ENPL Spring 2023 Seminars

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Save the Date: Clay County PAT on January 31st!
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The 2023 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook is now available online. Must-have resource for commercial vegetable growers & extension professionals in the Southeast. Free download here vegetablegrowersnews.com/202…
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At left, @AaronJCato discusses pest management in #pecans. At right @fruitveg_uaex talks about the tree's production cycle. The two spoke at @AR_Extension agents during their conference at the @ar4hcenter.
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Arkansas hops research shows promise, culminates in local pale ale shar.es/afecNi @fruitveg_uaex @uarkhort
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Congratulations to retired @AR_Extension #horticulture specialist Jim Robbins! Robbins' work with #drones was recently recognized with the National Excellence in Multistate Research Award. bit.ly/AAES-Drone-Tech-Award
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Thanks to @prestonrosefarm for hosting the Arkansas SARE advisory council meeting and giving us a tour of the farm @SouthernSARE . Lots of good discussion of how to support #sustainableAG in #Arkansas
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Today the NCCC 212 meeting is touring research lead by @AaronJCato, Matt Berttuci and fruit breeding program lead by @UAFruitBreeding at the @AginArk Fruit Research Station
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Replying to @fruitveg_uaex @ugahorticulture @HortMktMin @yuping520 @AtlBotanical
More than Dr. J. Fellow J.!👍👍👍
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@AaronJCato,@fruitveg_uaex, & @ThatWeedsDoc came up to Piggott today to talk with some of our commercial horticulture producers. They even got a little bit of the @PumpkinHollowAR experience while they were here! Thank you all for coming!
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Powdery mildew is a common disease problem for many plants. However, this fungal disease can be a significant issue for cucurbits. Learn more about identifying and managing powdery mildew in cucurbits in this new video. youtu.be/dNXse4wBP0w
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