@Phytoseiid I was pondering my whiteboard plans for FY24-26 hearing "rider 29 has cleared the first jump" "rider number 33 has been separated from her horse" "there's a loose horse on the course"...
@Phytoseiid Happy fiscal new year, friend! I settled in for a little one woman work retreat in the conference room of my research farm last weekend, forgetting it was the same day as the UNH horse trials...with the whole facility wired for sound.
Oooooooo! We're starting very small (counting aphids on sentinel wheat grass) but I am so excited to start the field season! We'll be using these sentinel colonies to answer many questions about using biocontrols in high tunnel vegetables @USDA_NIFA@NH_AES@Ingwell_vegIPM
@Ingwell_vegIPM @entocaydee Ohmygoodness...this reminds me. Do you know anyone who can help advise someone who'd like to start a company raising chicken feed?
Today, I toured Berry Patch Farm in Stephentown with local agricultural leaders. It was great to speak with owner Dale-Ila Riggs and hear about her work to control invasive species and protect her crops.
How many of ya'll growing vegetables or working with vegetable growers have seen problems with ants that lead to crop loss? I need an ant expert @antsondeck !
@moore3ac@SnarkDivine Knowing the difference between personal attacks and professional criticism is really hard. If you're being hazed by your committee, you need to get yourself into a different program with a better advisor. Otherwise, its important to hear the criticism and get better :)