extension agent
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Warmer winters may have increased the number of vultures in the U.S., said Wayne Long, the Jefferson County extension agent for the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, "Proposed legislation could help farmers deal with 'real and costly' vulture attacks," 25 June 2019 Teacher graduated high school, went on to Alabama A&M, taught and became an extension agent. — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al.com, "Cotton, once king in Alabama, still rules on these family farms," 14 July 2019 Wayne Long, the Jefferson County extension agent for the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, said small pets like cats and dogs may be at risk of attack just by nature of being small animals. — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky black vulture attacks: How to keep your pets and farm animals safe," 25 June 2019 Contact your county extension agent or a professional pest control company. — Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com, "Termite tips: How to identify, kill and prevent the voracious pests," 10 June 2019 And talk to your local county extension agent for advice on soil, local plant pests, and general knowledge on crops. — Robin Tribble, Popular Mechanics, "How to Grow a Giant Pumpkin," 24 Jan. 2019 After recent examination by Mark Sutphin, an agricultural extension agent with Virginia Tech, Emma learned that the plants are giant hogweed, which produce toxic sap that can cause burns and blindness. — Katie Heaney, The Cut, "Just What We Need — a Pretty New Plant Trying to Blind Us," 19 June 2018 Scott Strawn, a Texas A&M agriculture extension agent, estimated that Ochiltree County in Texas could lose half a wheat crop this year that is normally valued at as much as $20 million. — Jim Carlton, WSJ, "Farmers Across High Plains Brace for Hard Times as Drought Bears Down," 13 May 2018 If your pest doesn't match any of those descriptions, try contacting your local cooperative extension agent or an exterminator for more info on what's common in your area. 2. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Ants," 9 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'extension agent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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