Blayne Reed

Areas of Expertise

• Applied Entomology and Agronomy
• Cotton
• Corn
• Sorghum
• Wheat
• Alfalfa
• Applied Small Plot Research Trials

Professional Summary

Blayne Reed is the IPM Extension Agent in Hale and Swisher Counties with offices in Plainview, Texas. A native to the area he serves, Blayne received a B.S. in Agriculture Services and Development with minors in Agronomy and Entomology from Tarleton State University and a M.S. in Entomology from Texas Tech. He specializes in applied row crop entomology for cotton, corn, sorghum, wheat, and alfalfa, herbicide resistant weed control, cotton irrigation scheduling and plant growth regulator management with thirty years of field experience. Through the Plains Pest Management field scouting program, the Hale and Swisher IPM Unit intensely scouts and recommends solutions for insect, weed, disease issues as well as manages irrigation scheduling and fertilizer management on 5,000 to 10,000 summer crop acres and conducts around 15 local IPM and agricultural related research trials. Results of field trials and the latest IPM field reports from Hale and Swisher field status, Blayne releases the in-season weekly Plains Pest Management Newsletter, manages the Plains Pest Bugoshere (https://halecountyipm.blogspot.com) and can be found under Plains Pest Management on Facebook and Twitter. Blayne also participates in the High Plains Weekly IPM Podcast with the rest of the High Plains IPM Team (sign up at: https://www.texasinsects.org/signup-high-plains–south-plains.html).