The Bluestem Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists Open Meeting Thursday September 26th 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Collinsville Community Building. The speaker will be Dr. Chad Cummings Ph.D. Subject: Entomology

Chad completed his collegiate education with degrees in Crop Production (B.S.), Forage Weed Science (M.S.), and Conservation Science – Invasive Species Ecology/Fire Ecology (Ph.D.) at Oklahoma State University. He graduated from OSU in 2007 and accepted a position with Dow AgroSciences LLC (now Corteva Agriscience) as an Integrated Field Scientist in the southern region (covering AR, LA, MS, NM, OK, and TX). Chad worked in research and development for 14 years with Cereals, Range and Pasture, Industrial Vegetation Management, and Forestry agricultural chemical products in the region, cooperating with university researchers and assisting sales personnel in these markets. Chad started as the Grayson County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) in April 2022. Chad’s passions for agriculture, wildlife habitat restoration, and pollinator habitat conservation are what brought him to the Extension Service, and he hopes to guide north Texans in their agricultural endeavors.