Success StoryWeekly Weed Watch Provides Timely Information on Problematic Weed Species



Weekly Weed Watch Provides Timely Information on Problematic Weed Species

Author: Travis Legleiter

Planning Unit: Plant and Soil Sciences

Major Program: Integrated Pest Management

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

Social media has become a predominate method of information transfer in today’ fast paced world of handheld technology.   This includes the agriculture world in which farmer use their smart phones and tablets on a regular basis to find timely and concise information about their livelihood.   

To provide a means of conveying useful scientific based information over social media Dr. Travis Legleiter started a YouTube series titled “Weekly Weed Watch” in March of 2021.   The series featured a weekly video posted to YouTube that featured information on the identification, unique features, and management of a weed species.  The series was posted weekly through the middle of June 2021 and featured 14 total videos.  The videos had received a total of 481 views as of June 30, 2021 with a total watch time of 16.7 hours.






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