Agricultural conference set for March 31 in Snyder
SNYDER th The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct the multi-county Lower Rolling Plains Ag Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 31 at the Scurry Coliseum located at 900 E. Coliseum Drive in Snyder.
(Media-Newswire.com) - SNYDER – The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct the multi-county Lower Rolling Plains Ag Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 31 at the Scurry Coliseum located at 900 E. Coliseum Drive in Snyder.
The program will address a number of topics of interest to area producers, said Greg Gruben, AgriLife Extension agent in Scurry County.
“The program will touch on everything from cotton economics to quail management,” Gruben said. “We want to provide the latest information available on topics affecting crop and livestock producers in this region, though much of the information is applicable almost anywhere in Texas.”
Morning topics will include: Cotton Economics, Laws and Regulations, Weed Resistance to Herbicides – Why and How, and Grain Economics.
Following a catered lunch, the program will split into two concurrent sessions.
Session A presentations will be: Cotton Weed Management/Volunteer Cotton Management, Fertilizer Management-Goals for Economic Yields, Grain Sorghum Production and Integrated Pest Management Update.
Session B presentations will be: Providing Proper Supplementation with Available Forage, Individual Plant Treatment Recommendations for Invasive Range Plants, Quail Management Update, Forage Sorghums and Vaccination/Trichomoniasis Update.
Six Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be offered ( four general, one laws and regulations and one integrated pest management ).
Also, persons needing a Texas Department of Agriculture pesticide applicator’s license can receive the necessary training from 9 a.m. to noon with the testing to follow at 1 p.m. For this training, RSVP by March 25 by calling 325-573-5423.
Individual registration for the conference is $15 at the door ( includes lunch ).
For more information and to register, call the AgriLife Extension offices in Mitchell County at 325-728-3111, Nolan County at 325-235-3184 or Scurry County at 325-573-5423. Or call the integrated pest management entomologist’s office at 325-236-9011.
AgriLife Extension offices involved with conducting the program are in Borden, Fisher, Garza, Mitchell, Nolan and Scurry counties.
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