Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-6101,t-mcalavy@tamu.edu
Contact: Galen Chandler, (940) 552-9941
VERNON – Farmers can update their knowledge of wheat production at a May 8 wheat field day at the AgriPro farm near Lockett, west of Vernon on U.S. Highway 70. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Field tours begin at 10 a.m.
Topics for this event include: current and future wheat varieties; Clearfield wheat technology; Triticale forage varieties; and planting dates for wheat forage.
There is no charge to attend, and a lunch will be served. Participants can earn three continuing education units.
Sponsors of this half-day event include the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas Cooperative Extension and AgriPro Wheat.
For more information on the event, call your local county Extension office or the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center at (940) 552-9941.
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