Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Leon Church, 806-373-0713, lchurch@ag.tamu.edu
AMARILLO – The 22nd annual Panhandle Farm and Ranch Management Symposium will be Nov. 30, said a Texas Cooperative Extension agent. The event will be in conjunction with the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show in the Grand Plaza.
Registration for the symposium will begin at 8 a.m., and the program will start at 8:30 a.m. Dr. Brent Bean, Extension agronomist, will speak on weed identification, said Leon Church, Extension agricultural agent in Potter County and moderator for the event.
The Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show is scheduled for Nov. 28-30, with exhibits open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 28-29, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 30.
Other topics at the symposium are:
— Drift management, sprayer tips and calibrations, Don Leslie, representative of TeeJet Agricultural Spray Products, Sioux Falls, S.D.
— Chemical modes of action, Jack Lyon, retail account manager for DuPont.
— Alternative fuels/energy, Dr. Steve Amosson, Extension agricultural economist, Amarillo.
— Pesticide laws and regulations, Levon Harmon, Texas Department of Agriculture.
Three pesticide license continuing education credits and three certified crop advisor credits will be offered one in integrated pest management, one in laws and regulations and one in drift, Church said.
For more information, contact Church at 806-373-0713.
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