LUBBOCK Vegetable growers, processors and gardeners can renew their production and marketing skills at the fifth annual High Plains Vegetable Conference in Canyon.
The Jan. 25 conference will feature information relevant to marketing, pest management, food safety, biosecurity and agriculture.
“The conference will feature more than 10 presentations from an array of knowledgeable speakers,” said Russ Wallace, Texas Cooperative Extension vegetable specialist with the Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Lubbock.
Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. at the West Texas A&M University Alumni Banquet Facility at the corner of North Third and 25th streets in Canyon. The cost is $25 per person before Jan. 15, and $30 per person at the door. This fee covers all materials and lunch. Door prizes donated by agribusiness exhibitors will be awarded.
“The conference is designed specifically for vegetable growers and shippers, consultants, agribusiness representatives, Extension agents, researchers and gardeners,” Wallace said. “We’ll start off the day with industry updates.
“Those who attend can qualify for six continuing education units approved by the Texas Department of Agriculture, and Master Gardener certification credits,” he added.
The morning session will focus on marketing strategies, potato breeding, head and moisture stress, and integrated disease management. The afternoon session will address weed and insect control, a Texas Department of Agriculture pesticide update, biosecurity and agriculture, foodborne diseases and food safety.
Conference sponsors are Extension, the High Plains Vegetable Growers and Shippers Council, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, West Texas A&M University, and the Texas Department of Agriculture.
For registration or exhibit information contact Russ Wallace or Wendy Durrett at 806-746-6101.
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