SNYDER – The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct the annual multi-county Lower Rolling Plains Ag Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 30 at the Scurry Coliseum, 900 E. Coliseum Drive in Snyder.
“This year’s program will touch on everything from weed resistance to herbicides to the proper supplemental feeding of cattle,” said Greg Gruben, AgriLife Extension agent in Scurry County.
“Organizers have tried to pinpoint the information producers want, then make every effort to find the pros who can address those topics and have them here for this conference. As in the past, topics will be tailored to crop and livestock issues in our region, but much of the information is applicable almost anywhere in Texas.”
Morning topics will include: cotton and grain economics, laws and regulations, and weed resistance to herbicides.
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 in the general category, one laws and regulations and one integrated pest management.
Persons needing a Texas Department of Agriculture pesticide applicator’s license can receive the necessary training from 9 a.m. to noon with the test at 1 p.m. For this training, RSVP by March 25 by calling 325-573-5423.
Individual registration for the conference is $20 and 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.
AgriLife Extension offices involved with conducting the program are in Borden, Fisher, Garza, Mitchell, Nolan, and Scurry counties.
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