Luling Foundation Field Day slated for May 19

By: Paul Schattenberg, 210-859-5752, paschattenberg@ag.tamu.edu

Contact: Julie Zimmerman, 512-398-3122, jzimmerman@ag.tamu.edu

LULING – The 89th annual Luling Foundation Field Day will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 in Luling.

Field day activities will include a tour of the foundation’s agriculture demonstration farm, speakers, practical demonstrations and an opportunity for networking, coordinators said.

Three general Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be available to attendees.

“There is no cost for the program thanks to our sponsors, and an RSVP is not required,” said Julie Zimmerman, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources agent for Caldwell County. “Complimentary breakfast tacos and coffee will be provided by the Caldwell County Farm Bureau.”

She said registration will be at 7:30 a.m. at the Luling Foundation Demonstration Barn, 523 S. Mulberry St. At 8:30 a.m., attendees will board trailers for farm tours seminars and speaker presentations.

Morning topics and presenters will include:

— Well Management, Ward Ling, AgriLife Extension program specialist, College Station.

— Soil and Forage Sampling, Dalton Merz, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service rangeland management specialist, retired, Holland.

— Superstar Plants, Dr. H. Brent Pemberton, AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Overton.

Morning presentations will be followed by an exhibit viewing, scholarship presentations and a catered barbecue lunch.

Afternoon topics and presenters will be:

— Dispelling the Myths of Agriculture, Julie Borlaug, associate director, Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, College Station.

— Landowner Stewardship, Dr. Ron Gill, AgriLife Extension livestock specialist, College Station.

Presentations will be followed at 3 p.m. by optional agricultural equipment demonstrations.

Agencies supporting the field day include the foundation, AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Department of Agriculture, USDA, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the National Weather Service.

For more information on the Luling Foundation, go to http://www.lulingfoundation.org .

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