Categories: Farm & Ranch

Pre-plant wheat meeting set Aug. 12 in Amarillo

Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Austin Voyles, 806-373-0713, Austin.voyles@ag.tamu.edu

AMARILLO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Potter County will host a Pre-Plant Wheat Meeting Aug. 12 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 6500 Amarillo Blvd. West in Amarillo.

“This meeting will offer timely, research-based information to aid producers with informed decisions and profitability,” said Austin Voyles, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Potter County.

The meeting will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 2 p.m. There will be a $10 fee, and those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by Aug. 5 to Voyles at 806-373-0713.

Three Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units – two general and one integrated pest management – will be offered.

Lunch will be provided by the Texas Wheat Producers Board and Association. The guest speaker will be Steelee Fischbacher, director of policy and marketing, who will provide a wheat industry update.

Speakers and topics will include:

– Dr. Mark Welch, AgriLife Extension economist in College Station, Market Outlook Update.

– Dr. Clark Neely, AgriLife Extension state agronomist in College Station, Uniform Variety Trial Update.

– Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, AgriLife Extension agricultural law specialist in Amarillo, Land Leasing Option.

– Rachael Myers, Myers Crop Insurance Agency, Insurance Decision.

– Dr. Ron French, AgriLife Extension plant pathologist in Amarillo, Wheat Disease Strategies.

– Dr. Steve Amosson, AgriLife Extension economist in Amarillo, Grazing Versus Grain Economics.

For more information, contact Voyles at Austin.voyles@ag.tamu.edu.

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Kay Ledbetter

Kay Ledbetter is communications coordinator for Texas A&M AgriLife. Additionally, she is responsible for writing news releases and feature articles from science-based information generated by the agency across the state, as well as the associated media relations.

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