The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold the 2023 South Texas Agriculture Symposium: Modifying Practices to Increase Success on April 11. The event is hosted by the AgriLife Extension specialists based in South Texas.
The event will be from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and participants will watch the live-streamed symposium at the AgriLife Extension office in Bexar County, 3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 208.
The cost is $15, payable by cash or check to: Bexar Ag and NR Committee. Lunch is included in the cost. To register, contact Kennedy Green at 210-631-0400 or Kennedy.green@ag.tamu.edu.
There will be two general Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units available for pesticide applicators.
Symposium topics
The focus of the symposium is to help producers modify their practices and increase success. The topics covered by the AgriLife Extension specialists include:
- Tips for Ranching/Farming Financial Management.
- Weather-Related Challenges for Horticulture Plants in 2023.
- Plant Disease Basics: Why is My Plant Sick?
- How Weeds Adapt to Our Control Efforts.
- Why Plant Phenology Matters in Rangeland Habitat Management.
- Management to Promote Rangeland Soil Health.
- Predator Management: Is It Worth It?
- Considerations When Harvesting Game for Taxidermy.
- Dealing with Desert Termites and Fall Armyworms in Pastures.
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