The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the District 8 Farm and Ranch Seminar both in person and virtually on Dec. 14 in Waco and at different locations districtwide.
The event will be held from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., with registration beginning at 7 a.m. Registration is $60, and an RSVP is required by calling the local AgriLife Extension offices for the numbers listed below. The location of the meeting is also listed:
- McLennan County: McLennan Community College, Emergency Services Education Center, 7061 Steinbeck Bend Drive, Waco, 254-757-5180.
- Bell County: Summers Mill Retreat and Conference Center, 7441 Farm-to-Market Road 1123, Belton, 254-933-5305.
- Bosque County: Meridian Civic Center, 309 West River St., Meridian, 254-435-2331.
- Comanche County: DeLeon City Hall, 125 S. Texas St., DeLeon, 325-356-2539.
- Coryell County: Coryell County Main Street Annex, 801 E. Leon St., Gatesville, 254-865-2414.
- Ellis County: AgriLife Extension office, 701 S. Interstate 35 E., Waxahachie, 972-825-5175.
- Erath County: Erath County Annex 3, 222 E. College St., Stephenville, 254-965-1460.
- Freestone County: Round Prairie Baptist Church, 932 Main St., Fairfield, 903-389-3436.
- Hill County: Hill County Fairgrounds, Exhibit Building, 205 Stadium Drive, Hillsboro, 254-582-4022
- Johnson County: AgriLife Extension office, 109 W. Chambers St., Cleburne, 817-556-6370.
- Limestone County: AgriLife Extension office, 200 W. State St., Groesbeck, 254-729-5314.
- Robertson County: Pridgeon Community Center, 351 Cooks Lane, Franklin, 979-828-4270.
- Navarro County: Navarro County Expo Center, 4021 W. Highway 22, Corsicana, 903-654-3075.
- Williamson County: Williamson County Georgetown Annex, 100 Wilco Way, Suite HR-108, Georgetown, 512-943-3300.
To register for the virtual-only option, go to https://tx.ag/District8FarmRanchSeminar.
A total of eight Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be available for those who attend, including four general units, two integrated pest management units and two laws and regulations units.
Opportunities to meet applicator requirements
Licensed commercial and non-commercial applicators will also be able to obtain their required five hours within the first five hours of the program.
Private applicator license holders must obtain 15 hours of CEUs every five years to renew or recertify their license. This includes two hours of laws and regulations, two hours of integrated pest management and any mix of these and general hours to equal the required 15 hours of CEUs.
Licensed commercial and non-commercial applicators are required to recertify every year by obtaining five continuing education credits with one credit each from two of the following categories: laws and regulations, integrated pest management or drift minimization.
Seminar speakers and topics
The topics and speakers include the following:
- Managing forages before, during and after drought – Larry Redmon, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension program leader and associate department head in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Bryan-College Station.
- TDA Laws and Regulations compliance – Elizabeth Prokop, Texas Department of Agriculture program coordinator, Austin.
- Forage Related Pests – David Kerns, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension state integrated pest management coordinator and professor in the Department of Entomology, Bryan-College Station.
- External parasite control in livestock – Sonja Swiger, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension entomologist and professor in the Department of Entomology, Stephenville
- Texas Department of Agriculture laws and regulations update – Don Renchie, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension pesticide safety program coordinator, Bryan-College Station.
- Herbicides mode of action – Scott Nolte, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension state weed specialist and associate professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Bryan-College Station.
- Herbicide and pesticide options for cotton producers – Ben McKnight, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension state cotton specialist and assistant professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Bryan-College Station.
- Grass bur control – Zach Howard, AgriLife Extension program specialist, Bryan-College Station.
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