Right-of-way, ornamental and turf conference set for Jan. 25 in Amarillo
Event features pesticide safety, right-of-way, turf and ornamental pest management presentations
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold the annual Right-of-Way, ROW, and the ornamental and turf, OAT, conference on Jan. 25 in Amarillo.
The conference will be held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Amarillo, 6500 Amarillo Blvd. W., Amarillo. Registration is $25 and begins at 8:30 a.m. Lunch is on your own. The program begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at 3:30 p.m. The AgriLife Extension offices in Deaf Smith and Potter counties are hosting the event.
Five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be available — three integrated pest management, one general, and one laws and regulations. Producers will be required to have their TDA pesticide numbers on the sign-in sheet to receive the units.
For more information, contact Rick Auckerman, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Deaf Smith County, at 806-364-3573, r-auckerman@ag.tamu.edu, or Megan Eikner, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Potter County, at 806-373-0313, megan.eikner@ag.tamu.edu.
Conference agenda
Topics and speakers:
- Texas Department of Agriculture law and regulations – Cheryl Goswick, inspector, Texas Department of Agriculture, Amarillo.
- Pesticide safety – Marty Gibson, outside sales representative, Target Specialty Products, Houston.
- Aquatic applications and considerations in industrial vegetation management – Shane Medlock, account manager, Orion Sustainable Solutions, Lubbock.
- Management of lawn and ornamental insects: Part 1 – Erin Jones, AgriLife Extension horticulture agent in Randall County.
- Management of lawn and ornamental insects: Part 2 – Jones.
