McLennan County Wheat Scout School to be offered Feb. 15 in Waco
Event features talks on pest, weed identification and control
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the McLennan County Wheat Scout School on Feb. 15 in Waco.
The event will be held from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the AgriLife Extension office in McLennan County, 4224 Cobbs Drive. Registration cost is $10, and lunch will be provided during the program.
An RSVP is required by Feb. 12. To RSVP, contact the AgriLife Extension office in McLennan County at 254-757-5180, or Tyler Mays, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management agent in Hill and McLennan counties, at 254-582-4022 or by email at tyler.mays@ag.tamu.edu.
There will be three Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units available, including one general and two integrated pest management. Also, 5 1/2 hours of certified crop adviser continuing education units will be available.
Scout school agenda
Topics and speakers at this program will include:
- Identification and management of wheat insect pests – Mays.
- Identification and management of wheat diseases – Tom Isakeit, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension plant pathologist and professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Bryan-College Station.
- Identification and management of common weeds – Matt Matocha, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management specialist, Stiles Farm, Thrall.
- Agronomic considerations for winter grain crops – Brandon Gerrish, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension small grains specialist and assistant professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Bryan-College Station.
