Small acreage landowner series begins Aug. 13 in San Antonio
Courses cover topics including water wells, feral hogs, equine nutrition
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a small acreage landowner course series from Aug. 13-Oct. 15 in San Antonio.
![Two horses in a pasture. The horse on the left is eating while the other is standing. The small acreage landowner course in San Antonio will feature a course on equine nutrition management.](https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/20240412_Mares_and_Foals_MM_031.jpg)
The courses will be from 10 a.m.-noon on Aug. 13, Aug. 20, Sept. 17, Sept. 24 and Oct. 15 at the AgriLife Extension office in Bexar County, 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive, Suite 208.
Cost is $30 per person for the series or $10 per class. To register, contact Kennedy Green at 210-631-0400 or by email at [email protected]. The deadline to register is Aug. 6 for the series and no later than two days before the beginning of each class for the single course option.
Cash or checks will be accepted either in advance or at the door. Make checks payable to Bexar Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. Mail checks to 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive, Suite 212, San Antonio, Texas, 78320.
There will be a total of four Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units available, including two general, one laws and regulations, and one integrated pest management unit.
Course topics
The dates, topics and speakers are:
- Aug. 13: Native plant identification, healthy rangelands and Brush Busters — Megan Clayton, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension range specialist and professor in the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Uvalde.
- Aug. 20: Considerations for drilling a water well — Joel Pigg, AgriLife Extension program specialist in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Bryan College Station. Basics of rainwater harvesting — John Smith, AgriLife Extension program specialist in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Bryan-College Station.
- Sept. 17: Dealing with feral hogs and coyotes — James Long, Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute project coordinator, Bryan-College Station.
- Sept. 24: Backyard poultry production — Greg Archer, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension poultry specialist and professor in the Department of Poultry Science, Bryan-College Station. Livestock options — Sam Womble, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Bexar County. Archer’s presentation will be presented virtually while Womble will be in person.
- Oct. 15: Equine nutrition and management — Jennifer Zoller, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horse specialist and professor in the Department of Animal Science, Bryan-College Station. Getting the most out of pastures — Womble.