Wheat plot tour slated for May 22 in Bushland
Research and program updates, introduction of new AgriLife Extension entomologist on the docket
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M AgriLife Research will host a wheat field day and plot tour on May 22 in Bushland.
The event runs from 8:30-11 a.m. and will be held at the AgriLife Research Station, 2301 Experiment Station Road.
The day will start with a welcome from Brent Auvermann, Ph.D., director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Amarillo and will include introduction of new AgriLife Extension entomologist Tyler Gilreath and a tour of the station’s wheat plot.
Field day topics
The following topics and speakers will be featured:
- Texas Wheat Producers Board update.
- Statewide variety testing update and emerging issues, Brandon Gerrish, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension statewide small grains specialist and assistant professor, Texas A&M Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Bryan-College Station.
- Texas A&M AgriLife Wheat Breeding Program update, Jackie Rudd, Ph.D., AgriLife Research wheat breeder and professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Amarillo.
- Emerging disease issues in wheat, Ken Obasa, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension pathologist and assistant professor, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Amarillo.
For more information, contact Gerrish at 207-432-1481.
