Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu
Contact: Chad Coburn, 325-378-3181, c-coburn@tamu.edu
STERLING CITY – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Sterling County Range and Livestock Committee will host a range tour beginning at 9 a.m. June 20.
The program will start with a classroom session in the Sterling County Community Center in Sterling City and will later tour a demonstration area north of town, said Chad Coburn, AgriLife Extension agent in Sterling County
“Fence-line control of noxious brush species is a topic we’ll cover,” Coburn said. “Birds perching on fences pass many seeds that soon choke fence lines, so it’s a constant battle to keep fences clean. Pasture fencing runs to multiple thousands of dollars per mile, so like any other capital improvement, it pays in the long run to keep them maintained.
“The trouble is due to the birds’ varied diet; many different brush species infest fences, so it’s hard to know just what herbicides give the best control. We’ll discuss some work here in the county using various mixtures that give excellent control without having to use many different formulations.”
Other topics will include juniper or ‘cedar’ mortality and herbicide laws and regulations.
Three Texas Department of Agriculture private pesticide applicator continuing education units will be available – two general and one laws and regulations.
Individual registration is $10 due upon arrival.
For more information contact Coburn at 325-378-3181, c-coburn@tamu.edu .
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