Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Nathan Carr, 806-373-0713, rncarr@ag.tamu.edu
AMARILLO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s annual Ornamental and Turf Conference will be held Feb. 27 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 6500 W. Amarillo Blvd. in Amarillo.
“This conference is designed for those involved with caring and maintaining the landscape around buildings, schools and other public structures and grounds,” said Nathan Carr, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent for Potter County.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. with the program from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration is $10 per person. Program participants are requested to RSVP by contacting the AgriLife Extension office of Potter County at 806-373-0713 by Feb. 25.
Five Texas Department of Agriculture private applicator continuing education units will be offered – one general, two integrated pest management, one drift and one laws and regulations.
Topics will include:
– Insect ID: Good bugs, bad bugs and when to control insects and how to manage or control the applications – Blaine Reed, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management agent in Swisher County.
– Management of trees in an urban landscape and urban pests – Vikram Baliga, AgriLife Extension horticultural agent in Lubbock County.
– Lawn and garden weed identification and management methods – Dr. Russ Wallace, AgriLife Extension vegetable specialist, Lubbock.
– Control, safety and management of rodents, such as prairie dogs and gophers – Jim Knuth, Liphatech representative, Council Bluff, Iowa.
– Laws and regulations: the importance of management of record keeping – Levon Harmon, Texas Department of Agriculture retiree.
For more information, contact Carr at 806-373-0713 or rncarr@ag.tamu.edu.
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