Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Rick Auckerman, 806-364-3573, r-auckerman@tamu.edu
AMARILLO – The annual “ROW” Conference for right-of-way management, conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, is set for March 24 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 6500 W. Amarillo Blvd. in Amarillo.
There is a $10 registration fee. The program will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m., with lunch on your own, said Rick Auckerman, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Deaf Smith County.
Participants can earn five Texas Department of Agriculture private pesticide applicator continuing education units – one in laws and regulations, one integrated pest management and three general.
Program topics and presenters will be:
– Application Equipment Characteristics, Mike Grant, Xcel Energy, Amarillo.
– Brush and Weed Control Options on Right-of-Ways, Mike Standish, Crop Protection Services, Taylor.
– Making Safe, Effective Sprays and Strategic IPM Principles, Blayne Reed, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management agent in Hale and Swisher counties.
– Laws and Regulations in ROW, Steven Boston, Texas Department of Agriculture inspector, Lubbock.
– Vertebrate Control Issues, Joe Zotter, Texas Wildlife Services biologist, Canyon.
Those planning to attend should RSVP by March 20. To RSVP or for more information, contact Auckerman at 806-364-3573 or r-auckerman@tamu.edu.
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