Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Liz Moore, 806-468-5543, liz.moore@ag.tamu.edu
Austin Voyles at 806-373-0713, Austin.voyles@ag.tamu.edu
Amanda Spiva, 806-267-2692, Amanda.spiva@ag.tamu.edu
Brian Scott, 806-651-3477, bscott@tfs.tamu.edu
AMARILLO – The County Line Small Acreage Conservation Workshop, focused on how to create windbreaks, wildlife conservation, rainwater harvesting and small farming equipment maintenance, is set for July 28.
The event is sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Randall, Potter and Oldham counties, and the Texas A&M Forest Service.
Registration will be from 9:30-10 a.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 6500 W. Amarillo Blvd. in Amarillo The program will conclude at 3 p.m.
Registration is $10 and can be done in advance at http://Randall.agrilife.org or the day of the event. The fee includes lunch; major credit cards and PayPal will be accepted.
“Our hope is to offer information that will help small–acreage landowners with a variety of issues,” said Liz Moore, AgriLife Extension horticultural agent in Randall County.
“We want to invite Randall, Potter and Oldham county landowners with acreages of between 1 and 1,000 acres who are interested in learning about conservation practices involving windbreaks, wildlife habitat, small farm equipment, plants and more,” Moore said.
The agenda will be:
– “Creating a Windbreak: The Basics” – Brian Scott, Texas A&M Forest Service urban forester, Canyon.
– “Attracting Wildlife to Your Property” – Todd Montandon, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist, Canyon.
– Tour a Living Windbreak.
– “Rainwater Harvesting” – Austin Voyles, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent, Potter County.
– “Utilizing Small Farm Equipment on Your Land” – Gary Reinart, John Deere/Western Equipment sales, Amarillo.
For more information, contact Scott, 806-651-3477, bscott@tfs.tamu.edu; Moore, 806-468-5543, liz.moore@ag.tamu.edu; Voyles, 806-373-0713, Austin.voyles@ag.tamu.edu; or Amanda Spiva, AgriLife Extension agent in Oldham County, 806-267-2692, Amanda.spiva@ag.tamu.edu.
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