By: Paul Schattenberg, 210-859-5752, paschattenberg@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Todd Swift, 830-278-9151, ext. 281, twswift@ag.tamu.edu
UVALDE – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present two opportunities for small grain producers to attend production programs.
The first will be Aug. 30 at the Uvalde County Fairplex Auditorium, 122 Veterans Lane in Uvalde. The second will be Aug. 31 at Brady’s Blooming Barn, 2050 County Road 271 in Rio Medina.
The same agenda will be presented so growers may pick the one that best fits their schedule, said Todd Swift, AgriLife Extension regional program leader, Uvalde.
“We have chosen topics we know will be of interest to small grain producers and have some excellent presenters to address those topics,” Swift said.
Each program will begin with registration at 9:30 a.m. and will conclude around 3 p.m. Program cost is $15 and includes lunch.
Topics to be covered include diseases of small grains, Hessian fly and other small grain pests, weather outlook, managing small grains for profit, and wheat variety selection and trial updates.
Presenters will include experts from AgriLife Extension, as well as Bob Rose, chief meteorologist for the Lower Colorado River Authority.
Two Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units for private, commercial and noncommercial pesticide applicator license holders will be provided – one in laws and regulations and one in integrated pest management.
Attendees are requested to RSVP to their respective AgriLife Extension offices to help ensure an accurate meal count.
For the Uvalde program, contact the AgriLife Extension district office at 830-278-9151, ext. 281 or email twswift@ag.tamu.edu.
For the Rio Medina program, contact the AgriLife Extension office in Medina County at 830-741-6180 or email derrick.drury@ag.tamu.edu.
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