Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu
Contact: Robert Scott, 806-775-1740, rj-scott@tamu.edu
LUBBOCK – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct the annual High Plains Ag Conference from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 1102 E. Farm-to-Market Road 1294, Lubbock.
“This program will offer a wide variety of crop and pasture-related information pertinent to producers across our region,” said Robert Scott, AgriLife Extension agent in Lubbock County. “We’ll also be offering five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units for those with a valid private pesticide applicators license.”
The Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units offered will be two integrated pest management, one laws and regulations, and two general.
Individual preregistration, which includes lunch, is $35 by Dec. 7 and $45 thereafter with no lunch guarantee. For more information, contact Scott at 806-775-1740 or rj-scott@tamu.edu.
Topics and presenters will include:
– Preview of New Cotton Varieties and Traits, Dr. Seth Byrd, AgriLife Extension cotton specialist, Lubbock.
— Brush and Weed Management, Dr. Tim Steffens, AgriLife Extension range specialist, Canyon.
— Pesticide Laws and Regulations, Steve Boston, Texas Department of Agriculture pesticide inspector, Lubbock.
— 2017 AgriLife Extension Program Updates for Lubbock County, Scott and Dr. Mark Brown, agriculture and natural resources agents, and Dr. Katelyn Kowles, integrated pest management agent, all serving Lubbock County.
— Corn Herbicide Trial Results, Dr. Jourdan Bell, AgriLife Extension agronomist, Amarillo.
— Drift Prevention, Dr. Wayne Keeling, AgriLife Extension systems agronomist and weed science project leader, Lubbock.
— Disease Management on the South Plains, Dr. Jason Woodward, AgriLife Extension plant pathologist and state peanut specialist, Lubbock.
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