Contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu
WACO – Two special programs of the 55th annual Blackland Income Growth Conference Dec. 13 will address agriculture and health as well as tomorrow’s youth leaders, coordinators said.
Both will be held at the Extraco Events Center, 4601 Bosque Blvd. in Waco
From the Ground Up: Connecting Agriculture and Health will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Online preregistration is $35 at http://agrilife.org/fromthegroundup. Cost is $45 after Dec. 1.
For more information, call Dana Tarter at 940-552-9941 ext. 226.
The Tomorrow’s Leaders Youth Workshop will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The session is limited to 4-H and FFA members in grades 7-12 with adult chaperones. There is no cost for youth attendees. Preregistration is required by Nov. 30. Register at http://agrilife.org/d84h/bigyouthworkshop.
For more information, call Sara Thetford, 254-968-4144, or email sara.thetford@ag.tamu.edu.
For a complete schedule of sessions and speakers, download the conference brochure at http://bit.ly/17IGNEB .
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