Event part of annual Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Rick Auckerman, 806-364-3573, rgauckerman@ag.tamu.edu
AMARILLO – The 29th annual Panhandle Farm and Ranch Management Symposium will be held Dec. 4 by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service during the IDEAg Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show at the Amarillo Civic Center.
Registration will be from 1:15-1:45 p.m., with a fee of $10 per person, said Rick Auckerman, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Deaf Smith County.
Three Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will available: two general and one laws and regulations.
The following are topics and speakers scheduled:
– Useful Information, Tools and Resources to Optimize Irrigation Management, Dr. Dana Porter,
AgriLife Extension ag engineering specialist-irrigation and water management, Lubbock.
– Nitrogen Management for High Plains Wheat – Is Your Top Dress N Late?, Dr. Calvin Trostle,
AgriLife Extension agronomist, Lubbock.
– Nutrient Uptake in Your Corn Crop, Paul Wayland with Wilbur-Ellis, Dimmitt.
– Balancing Forages with Stocking Rates, Dr. Tim Steffens, assistant professor of range management, West Texas A&M University, Canyon.
– Laws and Regulations, Steven Boston, Texas Department of Agriculture inspector, Lubbock.
The conference will conclude at 6 p.m. after continuing education paperwork is completed.
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