Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu
Contacts: Jesse Lea Schneider, 432-729-4746, jlschneider@ag.tamu.edu
Logan Boswell, 432-837-6207, l-boswell@tamu.edu
FORT DAVIS – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a Small Acreage Landowner Workshop from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 25 in the First Baptist Fellowship Hall, 111 E. Agave St. in Fort Davis.
“When one thinks of our beautiful Fort Davis area, what generally comes to mind are the expansive vistas encompassing huge ranching properties,” said Jesse Lea Schneider, AgriLife Extension agent in Presidio County. “But there are many folks out here who own much smaller acreages who are seeking ways to best manage them, and that’s who we are targeting for this workshop.”
Schneider and Logan Boswell, AgriLife Extension agent for Brewster/Jeff Davis counties, will conduct the workshop.
The program is free and open to the public, but Schneider requests those planning to attend RSVP by Sept. 22 by contacting her at 432-295-0342 or Boswell at 432-249-0265.
Topics during the day and the speakers presenting them will include:
Range Plant ID, Dr. Alyson McDonald, AgriLife Extension range specialist, Fort Stockton; Ag Exemption 101, Dr. Rob Hogan, AgriLife Extension economist, Uvalde; Fence In vs. Fence Out/Theft Prevention, Mike Barr, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association special ranger, Fort Davis; Sheep and Goat Management, Dr. Bruce Carpenter, AgriLife Extension livestock specialist, Fort Stockton; Winter Gardening, Mark Foster, Dirt Farmer, Alpine; and Bee Keeping and Africanized Bees, Dr. Mark Muegge, AgriLife Extension entomologist, Fort Stockton.
The day will conclude with a question and answer session featuring workshop speakers.
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