Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu
Contact: Curtis Preston, 806-272-4583, c-preston@tamu.edu
MULESHOE – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Parmer and Bailey counties will conduct a Barley Crops Tour on June 5 near Muleshoe.
To get to the barley trial, drive 9 miles east of Muleshoe on U.S. Highway 70; then go north on Farm-to-Market Road 2910 for 4 miles; turn west and go 1.5 miles on County Road 40. The site will be on the north side of the road.
The event is free. It will begin at noon, include a meal, and conclude by 1:30 p.m. Two Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be offered.
“This is one of the best small grains trials we’ve had in our counties for quite some time,” said Curtis Preston, AgriLife Extension agent in Bailey County. “We urge anyone interested in barley production to make a point to attend this program as it’s really worth viewing.”
Preston said the speaker will be Dr. Calvin Trostle, AgriLife Extension agronomist from Lubbock.
Trostle will discuss area barley agronomics and will be comparing them to that of wheat.
“He’ll also offer optimal dates for planting barley on the High Plains,” Preston said.
For further information, contact Preston at 806-272-4583 or curtis.preston@ag.tamu.edu.
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