Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Liz Moore, 806-468-5543, liz.moore@ag.tamu.edu
Austin Voyles at 806-373-0713, Austin.voyles@ag.tamu.edu
Amanda Spiva, 806-267-2692, Amanda.spiva@ag.tamu.edu
Brian Scott, 806-651-3477, bscott@tfs.tamu.edu
AMARILLO – The County Line Small Acreage Conservation Workshop, focused on how to create windbreaks, wildlife conservation, rainwater harvesting and small farming equipment maintenance, is set for July 28.
Windbreaks will be a part of the discussion at the County Line Small Acreage Conservation Workshop July 28. (Texas A&M AgriLife Communications photo by Kay Ledbetter)
The event is sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Randall, Potter and Oldham counties, and the Texas A&M Forest Service.
Registration will be from 9:30-10 a.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 6500 W. Amarillo Blvd. in Amarillo The program will conclude at 3 p.m.
Registration is $10 and can be done in advance at http://Randall.agrilife.org or the day of the event. The fee includes lunch; major credit cards and PayPal will be accepted.
“Our hope is to offer information that will help small–acreage landowners with a variety of issues,” said Liz Moore, AgriLife Extension horticultural agent in Randall County.
“We want to invite Randall, Potter and Oldham county landowners with acreages of between 1 and 1,000 acres who are interested in learning about conservation practices involving windbreaks, wildlife habitat, small farm equipment, plants and more,” Moore said.
The agenda will be:
– “Creating a Windbreak: The Basics” – Brian Scott, Texas A&M Forest Service urban forester, Canyon.
– “Attracting Wildlife to Your Property” – Todd Montandon, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist, Canyon.
– Tour a Living Windbreak.
– “Rainwater Harvesting” – Austin Voyles, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent, Potter County.
– “Utilizing Small Farm Equipment on Your Land” – Gary Reinart, John Deere/Western Equipment sales, Amarillo.
For more information, contact Scott, 806-651-3477, bscott@tfs.tamu.edu; Moore, 806-468-5543, liz.moore@ag.tamu.edu; Voyles, 806-373-0713, Austin.voyles@ag.tamu.edu; or Amanda Spiva, AgriLife Extension agent in Oldham County, 806-267-2692, Amanda.spiva@ag.tamu.edu.
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