Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service : Pre-Plant Producer Update set for Feb. 9 in Canyon

Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [e-mail]
Contact: Dr. J. D. Ragland, 806-468-5543, [e-mail]

CANYON - The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Randall County will conduct the annual Pre-Plant Producer Update Meeting from 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 9 at the Kuhlman Extension Center, 200 North Brown Road, Canyon.

'We've tried to line up a program that will get all our producers updated on the best practices and products to use going into the next planting season,' said Dr. J. D. Ragland, AgriLife Extension agricultural and natural resources agent for Randall County.

Cost is $10 per person, and lunch, sponsored by Texas Sorghum Producers, will be served to those who preregister by noon Feb. 7 to 806-468-5543.

Three Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be provided - one each in general, drift minimization, and laws and regulations - for pesticide applicators.

The program will include the following topics and speakers, all from Amarillo:

- 'Strategies and Variety Selections for 2017 - Cotton and Forage Sorghum,' Dr. Jourdan Bell, AgriLife Extension agronomist.

- 'Preparing for Sugarcane Aphid in 2017; What Did We Learn in 2016?' Dr. Ed Bynum, AgriLife Extension entomologist.

- 'Grain Sorghum Perspective,' Dr. Brent Bean, Sorghum Checkoff director of agronomy.

- 'Potential Diseases of Importance in Sorghum and Cotton Production,' Dr. Ron French, AgriLife Extension plant pathologist.

- 'Laws and Regulations Presentation,' Texas Department of Agriculture representative.

For more information, contact the AgriLife Extension office in Randall County at 806-468-5543 or Ragland at [e-mail].

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