Texas A&M AgriLife hosting conferences in Canyon, Amarillo

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Two conferences are coming up this week hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife in the area.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Randall County will conduct the annual Producer Pre-Plant Meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at the Kuhlman Extension Center, 200 N. Brown Road in Canyon.

“The pre-plant conference is extremely valuable for our producers,” said J. D. Ragland, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension agricultural and natural resources agent for Randall County. “Producers can learn about the results of last year’s studies and trials, as well as hear about management decisions that can increase profitability this season.”

The meeting Jan. 25 in Randall County is scheduled to address pre-plant management decisions.
The meeting Jan. 25 in Randall County is scheduled to address pre-plant management decisions.

The program is free with sponsorship from Happy State Bank. Texas Wheat Producers Board is sponsoring the noon lunch. Attendees are asked to preregister by 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23 by calling the AgriLife Extension office in Randall County at 806-468-5543.

Three Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be provided, two general and one laws and regulations for the hour-long auxin training. The program will include the following topics and speakers:

  • Irrigation – Key Factors in Concentrating on Few Acres, David Parker, Ph.D., water engineering specialist with AgriLife Extension and West Texas A&M University.

  • Dryland Crop Practices for Profitability, Craig Bednarz, Ph.D., crop physiologist with Texas A&M AgriLife Research and West Texas A&M.

  • Wheat Update/Recap 2022 Season and Outlook for 2023, Darby Campsey, Texas Wheat Producers Board, Amarillo.

  • 2022 Randall County Sorghum Trial Summary – Adams Farm, Ragland.

For more information, contact the AgriLife Extension office in Randall County at 806-468-5543 or Ragland at j-ragland@tamu.edu.

Then, on Thursday, Jan. 26, the annual Right-of-Way, ROW, and the Ornamental and Turf, OAT, Conference, hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, will be held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 6500 W. Amarillo Blvd. in Amarillo.

Right-of-way training helps educate on controlling roadside weeds. It will be one of the topics discussed during a conference Jan. 26 in Amarillo.
Right-of-way training helps educate on controlling roadside weeds. It will be one of the topics discussed during a conference Jan. 26 in Amarillo.

The ROW and OAT conferences will be held jointly, beginning with registration at 8:30 a.m. and concluding at 3:30 p.m. The AgriLife Extension offices in Deaf Smith and Potter counties are hosting the event. The registration fee is $25. Lunch will be "on your own," according to a news release.

Producers will be required to have their Texas Department of Agriculture pesticide numbers on the sign-in sheet to receive continuing education units. Five CEUs will be offered – three general, one laws and regulations, and one integrated pest management.

The program will begin at 9 a.m. with the following topics and speakers:

  • Laws and Regulations in Right-of-Ways, Cheryl Goswick, Texas Department of Agriculture inspector, Amarillo.

  • Integrated Pest Management, Erin Jones, AgriLife Extension horticulture agent in Randall County and assistant professor at West Texas A&M University.

  • Prairie Dog Biology and Control, Joe Zotter, Texas Wildlife Services wildlife biologist, Canyon.

  • General Vegetation Management, Raymond Miller, Corteva Agriscience territory manager, Fort Worth.

  • Respirator Safety, Tony Perez, Verseris sales representative, Dallas.

For more information, contact Rick Auckerman, 806-364-3573 or r-auckerman@ag.tamu.edu, or Megan Eikner, 806-373-0713, megan.eikner@ag.tamu.edu.

This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension hosting conferences in Canyon, Amarillo