The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service is hosting its annual Lamb County Crops Conference at Littlefield Methodist Church.
Registration begins at 8:30am and the program will wrap up at 4:00pm. There is no fee to attend, thanks to our sponsor Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Lamb County and a free lunch will be provided by Capital Farm Credit.
Business and vendor booths are available for a $100 donation towards the conference.
“Brandon Albus and I have put together a program to bring producers timely and relevant information. Many of the topics included are issues we have heard from visiting with those around the community,” Kristie Keys said.
Five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be offered: one general, two integrated pest management, 1 laws and regulations, 1 drift management.
On the agenda
The program will begin at 9:00 am:
• Concentrating water on less acres – Barry Evans, Swisher County Producer
• Acreage optimization tools for crop water management – Dr. David Parker, West Texas A&M University Associate Professor/ Extension Specialist (Water Engineering) • Wheat Rotation Considerations & Cropping System Management – Dr. Calvin Trostle, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Professor & Extension Agronomist • Drift Minimizations – Kristie Keys, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent – Agronomy, Castro/ Hale/Lamb County
• CRP vs. Grazing Considerations – Dr. Tim Steffens, West Texas A&M University Associate Professor & Rangeland Resource Management
• TDA Updates – Tim Davis, Texas Department of Agriculture
• IPM Updates – Kerry Siders, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, IPM Agent – Lamb, Hockley, Cochran Counties RSVP to ashlee.walker@ag.tamu.edu or by calling 806-485-9135