| Ag News Release - Jon Gersbach March 9, 2010
Milam/Falls Improved Forage Clinic On March 12th, forage producers will have an opportunity to learn new management techniques for your pastures as well as tips on recovering from the recent droughts. The clinic will be held at the Buckholts Community Center. Registration will begin at 8:30am and the program will begin at 9am. The event will last until 2pm, and will include a noon meal. Dr. Barron Rector, extension range specialist, will discuss the use of grazing management strategies to maximize forage utilization and growth, weed management, and livestock performance. Also on the program, Dr. Sonja Swiger, extension entomologist will attend and present a program on management of insect pests important to forage production including grasshoppers and armyworms. Additionally, Dr. Larry Redmon, forage specialist will discuss managing pastures coming out of the drought, determine if the stand will recover, and discuss replacement options, including native and adapted monocultures that require less inputs than bermudagrasses. This program is open to all producers and will surely be one that anyone who has pastures will not want to miss. The topics discussed will be important to all producers as we transition from the drought of the previous two years into what is shaping up to be a spring with adequate moisture. Cost for the program is $10 and an RSVP is requested to assist in meal planning. There will be 2.5 CEU hours (1.5 Gen, 1 IPM) awarded to individuals who hold a Pesticide Applicators License. Please RSVP by March 11th by calling the Milam County Extension Office at 254-697-7045. |
If you have questions on these or other topics, please contact the Milam County
Extension Office located at 100 East 1st Street in Cameron, on the web at
www.milam-tx.tamu.edu or call 254-697-7045.
Caption for picture:
Jarrett Beckhusen, Milam County 4-H Plant I.D. Team Member, explains to
producers how they identify plants at contests. The presentation was given at
the 2007 Milam County Crops Tour.
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