By Steve Byrns
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct the multi-county Range and Pasture Workshop on Nov. 18 at the Sutton County Civic Center, 1700 N. Crockett Ave. in Sonora.
The workshop, a joint program among the AgriLife Extension offices in Sutton, Edwards, Crockett and Val Verde counties, opens with registration at 8:30 a.m. with the program to follow from 9 a.m. to12:30 p.m.
“Cooler fall weather reminds ranchers that the winter livestock feeding season is not long off,” said Pascual Hernandez, AgriLife Extension agent in Sutton County. “This time of year brings questions on what the feed grain markets did, are doing or might do, which in turn leads to head-scratching on what feed costs might be.
“The end of the year also brings reminders that some folks may need Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units to keep their pesticide applicator licenses in good standing, so it is our goal with this workshop to provide some of those, give a winter feeding price synopsis and inform producers about the latest brush control innovations.”
Individual preregistration is $10 by Nov. 14 and $15 thereafter. The fee will include program materials and refreshments during breaks. To preregister or for more information, call the AgriLife Extension office in Sutton County at 325-387-3101.
Topics and speakers, all from San Angelo, will include:
– Grain Updates and Winter Feed Cost Outlook, Dr. David Drake, AgriLife Extension agronomist.
– Brush Control and Herbicide Update, Dr. Morgan Russell, AgriLife Extension range specialist.
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