Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Amarillo

The Northeast Texas Panhandle Beef Conference will be hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service on Sept. 7 at the Wolf Creek Heritage Museum in Lipscomb. The program will begin at 1:30 p.m. Registration is $10 and payable at the door. Contact the AgriLife Extension county offices in Lipscomb, 806-862-4601; Hemphill, 806-323-9114; Hansford, 806-659-4130; Ochiltree, 806-435-4501; or Roberts, 806-868-3191. For more information go here.

Producers in the Texas High Plains can hear about the latest management research on summer crops ranging from sorghum to corn to watermelons, as well as irrigation and cattle at the Summer Crops Field Day Sept. 8 at the Conservation and Production Research Laboratory near Bushland. This year’s field day activities include concurrent field tours at two locations. Each location will begin registration at 7:30 a.m., followed by a greeting and overview. Tours will be from 8:30 a.m.-noon. Participants are welcome to travel between the two tours on... Read More →

The “GRAZE: All Things Livestock Conference” will be held Sept. 14 at the Ollie Liner Center in Plainview, 2000 S. Columbia St., hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Hale and Floyd counties. The conference will begin at 8 a.m. The cost of the conference is $45 and includes breakfast, lunch catered by Leal’s, and a conference cap. For registration information, call Audrey Gloyna at 806-291-5267. Registration will be accepted at the event as well. This year’s signature sponsor is Browning Seed Inc. of Plainview. Hale County Farm Bureau... Read More →

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be hosting a training for all integrated pest management coordinators in Texas public schools on Sept. 27 in Amarillo. The training will be held at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Amarillo, 6500 W. Amarillo Blvd. Registration cost is $155 per person. To register, visit https://tx.ag/AmarilloSchoolIPM. The course will allow new school IPM coordinators to receive six hours of educational training. A total of five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units are also available for licensed pesticide applicators — two general, one... Read More →