LA GRANGE — The Bastrop/Fayette County Ag Conference will be held Friday, Nov. 3 at the Fayette County Fair - grounds at 400 W. Fair Grounds in La Grange.
A total of five pesticide applicator CEU credits have been approved by the Texas Department of Agriculture for this program-three General, one Laws & Regulations, and one IPM Drift. A pre-registration fee of $40 must be received at the Extension office in Fayette County at 255 Svoboda Ln., Room 134 in La Grange, or the Bastrop County Extension office at 901 Pecan St. in Bastrop by Oct. 31. Late registration at the door will be $50 per person. Acceptable payments are checks made payable to the Fayette Beef Committee, exact cash amount, or credit card.
Conference begins with registration from 8-8:30 a.m. Topics of discussion will include Feral Hogs-Lee Williamson, Texas Parks and Wildlife; Sandbur
Management and Drought Recovery-Dr. Josh McGinty, Texas A&M AgriLife; Livestock External Parasite Management-Dr. Karl Harborth, Texas A&M AgriLife; Farm Service Agency Updates-Levi Garlick, Farm Service Agency; Laws & Regulations-Dr. Mark Matocha, Texas A&M AgriLife; Rodent Management on the Farm-Janet Hurley, Texas A&M AgriLife, Legislative News-Texas Farm Bureau. Call the Fayette County Extension Office at (979) 968-5831 if you have questions.
