Multi-County Small Grain Field Day

Small Grains Program

The annual Multi-County Small Grain Field Day will be held on April 29th at a new location this year.  Registration will take place at 7:30a.m. in the field off of FM 2617 or Mother Neff Parkway outside of McGregor, Texas. (From the intersection of FM 2617 and Hwy 317, drive west for 4.3 miles, the field will be on the right.)

This year’s topics and speakers will include:  Small Grain Update – Dr. Clark Neely; Commodity Market Update – Mark Welch; Grain Storage and Other Concerns – Dr. Clark Neely; Sugarcane Aphids and Small Grain Insects – Dr. Allen Knutson; and Precision Agriculture – Ryan Strong. Breakfast will be provided by Lone Star Ag Credit and the District 8 County Agent Steak Cooker Team will be cooking the noon meal. This program will offer 3 CEU’s (1 IPM, 2 Gen) for those individuals with a pesticide applicators license.  Registration will be $10, payable onsite, but please RSVP by April 25th to (254) 435-2331 for meal count.

See the schedule here:  small grain field day.2016

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