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Central Texas Small Grain Field Day

April 28, 2017 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

$10

McGregor Research Center

Registration opens at 7:30 am in Field

Breakfast provided by Lone Star Ag Credit

Hosted by the Extension Crop Committees in Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton, Falls, Limestone and McLennan Counties.

8:00 – 8:45 ………………………………………………………………………………………… Small Grain Update
Dr. Clark Neely, Small Grains and Oilseed Extension Specialist
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
8:45 – 9:05…………………………………………………………………. Small Grain Insect Scouting Report
Mark Nemec
MJN Consulting
9:05 – 9:20…………………………………………………………………Move to McGregor Research Center
773 Ag Farm Rd, McGregor, Texas 76657
9:20 – 10:05 …………………………………………………………………………..Commodity Market Update
Mark Welch, Extension Economist
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
10:05 – 10:50……………………………………………………………………Herbicide and Fungicide Update
Tony Driver, Agronomic Service Representative
Syngenta
10:50 – 11:00……………………………………………………………………………………………………………Break
11:00 – Noon………………………………………………………..Fertilization Programs for Small Grains
Dr. Charles Stichler, Retired Extension Agronomist
& Independent Consultant
** Noon Steak Meal **

Sponsored by Dupont, Winfield United, Ag Southwest Crop & Ranch Insurance, Texas Wheat Producers Board, Falls County Crop Committee, McLennan County Crops Committee, Bosque County Ag Committee and Bell County Crops Committee.

Please call the McLennan County Extension Office at (254)757-5180 to RSVP no later than April 25th.

Directions for the field day:

From the red light at Hwy 84/317 intersection in McGregor you drive South on 317 to the Mother Neff Parkway (FM 2617), drive West on 2617 go past the research center, the plots are on the right.

 

From Hwy 84/FM 317 Intersection in McGregor, drive South 3.4 miles on 317, From the 2617/317 intersection drive West for 4.4 miles. Plots are on the North side of the road.

 

Must Call McLennan County Extension Office to RSVP by April 25 at(254)757-5180

 

Details

Date:
April 28, 2017
Time:
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
$10
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