Due to national health and safety concerns caused by the corona virus, this event has been postponed.  We will try to present this program again in the later months of August or September.  We will keep this site updated with any changes as they happen.’ Thanks for your understanding! ~~~~~~ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Bosque County will be hosting a Weed & Brush Program Thursday, April 2, at the Meridian Civic Center. Registration will start at 8:15AM with the program to follow at 8:30AM and should conclude… Read More →

8 hour CEU event for those needing CEUs for their Private Applicator License AGENDA 7:00 am          Registration  7:30 am        Laws and Regulations 1 hr. L&R    Local Extension Agent Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service   8:30 am “Turfgrass Disease and Management”  1hr. IPM Dr. Becky Grubbs Assistant Professor, Turfgrass Extension Specialist Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.   9:30 am “ Worker Protection Standards” 1hr. L&R Perry Cervantes  Coordinator for Pesticide Certification and  Compliance   Texas Department of Agriculture    10:30 am “Weed Control and Managing Herbicide Resistance” 1hr. IPM  … Read More →

A multi-county Farm and Ranch Seminar for farmers and ranchers conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in District 8 is scheduled for December 14, 2017. The District 8 Farm and Ranch Seminar will be offered at 13 locations across Central Texas. Private Applicators License holders must obtain 15 hours of CEUs every five years to renew/recertify their license; including two hours of Laws and Regulations, two hours of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and any mix of these and General hours to equal the required 15 hours… Read More →

CEUs offered:  2 General, 1 IPM $10 Registration Fee Breakfast provided by Lone Star Ag 7:30 – 8:00 am – Registration in Field 8:00 – 8:45 am – Small Grain Update – Clark Neely 8:45 – 9:00 am – Move to Research Center 9:00 – 9:45 am – Small Grain Market Update – Mark Welch 9:45 – 10:30 am – Grain Storage and other – Clark Neely 10:30 – 11:15 am – Sugarcane Aphids and Small Grain Insects – Allen Knutson 11:15 – 12:00 pm – Precision Agriculture… Read More →

District 8 Farm & Ranch Seminar 8 CEU Credits Offered:  5 General, 1 Laws & Regs, 2 IPM Check-in: 7:00 am Courses begin:  7:30 am CEU courses include: Laws & Regulations (1 Laws & Regs) Forage Pest Management (1 IPM) Riparian Watershed Management ( 1 General) Protecting Our Pollinators (1 IPM) Tree & Turf Diseases (1 General) Range and Pasture Health Considerations ( 1 General) Controlling Weeds and Brush with Prescribed Burning (1 General) Brush Control Technologies (1 General) Registration Fee:  $50 We are unable to accept credit… Read More →