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Annual McLennan County Small Grain Tour
In McGregor Friday, April 24th, McGregor Texas <> 3 General CEU’S <> $10 registration fee at the door Breakfast provided by Capital Farm Credit <> Lunch sponsored by Niemeier Feed and Grain, McGregor (and other Ag Businesses) SCHEDULE 7:30-8:00 am Registration @ Canola Demonstration Plots off Plainview Road 8:00-8:45 Tour Canola and Small Grain Result Demonstrations – Dr. Clark Neely, Extension Small Grain and Oilseed Specialist 8:45-9 … Read More →
Top-Dressing Small Grains
It’s the time of year when small grains producers are currently top-dressing their crops or trying to decide whether it is time to top-dress. Deciding when or if to apply nitrogen, like with so much in the agriculture industry, has a complicated answer of “it depends.” Here in Bosque County with primarily dryland production the weather will play a huge role in the timing. Nitrogen applications do not become effective until the nitrogen has moved into the root zone by rain or snowmelt. In order to have full benefit,… Read More →
Meeting: New Farm Bill Update
Jason Johnson, Associate Professor and Extension Economist with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, will provide an update on the new farm bill on OCTOBER 30 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in West, Texas. The meeting is scheduled for 6:00-8:00 pm with a free meal and no registration fee. For food preparation purposes and to accommodate special needs, please register by OCTOBER 20th by calling Neva Dobbins at 254-757-5180. The hall is located approximately 2 miles north of West, just off Exit 355 – County Line East,… Read More →
Hay Show
The Thirty-Sixth Annual Bosque County Hay Show will be held on Monday, October 20, 2014 at the Bosque Bottoms Pavilion in Meridian, according to Bradley Fletcher of Iredell, Chairman of the Hay Show Committee. Fletcher said the deadline for entering hay in the 2014 show is Friday, September 19, 2014. Round bales as well as conventional small square bales can be entered. Producers with round bales may enter the entire bale or just a sample of the bale. Those who wish to have hay in the show are… Read More →
Fall Activities
Mark your calendars now for the Bosque County Hay Show and Central Texas Beef Clinic. There are two dates to remember for the Hay Show. The first is the Hay Show entry day on Friday, September 19th. All entries will need to be taken to the Iredell Ag Shop between 8 and noon that day. The Hay Show and Scholarship Auction will take place on Monday, October 20th. Bob Lyons, Range Specialist, will be the featured speaker. He will address the topic of “How We Waste Our Rainfall.”… Read More →
Planting Planning
A return to “normal” Texas weather for the first week of August has brought back the 100 plus degree temperatures. This extreme heat is browning out the pastures, curling leaves on the hay crops and forcing homeowners to water their lawns. The good news is that cooler fall weather is just a week or two away. When I first moved to Bosque County the Central Texas Youth fair was in the 3rd week in August. If my memory serves me, we usually had a front move through that… Read More →
Recent Freeze Damage
The old wives tale of “a mesquite tree not leafing out until the last frost has passed” was certainly proved wrong again. Much of this past week I was out of the office inspecting freeze damage to local wheat crops. Damage has varied across the county depending on field location and stage of development. The most adversely affected fields have been in the Bosque River Bottom on late developing wheat. I observed as much as 100% damage in fields located in Northern Bosque County and as little as… Read More →
Small Grain Field Day
4/17/14 Our office regularly receives inquiries on courses in the area that provide CEU credits. On Friday, April 25th the Small Grain Field Day will provide participants an opportunity to earn 3 CEU’s for Pesticide License holders and 4 CCA credits for Certified Crop Advisors. Participants will earn 1 General, 1 IPM and 1 Law/Reg CEU toward their Pesticide License, and Certified Crop Advisors will earn 1 IPM and 3 Crop Management credits. Call the Bosque AgriLife Extension Service to register at 254-435-2331. Cost is only $10 and… Read More →
Prussic Acid: The Dangerous Face of Mr. Frost
This past Thursday morning I had a really heavy frost on the windshield of my old green dodge truck. Oddly enough, neither of the vehicles parked next to the house had a frost on their windshield. The frost was spotty on the yard grass, some with and some without. Attention ranchers! These are the types of frost that prompt caution from cattlemen. These small unpredictable frosts could kill Johnsongrass or related plants, thus creating a chance for prussic acid poisoning. Prussic acid is produced when sorghum family plants… Read More →
Small Grain and Stocker Conference
Small Grain Stocker Conference 2013 (3) Small grains planting time is nearly here. If we continue to be blessed by rainfall we will have an excellent fall grazing season. To support small grain producers and grazers we have a Small Grains and Stocker Clinic planned for Tuesday August 27. Registration will start at 5:30 p.m. We will be serving a steak meal at 6pm. Topics and speakers are: Management of Small Grains for Stockers by Dr. Clark Neely, Extension Small Grains and Oilseed Specialist; Cattle & Small Grains… Read More →