District 8 Farm & Ranch Seminar
100 Wilco Way, Ste 226, Georgetown, TX 78626"Save the Date" for this program which will offer 8 CEU hours on Agricultural topics. More details and cost will be announced soon.
Extension Educationin Williamson County
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Cow Calf Clinic
Milam County Youth Exhibition Building 301 S. Houston Street, Cameron, TxMARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE 41st ANNUAL COW CALF CLINIC - JANUARY 6, 2022 This well attended annual event is a staple for all Williamson and Milam County Ranchers. Educational program highlights this year include a Cattle Market Update; Nutrition and Balanced Rations; Producer & Co-op Processing Facilities; Visual Indicators of Cattle Health; and Herbicides and Weed Identification. A special competition open to all attendees will be a Body Condition Score Contest featuring cash prizes awarded to the top three contestants. The Clinic hosts regional vendors at the... Read More →
$20.00
Blackland Income Growth (BIG) Conference
4601 Bosque Blvd, Waco, Tx 76710The 60th BIG conference will have several tracks covering multiple topics of interest over 2 days. Location will be the BASE at the Extraco Events Center, 4601 Bosque Blvd, Waco TX 76710. (BASE = Business, Arts, Sports, Entertainment.) Sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 254-974-9433. TUESDAY, JAN. 11, COST $25.00, covers Beef, Cotton, Forage, Grain, Rural Land Management, Wildlife, and Horticulture. Lunch is included. Register at the door. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12, COST $60.00, BIG Recertification Program, lunch included. (5 CEUs) Call 254-757-5180 to pre-register, or $70.00 at... Read More →
$25.00
February Private Pesticide Applicator Training
100 Wilco Way, Room AG205, Georgetown 100 Wilco Way, Georgetown, TX, United StatesOur first 2022 Private Applicator Training will be February 17th, beginning at 8:30am here at the AgriLife Extension Office. This is the first step in obtaining your license. We provide the training and materials to prepare you for the test. Register today!
$60
Vector Management CEU Program
Georgetown Annex-HR Training Room 100 Wilco Way, 1st floor HR Training Room, Georgetown, TX, United StatesVECTOR MANAGEMENT CEU PROGRAM-APRIL 7th in GEORGETOWN, TX
This program is designed to educate personnel in cities and municipalities that are in the field of vector abatement or are working on setting up a vector management program. The re-certification program will educate on mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, flies and bugs, control tactics, trap usage, surveillance, virus testing, and mosquito control.
Registration is FREE and Lunch is PROVIDED
Pesticide CEU's Offered
5 Agricultural
3 Structural
5 Animal Control CE's
5 Registered Sanitation
5 Code Enforcement
Register here: https://livestockvetento.tamu.edu/ceu-vector-management-registration/
Pond Program-Williamson County
Hutto Lake Pavillion 805 Estate Drive, Hutto, TX, United StatesBrittany Chesser, Aquatic Vegetation Program Specialist with Texas A&M will share about the importance of your pond's water chemistry, demonstrating a live evaluation. Followed by a hands-on presentation on aquatic vegetation identification and pond management strategies for landowners.
$25.00
Winter Cereals Field Day
Stiles Farm ThrallJoin us on Thursday, May 5, 2022, from 9 am to 12 pm, for a Winter Cereals Field Day, at the Stiles Farm Foundation Headquarters, 5700 FM 1063, Thrall, TX 76578.
AgriLife specialists from College Station will discuss the latest in:
• New winter wheat varieties
• New winter oat variety development
• Diseases & insect pests in winter wheat
• New fungicides for the control of rusts & scab in winter wheat
The fee is only $10 and includes these BONUSES:
• 2 CEU’s (1-General, 1 IPM) will be offered
• Lunch will be provided, courtesy of the Texas Farm Bureau-Williamson County
$10.00
Private Applicator Training
100 Wilco Way, Room AG205, Georgetown 100 Wilco Way, Georgetown, TX, United StatesSpring is here and weeds will be emerging in your rangeland shortly, so it is time to take your Private Pesticide Applicator Training. For the first time in many years, there are new herbicide active ingredients registered for weed control in pasture and rangelands. Some of the most effective weed control products must be applied very early in spring to small weeds, and in some instances even before weed seeds germinate. Note that a Private Applicator License will be required to purchase and/or apply RESTRICTED USE (RU) herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides.
$60.00
Stiles Farm Field Day
Stiles Farm ThrallJoin us for the annual Stiles Farm Field Day! The free event will feature strategies for high input cost management, crop tours, 2 CEU's and a catered meal. Topics include Reducing N&P costs with strategic cover cropping, How EQUIP funding can help, Blacklands IPM Update, Utilizing the soil bank to save money, Drought management in grain, Grain market update, Herbicide product technology, Justifying late nitrogen application, and Hemp in the Texas Blacklands. Register onsite.
Private Pesticide Applicator Training
100 Wilco Way, Room AG205, Georgetown 100 Wilco Way, Georgetown, TX, United StatesPrivate Pesticide Applicator Training for those needing to obtain their TDA license for the FIRST time are invited to attend. Our office will assist those producers or landowners who need to apply restricted use pesticides to their properties and must be trained and obtain a licensed to do so.
We provide all the necessary training instruction along with interactive Q&A time and printed materials to prepare you to take your private applicator exam.
$60.00