Landowners in Polk County who want to get better at managing pasture, brush, and ponds have a day set aside for it. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host its Polk County Annual Fall Continuing Education Unit Course on Nov. 20 at Bergman Ranch, 601-699 Bergman Road, Goodrich.
Registration opens at 8:30 a.m., and the program runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The cost is $60. To register, call the AgriLife Extension office for Polk County at 936-327-6828.
The course is built for new and established landowners and for natural resource professionals, with practical training on land, pasture, and pond management. Participants can earn five Texas Department of Agriculture pesticide applicator CEUs — two general and three integrated pest management.
What’s on the agenda
Chase Brooke, AgriLife Extension small acreage wildlife program specialist in the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management at Stephenville, takes up what to do with woody plant debris after brush and weed control treatments.
Jason Craig of Resolute Land Company in College Station covers drone spray applications for pond and pasture weed management.
David Drake, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension integrated pest management specialist in the Department of Entomology at Commerce, gives a pasture mealybug update.
Tyson Keese, AgriLife Extension pond management specialist in the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management at Overton, talks through pond management strategies and understanding the ecosystem. He also runs a pond shocking demonstration, which is the one item on the agenda that gets everybody out of their chairs and down to the water.
Sonja Swiger, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension entomologist and professor in the Department of Entomology at Stephenville, gives a New World screwworm update.
For more information, contact Jay Diehl, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent for Polk County, at jay.diehl@ag.tamu.edu or 936-327-6828.
