A joint program between Navarro and Ellis Counties will be offered to educate producers on the new ACRE program and to show them the recently developed ACRE decision aid tool. According to a recent TAMU AgNewsarticle, “The tool will help producers in deciding whether to continue receiving counter-cyclical payments (CCP) triggered during times of low prices, or opt for a revenue-based payment known as Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) triggered by low prices and/or yields.” Dr. Joe Outlaw with the Texas A&M; Agricultural and Food Policy Center will be present to present information on the new tool and answer questions. The program will be held on Tuesday, May 19 at the KJT Hall in Ennis at 1216 South Paris Street from 10 a.m. to noon. Lunch will be provided and cost is $5 per person to cover the costs of the facilities and lunch. Please RSVP prior to May 15 at (903) 654-3075 or (972) 825-5175. To access the decision aid program go to http://www.afpc.tamu.edu/models/acre/index.php
Navarro County Ranch Tour Set for June 11
Come join us for a tour of the Fullerton Ranch located in Corbet. The Fullerton Ranch is a Red Angus operation specializing in replacement heifers. The ranch utilizes rotational grazing and puts emphasis on calving season management. Highlights of the tour will focus on weed control options, heifer development, calving season management and marketing alternatives and strategies. From Corsicana, take Highway 31 west and turn south on FM 2452 and travel 1.7 miles, red gate entrance on the left. Agenda: 5 p.m. – Registration; 5:15 – Hay Pasture Weed Control Demonstration Plots; 5:45 – Heifer Development (Live Cattle) and Calving Season – Dr. Jason Cleere; 6:45 – Prickly Pear Control: Individual Plant Treatment; 7:10 - Grazing Pasture Weed Control Demonstration Plots; 7:30 – Dinner and Livestock Marketing Strategies – Dr. David Anderson; 8:15 p.m. – Questions and Adjourn. Two CEU’s offered (one General and one IPM) and the cost is $10 per person. Call and RSVP at (903) 654-3075 by June 8.
Extension programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. The Texas A&M; University System, US Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
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