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October 6, 2012

Forage Workshop, Hay Show set Oct. 15

By Logan Lair Texas AgriLife

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The annual Fall Forage Workshop and Hay Show is coming to the Navarro County Exposition Center on Monday, Oct. 15.

This educational program will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., and all are welcome to attend the dinner and program. The cost for each producer is $15 per person to cover dinner expenses. Hay Show participants will not pay this entry fee.

There will be three Texas Department of Agriculture Continuing Education Credits. This is a great opportunity to find out the latest in hay production and cover crop fertility. Each producer will benefit from this low cost program.

Topics to be covered include:                        

• Will Hatler, Extension Program Specialist:  Brush Control Equipment and Sprayer Calibration

• Dr. Vanessa Corriher, Assistant Professor and Extension Agronomist : Pasture Management During a Drought

• Dr. Jason Banta, Assistant Professor and Extension Beef Cattle Specialist: Factors Affecting Forage Quality

• Mike Wolfe, El Dorado Chemical: Fertility for Cover Crops

2012 Sponsors for the show and workshop include Ag Texas Farm Credit Services, Corsicana; ABC Fertilizer & Supply, Corsicana; Williams Gin and Grain in Frost; Texas Land Bank, Corsicana; and El Dorado Chemical Company, Corsicana.

Results from the 2012 Hay Testing Drive and supplemental feeding recommendations will be available on the 15th.

Please call 903-654-3075 to RSVP by Oct. 11, 2012. We will seek to accommodate all persons with disabilities for these programs. Please contact us at 903-654-3075 at least 24 hours before the program begins so arrangements can be made.

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, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. A member of the Texas A&M University System and its statewide Agriculture Program.

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Logan Lair is a Navarro County AgriLife Extension Agent. Want to “Soundoff” on this story? Email: soundoff@corsicanadailysun.com

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