Participants will also receive educational materials, including a CD with comparisons of about 30 of the more commonly used herbicides on pastures in East Texas, she said.
Registration is $25 if done online or $30 at the door on the day of the event. To register online, go to https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu and enter the keyword “pasture.”
The training will start at 12:30 p.m. with check-in and registration. The training will adjourn at 6:30 p.m.
Topics and presenters will be:
• “Effective Weed Control with Weed Identification, Proper Timing and Herbicide
Selection,” Corriher.
• “Grasshopper Control in Pastures and Hay Meadows,” Corriher.
• “Herbicide Cost Comparison, Active Ingredients and Residual Control,” Dr. Jason Banta, AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, Overton.
• “Spray-Tip Selection and Equipment Calibration,” Banta.
The Overton center is located approximately 2 miles north of Overton in Rusk County on state highway 3053. For maps and detailed driving directions, go to http://overton.tamu.edu and click on “Info, Maps and History,” or call Michelle Sensing at (903) 834-6191 for more information. FG
—Texas A&M University news release
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TOP RIGHT: A Feb. 24 training at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton will offer topics on herbicide cost comparisons, grasshopper control, weed identification and spray-tip selection and calibration. Photo courtesy of Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
