AgriLife Extension to hold Agriculture Symposium

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office of Colorado County is pleased to announce that the 2024 South Texas Agriculture Symposium will be held on Tuesday, April 30 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The event is hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension South Texas Based Specialists. Colorado County will be a satellite host location for this virtual program.

The theme for this year’s symposium is Practices to Increase Success in 2024.

Topics covered include Plant Diseases and Their Management, Weather-Related Challenges for Tree Management, Common Wildlife Diseases and Parasites, Basics of Wildlife Tax Valuation (1-D-1), Essentials to Every Rangeland Management Plan, The State of Warm Season Grasses, Sedge Management in Pastures and Hay Fields, Options to Expand your Cowherd, Digital Agriculture: Economic Implications.

The program will be held at the Weimar Civic Center at 1754 IH-10. One General CEU will be offered for licensed pesticide applicators.

Lunch will be served. The cost of attendance is $20 per person.

Please RSVP to the Colorado County Extension Office by April 26.

For more information, please contact the Colorado County Extension Office at 979-732-2082.