I’m sending this out as a reminder that the Wharton County Row Crops Committee and Texas A&M AgriLIfe Extension will be hosting our annual Feed Grain and Cotton Conference next week, on January 26th.
Unlike past years, this year we’re having to hold our conference online, via Zoom. We have held a few Zoom conferences this past week, for the Rice Conference and Grain Handlers Conference. A common problem that we had was that many producers had not downloaded Zoom onto their computer or handheld devices prior to the conference.
If you have not downloaded the Zoom app to your desktop or to your phone or tablet, click here, https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362233 for instructions on downloading the zoom app . Be sure to have Zoom downloaded to your computer or to your smart phone or tablet prior to next Tuesday.
Also, don’t forget to register on EventBrite – See details below. After you register, we will email the Zoom link to you on Monday, January 25, 2021 for the Feed Grain and Cotton Conference that is to be held on January 26th. If you have any questions on registering, or downloading Zoom, just give us a call at the Wharton County Extension Office. Please take the time to recognize our current list of generous sponsors who are helping to make this virtual conference possible – see attached slide show.
Virtual Upper Gulf Coast Feed Grain and Cotton Production Conference -January 26, 2021
By Corrie Bowen
County Extension Agent
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Wharton County
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in Wharton, Matagorda, Jackson, and Colorado Counties are happy to announce the Upper Gulf Coast Feed Grain and Cotton Conference for Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Last year we brought in a record 190 farmers to this annual row crop conference. We’ve all been “hopeful” that we could pull-off this conference in 2021 in it’s traditional, in-person setting. However, due in current agency guidelines regarding programming during Covid-19, we have made the decision to provide this conference in a virtual format. This year’s conference will be held online, via Zoom. Registration began today, and will last through January 25, 2021. To register for this event, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-virtual-upper-gulf-coast-feed-grain-and-cotton-conference-tickets-133017361509 3 CEUs will be awarded to pesticide license holders with the Texas Department of Agriculture (1 IPM, 1 L&R, 1 General); and CEUs for Certified Crop Advisors have been applied for. Thanks to our ag industry sponsors, no registration fee will be charged.
The Feed Grain and Cotton conference will address the following topics: Bollworm Update – David Kerns, Texas IPM Coordinator; Soybean Production on the Gulf Coast – Dr. Ron Schnell, Extension Cropping Systems Specialist; Weed Management in Grain Crops – Dr. Josh McGinty, Assistant Professor and Extension Agronomist; 2020 Texas Auxin Herbicide Training Dicamba and Enlist Technologies – Dr. Dr. Josh McGinty; Insect Management in Soybeans – Stephen Biles, County Extension Agent—IPM; Grain Market Update – Mark Welch, Extension Grain Marketing Specialist; Nematode Resistant Cotton Traits and Chemical Control of Nematodes in Cotton – Jenny Dudak, graduate student Texas A&M University; and RACE Trial Update/Current Cotton Research – Ben McKnight, Extension Cotton Specialist.
The annual Auxin training will be a one-hour training for 2021. The Auxin training that is provided as part of the Feed Grain and Cotton Conference will fulfill the annual auxin training requirements for Dicamba and 2,4-D Choline products and will include 1 hours of Laws and Regulations CEUs.
For more information or for a copy of the conference flyer, go to http://wharton.agrilife.org , or contact Stacey at the Wharton County Extension Office at (979) 532-3310, or stacey.shanks@ag.tamu.edu. Please register by January 25th by going to the EventBrite registration site, or by calling the Wharton County Extension Office. You’ll need to enter your email address, pesticide and/or CCA license number at the time of registration. On the day before the Grain/Cotton Conference we’ll email to you the link and log-in details for Zoom.
The members of Texas A&M AgriLife will provide equal opportunities in programs and activities, education, and employment to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity and will strive to achieve full and equal employment opportunity throughout Texas A&M AgriLife.
The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, service or accommodation in order to participate in any Extension activity, are encouraged to contact the County Extension Office for assistance 5 days prior to the activity.
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Corrie P. Bowen
County Extension Agent – Agriculture & Natural Resources
Wharton County
979-532-3310
cbowen@ag.tamu.edu
