Tag Archives: Natural Resources

Wharton AgriLife Soybean and Cotton Turn Row Meeting

Wharton – AgriLife Extension to host Soybean and Cotton Turn Row Meeting – June 30th By Corrie Bowen County Extension Agent Wharton County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Wharton County Office will host a  Soybean and Cotton Turn Row Meeting on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.  The soybean turn row meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Howard and Dolly Wittig Farm in Lane City.  You may have seen the soybean variety plot from Hwy 60 in Lane City.  The soybean plot is located at the corner of Hwy… Read More →

Eagle Lake Rice Field Day

Eagle Lake Rice Field Day moves indoors June 29 Rice industry outlook, research updates featured JUNE 4, 2021 The 47th annual Eagle Lake Rice Field Day is scheduled for 5 p.m. June 29 at the Eagle Lake Community Center, 100 N. Walnut Ave., in Eagle Lake. Shane Zhou, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant pathologist in Beaumont, is one of the featured speakers at the Eagle Lake Rice Field Day scheduled June 29. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo) “We are looking forward to hosting our local rice producers and… Read More →

Eagle Lake Rice Field Day June 29

Eagle Lake Rice Field Day moves indoors June 29 Rice industry outlook, research updates featured JUNE 4, 2021 The 47th annual Eagle Lake Rice Field Day is scheduled for 5 p.m. June 29 at the Eagle Lake Community Center, 100 N. Walnut Ave., in Eagle Lake. Shane Zhou, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant pathologist in Beaumont, is one of the featured speakers at the Eagle Lake Rice Field Day scheduled June 29. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo) “We are looking forward to hosting our local rice producers and… Read More →

Auxin herbicide trainings offered June 2nd and 3rd – Wharton

Auxin herbicide trainings offered June 2nd and 3rd – Wharton By Corrie Bowen County Extension Agent Wharton County The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service – Wharton County Office will offer the annual Auxin Specific Herbicide Training June 2nd and June 3rd, 2021.  This is an annual training and certifies attendees to use approved auxin formulations for the 2021 growing season.  The 1 hour training will educate applicators on the requirements and practices for keeping these auxin herbicides on-target, and will satisfy the updated auxin herbicide specific training requirements.

AgriLife Extension agricultural pesticide waste collection set Oct 21 in Lubbock

I want to share this announcement with all of our Wharton County Ag Extension contacts.  Yes, Lubbock is far from Wharton County, but I wanted you to be aware of this event as the effort to bring back the Ag Waste Collection events began right here in Wharton County.  Maybe you can pass this along to fellow farmers and ranchers in the Lubbock area. https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2020/09/07/agrilife-extension-agricultural-pesticide-waste-collection-set-oct-21/   AgriLife Extension agricultural pesticide waste collection set Oct. 21 Drive-up, drop-off event at South Plains Fairgrounds SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 The Texas A&M… Read More →