Forage Field Tour Set

We have all experienced another year of unpredictability, or should I just say, challenging to say the least.  This spring has been cold, it has been dry, it has been wet, but most of all it has been windy.  On May 31^st the Wise County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Livestock and Forage Committee, will be hosting a Forage Demonstration Field Tour that will be Sponsored by Dow AgroSciences.

There is no doubt that weeds are plentiful this year and controlling them in a timely manner has been difficult.  The Field Tour provides a unique opportunity to see how different applications affect forage production.  A demonstration plot has been established to observe newer technology of impregnated herbicides on fertilizer for single application, herbicide applications following fertilizer applications and herbicide applications only without fertilizer.  This demonstration will allow us to see the effectiveness of impregnating herbicide onto fertilizer compared to other practices.   This would be the best practice to use when battling the windy conditions we have been facing.   Fertilizer applications are heavier and assist in controlling drift.

Speakers for the Forage Field Tour are:

●   James Jackson, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Program Specialist, Range Management;

●   Todd Vineyard, County Extension Agent, Wise County – Agriculture & Natural Resources; and

●   Ethan Westfall, Dow AgroSciences LLC, Sales Representative.

Registration is 8:30-9:00 a.m. with coffee, donuts, and pigs in a blanket.  Program begins at 9:00 a.m.  Please come by the Extension Office at 206 South State Street in Decatur by Tuesday, May 29^th to register.  The cost for the program will be $10 per person.  Each participant will receive 2 CEU’s for Pesticide Applicator License, 1 general and 1 IPM.   For more information concerning the Forage Field Tour, call the Wise County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service at 940-627-3341.