The Central Texas Pecan Short Course will be held on Wednesday, April 11th at the Mills County Civic Center in Goldthwaite. Registration will begin at 8:30a.m. and the program will begin at 9:00a.m.. The cost for this program is $20.00 and includes lunch. There will be five (5) CEU’S offered to individuals with a Private Pesticide Applicator License.

This year’s topics and speakers will be: Pecan IPM, Mr. Bill Ree, Texas AgriLife Extension, Pecan IPM Specialist, College Station; Pesticide Laws & Regulations, Mr. Scott Anderson, Texas AgriLife Extension, CEA-AG, Brown County; Pecans in the Home Landscape, Mr. Wade Hibler, Texas AgriLife Extension, CEA-AG, Burnet County; Pecan Market Outlook, Mr. Dwayne McCasland, Owner, SNT/PPI and Pecans.com, Goldthwaite; Management Steps Following a Drought, Dr. Larry Stein, Texas AgriLife Extension, Horticulturist, Uvalde; and Pecan Disease, Dr. Monte Nesbitt, Texas AgriLife Extension, Pecan Specialist, College Station.