A special 5-hour CEU Forage Seminar is set for February 7th at the First Baptist Church in Cross Plains. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. The program begins at 9:00 a.m.  The goal of this program is to provide producers with information on forage management strategies to help them produce uniform, high quality forage to meet their production goals.

Speakers for the Seminar will include: Gerald Hobson, Dupont, Robert Frost, FSA County Executive Director, Sammy Wilson, NRCS District Conservationist, Dr. Tony Provin, Soil, Water & Forage Testing Lab, Dr. David Drake, Agronomy Specialist, Will Hatler, Extension Specialist, and Paul Weiser, Texas Department of Agriculture.

Gerald Hobson will discuss “Forage Insect, Grasshopper Control & Winter Weed Management”; Robert Frost and Sammy Wilson will discuss “FSA & NRCS Program updates”; Dr. Tony Provin will discuss “Soil, Water & Hay Testing”; Dr. Drake will discuss” Wheat variety tests & labeling”; Will Hatler will discuss “Brush Control, Herbicide test and labeling”; Paul Weiser with the Texas Department of Agriculture will be on hand to give an hour of Laws and Regulation for pesticide applicators.

The cost of the Seminar and accompanying meal is $20 to those that pre-register by February 3rd, after February 3rd there will be a $25.00 fee to be paid at the door. This program is presented by the AgriLife Extension offices in Brown, Callahan, Coleman, and Eastland Counties. For further information, contact the Callahan County Extension Office at (325) 854-5835.