The annual Blackland Income Growth Conference is scheduled for January 17-19 at the Waco Convention Center. Also held in conjunction with the conference is the Mid-Tex Farm and Ranch Show. This year's conference will focus on ways farmers can manage risk and survive until commodity prices recover. Concurrent sessions will be held featuring beef cattle, grain, and horticultural production.
Programs are available in the Extension office which list specific topics to cover and speakers.
Give us a call if you need a copy sent in the mail. The Brazos Valley CEU Conference will be holding a five hour CEU course for those pesticide applicator license holders on Friday, January 28 at the Cook's Point Community Center. Pre-registration is requested at the Lee County Extension office by January 25. With the close of a bad year in agriculture and little rain to help us into the next year it is a good time to submit soil samples. To determine the fertility status or nutrient levels, a good soil sample is the only way to determine where our soils are at.