Coleman County Courthouse
Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Coleman County would like to welcome you to our website! We hope you find the resources and information that you are looking for, if not, please contact us and we will do our best to find it for you.
2012 Coleman County Wheat Tour
Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Coleman County will be hosting the 2012 Wheat Tour on Tuesday May 8th, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. The program will begin with registration at 8:00am and the program starting at 8:30am. Four (4) hours of Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) will be awarded to private applicator license holders. There will be a $10.00 charge at the door. We ask that you please RSVP to the Coleman County Extension Office by noon on Friday May 4th at (325)625-4519 so that we can have an accurate count for the noon meal.
8:00 Registration
8:30 Pesticide Applicator Laws and Regulations –
Paul Weiser, Inspector, Texas Department of Agriculture
9:30 Weed Control & Chemical Usage in Wheat Forage and Grazing
Dr. David Drake, Extension Agronomist
10:30 Break
10:45 Farm Service Agency Updates
Curt Garrett, CED Farm Service Agency
11:15 Wheat Market Outlook –
Bill Thompson, Extension Economist
12:00 Lunch – BBQ Sandwich
12:45 Harvest Weather Outlook
Hector Guerrero, National Weather Service
1:15 Head to Test Plots
1:30 Wheat Insects
Dr. Chris Sansone, Extension Entomologist
2:30 Small Grain Varieties and Disease Management
Dr. David Drake, Extension Agronomist
3:30 Adjourn
