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Red River Crops Conference
January 18, 2023 @ 7:30 am - January 19, 2023 @ 2:30 pm
$25
Whether your farm is on the Oklahoma or Texas side of the Red River, this crops conference could help you enhance and increase the profitability of your farm or ranch operation. The Texas Department of Agriculture & Oklahoma Department of Agriculture will both be offering CEUs for you to earn. Plan for success by attending this crop conference. Day one will be dedicated to cotton and day two to summer crops. Lunch will be served on both days.
Agenda
- 7:30 – 8:15 a.m.: Registration
- 8:15 – 8:30 a.m.: Welcome
- Justin Gilliam, Hardeman County Agricultural Extension Agent, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Quanah, TX
- 8:30 – 9:10 a.m.: Grain & Livestock Markets
- Mr. Trent Milacek, West District Area Agricultural Economist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Enid, OK
- 9:10 – 9:50 a.m.: Current Wheat Crop Status & In-Season Management
- Mr. Josh Bushong, West District Area Agronomy Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Enid, OK
- 9:50 – 10:10 a.m.: Break
- 10:10 – 10:50 a.m.: What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Carbon Credits & Markets
- Dr. Amy Hagerman, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist for Agriculture & Food Policy, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension, Stillwater, OK
- 10:50 – 11:30 a.m.: Does the Potential to Graze Cover Crops Make them More Palatable?
- Dr. Paul Delaune, Professor & Environmental Soil Scientist, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Vernon, TX
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.: In-Season Nutrient Management – New Approaches
- Dr. Brian Arnall, Professor & Precision Nutrient Management Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Stillwater, OK
- 12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
- 1:00 – 1:40 p.m.: Rainfall Insurance
- Dr. Jason Johnson, Associate Professor & Extension Economist for Management, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Stephenville, TX
- 1:40 – 2:20 p.m.: Farm Bill Update & Outlook
- Dr. Bart Fischer, Co-Director of the Agriculture Food Policy Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- 2:20 – 2:35 p.m.: Wrap-up & Evaluation
- Mr. Justin Gillam
Register HERE. Checks should be made payable to the Red River Crops Conference & mailed to the Childress County AgriLife Extension Office, 100 Ave. E. NW., Box 9, Childress, TX 79201.
