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***** Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the Texas Wildlife Association are partnering to offer a program titled "Rangeland Management for Cattle, Wildlife, and Recreation." The two-day program is set for April 1-2 in Graham and Throckmorton and includes classroom instruction, field tours, sponsor booths and displays, social events and visits to Hawkins, Spade and R.A. Brown ranches. The program begins at 12:30 p.m. on April 1 at the Young County
Arena in Graham. Cost for the two-day event, including meals, social
events and refreshments, is $40. Registrations are due by March 23. ***** The Texas A&M University Research and Extension Center at San Angelo has set its first annual natural resources field day for April 29. Registration starts at 8:15 a.m. and the program begins at 9 a.m. at the center located on U.S. Highway 87, just north of San Angelo. Five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be available to each participant. The field day, dubbed "Behind the Dozer — A Comprehensive Investigation of Followup Brush Control Options," will focus on strategies and techniques landowners can use to properly maintain the thousands of acres cleared under recent state watershed programs. Johnny Oswald, with the Texas State Soil and Water Board at San Angelo, will offer an overview of the current brush control projects. He also will speak on future funding options. Dr. John Walker will complete the early morning session with "What Worked and What Didn't." The talk deals with a study comparing the effectiveness of various brush control methods used in the area. Afterward, Drs. Wayne Hamilton and Richard Conners with Texas A&M University's department of rangeland ecology and management, will address the cost-effectiveness of maintenance brush control. Dr. Allan McGinty, Texas Cooperative Extension range specialist in San Angelo, will speak on "Planning a Long-Term Brush Control Program," and the morning will conclude with a panel discussion featuring Oswald, Walker, Hamilton, Conners and McGinty. State Rep. Scott Campbell of San Angelo will be the featured speaker at the luncheon. The afternoon session starts at 1 p.m. Speakers and their topics include: "If You Are Going To Do It, Do It Right," Dr. Darrell Ueckert, range researcher, San Angelo; "What About Wildlife?" Dr. Dale Rollins, Extension wildlife specialist, San Angelo; and "Fire and Herbivory — Why They Are Important," Dr. Charles "Butch" Taylor, research scientist, Sonora Experiment Station. The afternoon session also includes Dr. Jason Johnson, San Angelo-based Extension economist, presenting "Where's The Money?" a look at funding brush control programs. The field day concludes with a rancher panel. Scheduled panelists include Lee Clark, Menard rancher; Dr. Charles Livingston, Tom Green/Irion County rancher; Alan Curry, Tom Green/Sterling County rancher; and Gary Foster, Sterling County rancher. Adjournment is set for 5 p.m. Individual pre-registration by April 15 is $25. After April 15, registration is $40. Student registration is $10. Registration fees include meals and printed materials. More information is available from the center at (325) 653-4576. ***** Cattle raisers around the state are invited to participate in a new program being offered by Texas Cooperative Extension in April and May. The first of eight one-day conferences will be April 5 in Amarillo, followed by another on April 7 in Wichita Falls. Next will be April 20 in Hallettsville; April 28 in Abilene; May 11 in Sulphur Springs; May 18 in Waco; May 19 in Palestine; and May 26 in Alpine. Each event will start at 8 a.m. and end by 5 p.m. "Got Risk" programs are the result of an Extension partnership with the Risk Management Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Agriculture and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. The conferences will feature risk management professionals with Extension, TDA and the beef cattle industry. Registration is $20 per person, payable at the door. More information is available from any county Extension office or at http://mastermarketer.tamu.edu/tbrm. |
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