Wheatheart Wheat Conference set Aug. 8 in Perryton

Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu
Contact: Scott Strawn, 806-435-4501, sstrawn@ag.tamu.edu

PERRYTON – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the 21st annual Wheatheart Wheat Conference on Aug. 8 at the Ochiltree County Expo Center, 402 Expo Drive in Perryton.

Wheat. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kay Ledbetter)

“All area wheat producers are invited to attend,” said Scott Strawn, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent for Ochiltree County. The program is co-hosted by the AgriLife Extension offices in Ochiltree, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Hansford, Roberts and Hutchinson counties.

Registration is $10 at the door beginning at 8:30 a.m., with the program from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch and a drawing for a $100 gift card will be sponsored by Texas Wheat Producers.

Three Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units – two general and one integrated pest management – will be offered to pesticide applicators.

The following topics will be addressed:

– Wheat Market Outlook and Marketing Strategies, Dr. Mark Welch, AgriLife Extension economist-grain marketing, College Station.

– Wheat Disease Management Issues/Sampling/Diagnosis Methods, Dr. Ken Obasa, AgriLife Extension plant pathologist, Amarillo.

– Variety Selection/Seed Management/Planting Management, Dr. Jourdan Bell, AgriLife Extension agronomist, Amarillo.

– Update from Texas Wheat Producers, Darby Campsey, Texas Wheat Producers director of communications and producer relations, Amarillo.

For more information, contact Strawn at 806-435-4501.

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