Welcome to summer time, I assume? It is exhausting To exactly inform in South Texas. Our climate has turned to scorching, humid with a southeast wind Which regularly signifies the summer timetime pattern. What I do know is that Victoria County crops are rising And finally drying out after 20-30 inches of rain in some areas. We hope to have an exact crops tour this yr. The date for the tour and program is Tuesday. The event Shall start at 8 a.m. at DaCosta Hall in DaCosta. The tour and This method are free to all individuals As a Outcome of Of numerous, beneficiant sponsors Inside The world.

We now have modified the format a bit from previous yrs. We’ll collect at DaCosta Hall and hopefully Omit on the tour portion of the event by 8:30 a.m. On the tour, we hope to see sorghum and soybean selection trials and converse about constructed-in pest administration, herbicide software, drift minimization and extra. We Ought to be again to DaCosta Hall at roughly 10 a.m. To finish The tutorial program portion of the tour with A chat on pesticide legal guidelines and legal guidelines, constructed-in pest administration, and cropping patterns and fertility. We now have numerous audio system from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, enterprise recurrentatives, and agrienterprise organizations who will contribute to This method. The program will conclude with a catered lunch currentd by our sponsors.

This program will current three hours Of regular education models for pesticide applicator recertification. The packages provided Shall be one hour in legal guidelines and legal guidelines, one hour in constructed-in pest administration, and one hour of widespread.

Please name my office by Monday to RSVP for the event so We will get an right rely for the lunch. The Victoria County Extension office quantity is 361-575-4581. In the event we get rain, and it Is simply too moist to Exit on the tour, we will conduct This method indoors at DaCosta Hall. Look forward to seeing you On the tour and program on Tuesday.

Matt Bochat is a County Extension Agent – Ag/Pure Assets Victoria County Texas A&M Agrilife Extension.