The first North Central Texas Basic Agricultural Field Day is scheduled for Friday, April 25th from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. at the Myers Park and Event Center in McKinney, Texas for those living in Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt and Rockwall counties.
“This new field day is designed to provide all participants—whether they are farmers and ranchers or just interested in agriculture—with a broad-based educational opportunity to learn about many facets of an agricultural operation,” said David Annis, agricultural consultant with the Noble Foundation’s Agricultural Division. “ We’ve brought together agricultural specialists and consultants from the Noble Foundation, AgriLIFE, Texas Parks and Wildlife, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources and Conservation Service, and Ag Power (John Deere) to provide the best, most up-to-date information to our attendees.
Registration is from 8:00 to 8:30 A.M. followed by the morning session, which will include discussions on selecting the appropriate farm equipment for various agricultural operations and farm equipment safety. Attendees will then divide into three groups and rotate between three brief presentations on farmstead planning/resource evaluation, soil sampling and pasture management. Sessions on pond management, fencing, multiple crop horticulture, hoop houses, cattle management, goats and horses will follow.
“The North Central Texas Basic Agricultural Field Day will provide farmers and ranchers with information that can be utilized immediately in their operations,” Annis said. “It will also give those who are new to the agricultural field or might be interested in starting agricultural operation abundant information that they can pull from in the future”.
To pre-register or obtain a brochure with further information contact Agent Rick Maxwell at
r-maxwell@tamu.edu or via telephone at 972-548-4233.
