Texas:
Wheatheart Wheat Conference Scheduled for August 13
in Perryton
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By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M
PERRYTON, Texas (July 1, 2009) –
The 11th annual Wheatheart Wheat Conference will update area
producers on the carbon credit trading situation and how they might fit into
the picture, as well as provide them with the latest information on the
crop, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service agents hosting the
event.
 “Area
ag producers need to become aware of what carbon credits are, what
‘cap-and-trade’ is, and how to potentially add a few more dollars of income
to their farming operation,” said J.R. Sprague, AgriLife Extension
agriculture and natural resources agent in Lipscomb County.
The conference will begin with registration at 8 a.m.
Aug. 13 in the Expo Building, 402 Expo Drive in Perryton. Jointly sponsored
by the AgriLife Extension offices in Hansford, Hutchinson, Lipscomb and
Hemphill counties, it will include a noon meal provided by Equity Exchange.
Presenters and topics will be:
-- Dr. Ed Bynum, AgriLife Extension entomologist in
Amarillo, “Wheat Insects and Their Management.”
-- Dr. Mark Welch, AgriLife Extension economist in
College Station, “Wheat Marketing and Risk Management.”
-- Dr. Steve Amosson, AgriLife Extension economist in
Amarillo, “Carbon Credits and Cap and Trade.”
-- Dr. Brent Bean, AgriLife Extension agronomist in
Amarillo, “Seed Wheat Quality and Seed Treatments.”
-- Rick Kochenower, Oklahoma State University research
and Extension agronomist in Goodwell, Okla., “Dual Purpose Wheats.”
-- Levon Harman, Texas Department of Agriculture, “Laws
and Regulations."
There will be three continuing education units offered
for pesticide applicators – one laws and regulations, one integrated pest
management and one general.
For more information on the meeting, contact one of the
following people: Sprague, 806-862-4601,
jsprague@ag.tamu.edu
Burt Williams, 806-659-4132,
bwilliam@ag.tamu.edu
Tom Benton, 806-878-4026,
tbenton@ag.tamu.edu
Kyle Barnett, 806-323-9114,
kwbarnett@ag.tamu.edu.
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