Hempstead County Extension part of Annual Four States Ag Expo

TEXARKANA – Mark your calendars for our Annual Four States Ag Expo. Registration begins at 7:30 am at the Four States Fairgrounds in Texarkana. A FREE lunch will be provided by Farm Credit of Western Arkansas and Texas Farm Bureau Insurance- Bowie County.

*Arkansas Applicators Pesticide Applicators Training will be available that day for those in need. Price will be two separate payments: $20 paid to Miller County Cooperative Extension and $45 paid to Arkansas State Plant Arkansas State Plant Board to obtain a 5-year license

*Concurrent Educational Sessions offer all day (8:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.) FREE

*Come visit with our Ag Vendors on site and enter to win a $200 Cavender’s gift card provided by Cavender’s Texarkana

*Coffee and breakfast FREE provided by Simmons Bank-Jonathan Shumate

*Sessions with Pesticide Credit Noted with

8:30 A.M.

Managing Vegetation in Farm Ponds^

Vaccination Protocols for Beef Cattle

Production & Management of Blueberries

9:45 A.M.

Alternative Forages for Livestock

Controlling Weeds in Rice Crops^

Production and Management of Tomatoes^

Beekeeping 101

11:00 A.M.

Managing Fish Populations in Farm Ponds ^

Treating Common Diseases in Beef Cattle

Production and Management of Peaches

12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.

Lunch

1:00 P.M.

Safe Use of Pesticides Around the Farm^ (L&R)

Pests, Pathogens, Pesticides & Poor Nutrition Impacts on Beehives^

Grassy Weed Control in Pastures & Hay Fields

2:15 PM

Broadleaf Weed Control in Pastures & Hay Fields^

Arkansas Pesticide Applicator Training*

TX Auxin Herbicide Training (Row Crop Producer Specific)

For more information contact:

Phone: 870-779-3609

Email: jmoody@uada.edu

 

Presented by:

Miller County Extension- Jennifer Caraway

Jennifer Sansom-Little River Co. UADA Agriculture

UAEX Sevier County Extension – Rex Herring

Lafayette County Extension – Jerri Dew

Columbia County Extension – Hannah Boyt

Hempstead County Extension – Kim Rowe

Howard County Extension – Dawson Bailey

Bowie County-Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service – Brian Triplett

Red River County, Texas Extension – Jessica Humphrey

Cass County, Texas Extension – Connor Davis