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