The Williamson County AgriLife Extension Service will offer a vegetable growers conference on Wednesday, April 6. The program will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the SPJST Hall, 5025 FM 619 in Taylor.
Pre-registration is required at https://williamson.agrilife. org/events. The program is $10 and will include lunch and two Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units in integrated pest management for attendees with a private applicator license.
Commercial vegetable and fruit growers will benefit from the program, as well as hobby gardeners. Williamson County Farm Bureau is sponsoring the program.
Topics and presenters include:
• Weed and Pest Control in Vegetables, Russ Wallace, professor and AgriLife horticulture specialist, Lubbock;
• Using High Tunnels to Extend the Season & Strawberry Production, Wallace; and
• Organic Vegetable Production, Bob Whitney, AgriLife Organic Program specialist, Stephenville.
Contact the Williamson County Extension Office for more information at 512-943-3300.
