Pineywoods CEU program set for Feb. 11

The Pineywoods CEU program will be held Friday February 11th in Gilmer Texas at Upshur Rural Electric Coop. This is an annual program hosted by Harrison, Gregg, Upshur, Cass and Marion counties. This program allows Texas Department of Agriculture Pesticide license holders to obtain 5 continuing education units which are required to keep their license current. The capacity is limited for this program to 60 participants.  Please call and reserve your spot now.  The registration fee is $35.00 and is payable at the door.  Registration starts at 8:30 and the speakers will start at 9am.  Our good friends at Legacy Ag Credit will be sponsoring the meal.  The program should conclude around 3 pm with a wrap up and evaluation. The following are the topics along with the speakers.

Beaver Control for Landowners

Penny Wilkerson- Texas Parks and Wildlife Biologist

Integrated Pest Management for Livestock Operations

Michael Hampton- Central Life Sciences

Pesticide Laws and Regulations Update

Dr. Mark Matocha- Assisstant Professor

and Extension Specialist with Texas A& M Agri Life Extension

Aquatic Weed Identification and Chemical Control

Dr. Brittany Chesser- Aquatic Vegetation Management Specialist with Texas A&M Agri Life Extension

Handling and Disposing of Chemicals

Dr. Mark Matocha- Assisstant Professor and Extension Specialist with Texas A&M Agri Life Extension

5 CEUS AVAILABLE ( 1 LR, 1 IPM, 3 GEN)

For more information, contact Kaitlyn Slover, County Extension Agent – Upshur County, at Kaitlyn.slover@ag.tamu.edu or 903.843.4019