FARMS & VEGETABLE CONFERENCE, FRIDAY

  

The Horticulture Committee of Austin County is sponsoring a Small Farms and Vegetable Conference Friday in Cat Spring.

The event is set for the Cat Spring Ag Society Hall, with registration from 8:30-to-9:00 a.m., with the program to follow.

This year’s program will include topics such as, Vegetables 101, Aquaponics, Laws and Regulations Update, Insect Control, and Small Forage Management/Soil Fertility.

The program will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last until about 3:00 p.m.  Lunch will be served and there will also be several snack breaks.

There will be 3 CEU’s guaranteed with a possible 5 CEU’s offered pending TDA approval to pesticide applicators.

Cost for the event is $30.00 per person, which goes to cover speaker materials, meal cost and the handouts.

For more information, contact the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Office of Austin County at (979) 865-2072, or visit their website at http://austin.agrilife.org.