Stiles Farm Field Day set for June 20
Blackland producers will learn more about measuring and managing grain harvest loss, new crops like carinata and fiber hemp, plus proper stocking rate management for drought at the Stiles Farm Field Day to be held from 4:30-8:15 p.m. June 20 in Thrall.
The Stiles Farm is located at 5700 FM 1063 in Thrall. The event is put on by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. There is no registration fee. A catered dinner will be sponsored by local area agribusinesses and the Williamson County Farm Bureau is sponsoring one integrated pest management and one general continuing education unit. Registration begins at 4:30 p.m. with concurrent field tours beginning at 5:30 p.m.
“We will offer a lot of information to producers looking to maximize input dollars,” said Ryan Collett, Stiles Farm manager. “Every producer is mindful of input costs, and we hope to offer something for everyone with production tips plus a look at some alternative crops that may become a fit for our area.”
The field day will begin with registration at 4:30 p.m. and field tours at 5:30 p.m. with the following speakers, topics:
- Marcel Kringe, CEO of Bushel Plus, Do I Know How Much Money I am Throwing Out the Back of the Combine?
- Calvin Trostle, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agronomist, Lubbock, Potential for Fiber Hemp Production in the Blacklands-Lessons Learned.
- Alison Pokrzywinski, Nuseed agronomist, Growing Jet Fuel, Carinata Agronomy and Marketing Basics.
- Scott Nolte, AgriLife Extension state weed specialist, Bryan-College Station, “New Pasture Weed Control Product Demonstration and Evaluation.”
- Jacquelyn Prestegaard, AgriLife Extension livestock specialist, An In-Depth Look at Cattle Stocking Rate Management Decisions: How To Prepare For and Recover from Drought.
- Ronnie Schnell, AgriLife Extension agronomist, Late Nitrogen Management in Corn, Potential of Soybeans in the Blacklands.
- David Kerns, AgriLife Extension state integrated pest management coordinator, Planning for Hessian Fly in Wheat and Other Emergent IPM Issues in cotton and grain.
A catered dinner will follow the field tour along with a grain market/risk management update with Jason Johnson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist.
Scholarships and Williamson County Agriculturist of the Year awards will follow. Door prizes will also be awarded, and the field day will adjourn at 8:15 p.m.
For more information on Stiles Farm visit https://www.loc8nearme.com/