The Annual Small Grain Field Day will be held on Wednesday, April 22nd near McGregor, TX. Hosted by County AgriLife Extension offices in Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, Limestone and McLennan counties.
The Hard Red Winter Wheat varieties are planted in a side-by-side demonstration located on Smith Road, North side of Hwy 84, which is approx. halfway between Waco and McGregor, close to Cotton Belt Parkway. We will have an AgriLife Extension sign out on Hwy. 84 for the field day program.
Registration starts at 7:30am at the wheat plot field. We will start in the field of Kevin Huffman.
Breakfast will be provided by AgTrust Farm Credit.
Around 9:00 am, we will then move to the McGregor Research Center, located at 773 Ag Farm Road in McGregor for the remainder of the program where we will hear from our guest speakers and have the famous Tenderloin Steak Tips for lunch.
This program will conclude with a Tour of the Hessian Fly & Fungicide Research at the McGregor Research Center.
This program will offer 4.5 Certified Crop Advisor Credits, 3 TDA CEU’s (2 IPM & 1 General)
The cost is $10. Please RSVP before April 17th by calling the McLennan County Extension office at (254)757-5180
