Milam County Row Crop Tour

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service-Milam //Milam County Row Crop Tour.

Milam County Row Crop Tour    Monday, June 23, 2025
Corn Demonstration Plot: Johnson Farms – San Gabriel, TX
Cotton Demonstration Plot: Johnson Farms – San Gabriel, TX
Sorghum Demonstration Plot: Beckhusen Farms – Buckholts, TX
Registration opens at 7:30am at Buddy Johnsons Farm 6993  N FM 486, Thorndale, TX 76577

$15.00 Registration

8:00-8:30………………………………………………………Registration Coffee & Breakfast
-Move to Cotton Plot8:30-9:15…………………………………….Replicated Agronomic Cotton Evaluation Trial
Dale Mott, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Program Specialist – Cotton
-Move to Corn Plot9:30-10:15.……………………………………………………….Corn Demonstration Variety Trial
Dr. Ronnie Schnell, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist – Cropping Systems
Overview of Planted Varieties & Updates from Seed Company Representatives
-Move to Sorghum Plot10:30-11:15.……………………………………..Grain Sorghum Demonstration Variety Trial
Dr. Ronnie Schnell, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist – Cropping Systems
Overview of Planted Varieties & Updates from Seed Company Representatives
-Move to Buckholts Community Center11:30…………………………………………..LUNCH Provided by Thorndale Meat Market
12:00-12:30………………………………Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation Update
Michael Hester, Region Manager, Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation
12:30-1:00.……………………………………………………….…Milam County FSA Update
Ruben Hernandez , Milam County FSA Director
1:00-2:00 ………………………………..…………………………Commodity Market Update
Dr. John Robinson, Professor and Extension Specialist, Texas A&M University
2:00…………………………………………….….Evaluations, CEU Certificates, Door Prizes
2 CEU Hours Provided. 1-IPM & 1-General. Please Call to RSVP (254) 697-7045

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