Districts taking orders for trees
The deadline for ordering conservation tree seedlings and large trees from soil and water conservation districts in Armstrong, Potter and Randall counties is Thursday.
Evergreens are in bundles of 30 seedlings, and hardwoods come in bundles of 25. Large trees are in containers ranging from five to 20 gallons.
The trees can be used to reduce wind erosion and water evaporation and to protect property and livestock from the weather. They also provide cover for wildlife.
For an order form and more information, contact the Canadian River Soil and Water Conservation District in Potter County at 806-468-8600, ext. 3; the Staked Plains district in Armstrong County at 806-226-3951 or the Palo Duro district in Randall County at 806-655-2578, ext. 3.
Repeat marketing class available
Snow kept some participants from getting to the 2013 High Plains Short Course on futures and options, so Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service is offering another shot on March 5.
Drought, short grain supplies and low cattle numbers could make for volatile markets in 2013, so managing risk will be important.
The workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 6500 W. Amarillo Blvd. in Amarillo. The cost for materials and food will be $50.
To register and pay, go to http://
agriliferegister.tamu.edu. While this is the preferred method of registration and payment, Extension Economist Steve Amosson said payments will be accepted at the door. However, all registrations must be in by Friday, either online or by contacting Leon Guerrero at 806-677-5626 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
Nutrition lecture tour
to include Clovis stop
Livestock nutrition company Alltech will give a three-hour presentation Thursday on developments in crop science, rumen nutrition, programmed nutrition, algae applications, fertility, mycotoxins, social media and branding your operation.
The event will begin with registration at 9:30 a.m. MST at the Alltech office at 451 County Road 10, in Clovis, N.M. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Presentations will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m, and followed by lunch.
Amarillo man to be honored for engineering
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers will present its award for outstanding contributions to the development and improvement of the countryside to Brent Auvermann, an engineer with both Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and AgriLife Research in Amarillo.
The presentation will take place at the organization’s international meeting July 21 to 24.
“Auvermann is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in environmental system engineering applied to concentrated animal feeding operations. His research and Extension emphasis is on air quality emissions and abatement, nutrient management, manure as biofuel feedstock and large animal carcass composting,” according to a news release.
His research focus is on open-lot cattle feedlots and dairies.
Auvermann is a research partner with faculty and scientists in Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Colorado, California, Minnesota, New Mexico and Alberta, Canada.
district director retires
Wesley Spurlock, a member of the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District board of directors since 2003, retired recently, citing too many responsibilities and not enough time.
Spurlock is finance chairman of the National Corn Growers Association Board, liaison to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and treasurer of the Texas Corn Producers Association.
by trade group
The American Angus Association recognized Mark and Suzan Jones of Amarillo,as outstanding cattle breeders.
The couple is in the group’s 2013 Pathfinder Program. The report lists 8,680 cows with superior genetic traits out of more than 2 million eligible dams, according to a news release. The Jones have a registered Angus cow on the list.