Trinity Waters and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are hosting a third round of educational workshops in the Trinity River basin. The focus of these workshops will be on beef cattle production and feral hog control so producers can improve profitability, reduce hog damage and benefit area water resources.
Texas has suffered from a multi-year drought that has caused many difficulties for cattle producers throughout the state, but at the same time feral hogs continue to increase along with the damage they cause. This damage inflicts even more pain to cattle producers as hogs can root up pastures as part of the $52 million in damages to the agriculture industry in Texas annually.
To address these issues, an AgriLife Extension expert will discuss drought management strategies for cattle management, as well as techniques that can benefit a producers pocketbook in addition to improving the water resources of the area through the Lone Star Healthy Streams program. Another expert will discuss control techniques for feral hogs and the laws and regulations that dictate these activities in the state. They will also discuss how landowners can turn feral hogs into money by trapping and selling hogs to approved holding facilities.
These workshops are free and open to the public. Two hours of CEUs - 1.5 general, 0.5 laws and regs - will be available to participants.
The workshops will take place at the f ollowing dates, times and locations:
Feb. 27 f rom 1-5 p.m., Navarro County Expo Center, 4021 W. Highway 22, Corsicana.
March 27 f rom 1-5 p.m., Walker County Extension Of f ice, 102 Tam Road Suite B, Huntsville.
April 3 f rom 1-5 p.m., Texas Freshwater Fisheries Conservation Center, 5301 County Road 4812, Athens.
To RSVP for one of the workshops, contact Extension Associate Blake Alldredge at 979-845-0916 or balldredge@tamu.edu, or go to http://nrt.tamu.edu/schedule and search for “Cooperative Conservation in the Trinity River Basin.”
Read more in the news release from AgriLife Today.