Williamson County Seed Cotton Meeting – Aug 3rd
The Williamson County AgriLife Extension Office will be hosting a Seed Cotton Program coming up next Friday, August the 3rd at the Taylor Public Library. The program will start at noon with registration before hand at 11:30 am. We are asking that everyone call the Extension Office to pre-register for meal purposes. Dr. Joe Outlaw, one of the best in the business, will be here speaking on the topic, as well as an update from Craig Engelmann the County FSA Director. Please view the program flyer for more information.
Farm Intern -Taylor Burrell Week 1
Yesterday was my first day of the internship at the Stiles Farm. We were able to spend some time in the field with Dr. Tony Provin, soil scientist at Texas A&M, and we dug corn roots to evaluate compaction. The different tillage methods utilized on the farm affected the level of compaction in the soil. Therefore, where the field was deep chiseled, there was less compaction this year, as opposed to where it was no-tilled and had tractor traffic.
I also spent some time learning how to drive our spray rig and scouting cotton for fleahopper damage.
Writer: Taylor Burrell, Intern