Vegetable Spring Field Day
May 2 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
This event will benefit commercial farmers, county agents, master gardeners, and students.
Door prizes, breakfast tacos & lunch provided!
- Morning Topics:
- Hydroponics: systems, nutrition and leafy greens
- High tunnel types / Biostimulants
- Drought tolerance: cotton, onion, tomato
- Specialty crops: artichokes and guayule
- Onion breeding & management
- Tomato, pepper and melon varieties
- Afternoon Sessions:
- Education Presentations
- Why should I consider Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices
- Consumption trends and emerging commodities for Texas
- Producer resources from food banks
- Challenge of organics: Rural/Urban
- Global market analysis for Texas organic specialty crops
- Tomato Grafting Workshop (hands ON) (limited to 20 participants)
- Education Presentations
Registration required by April 24, 2024 using this link Uvalde Spring Field Day 2024 or the registration button at the bottom of the page.
CEUs will be given based on hours attended. Hours should be booked as “001 CEs – AgriLife Extension / BCMG Presentations”.
Free
RSVP/Registration Required
Color codes for the calendar are as follows:
- Orange: These are events for BCMG members only.
- Blue: These are public events for which BCMG members can also receive CEU credit.
- Green: These are events that are open to the general public.