Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) has scheduled two regional sorghum educational meetings for March 26 and April 6 in Dimmitt and Levelland, respectively, according to AgriLife Today.
Both programs will begin with presentations concerning sorghum soil and water relationships, including water utilization in cotton/sorghum rotations; crop water requirements; irrigation timing based on crop needs; irrigation decisions based on soil type; soil water holding capacity; plant available soil water; and agronomic relationship to water use.
Each meeting is free. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Two Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be offered. The meeting will wrap up with a panel discussion involving all the speakers prior to the lunch, which is included. Preregistration for both meetings is encouraged for a lunch count.
For more information on the Dimmitt meeting, contact Nancy Andersen at 806-647-4115 or nancy.andersen@ag.tamu.edu. For the Levelland meeting, contact Wes Utley at 806-894-3159 or fwutley@ag.tamu.edu.