O.D. Butler Forage Field Day 2024
This year’s O.D. Butler Field Day (Friday, May 17th) will be an in-person event. The field day will be held at the Camp Cooley division of Circle X Ranch. The GPS location of the ranch is 4297 Camp Cooley Ranch Rd, Franklin, TX 77856.
The format for the day’s activities will be like past field days. We will gather at the sale headquarters from 8 to 9 am to register and visit Ag Industry booths and view farm equipment displayed outside of the sale pavilion. We are expecting 25 to 30 industry booths, and 5 to 7 farm equipment dealers to be present. Three CEU’s will be awarded (1 L&R and 2 General) to eligible participants.
We will proceed to three outside tour stops. We will have trailers available to transport participants to the stops. Below is more information for each location:
- Pre-emergent Herbicide trial.
- Urea N rate Trial.
- Liming Material differences & their effectiveness.
Late morning, we will return to the A/C at the sale pavilion. We will have brief updates from our participating vendors on equipment and services. After lunch, Dr. Don Renchie will discuss his Pesticide Laws & Regulations presentation. His program will include new and updated laws and regulation information. Then Melissa Hamilton with TSCRA will cover the Right to Farm Act & a legislative update. Finally, Dr. David Anderson will provide a Cattle Market Update to Conclude our program.
Pre-registration & pre-payment is required. The Cost of the program registration will be $35. You can register online https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-dr-od-butler-forage-field-day-tickets-878089137247
Please feel free to call the Robertson County (979-828-4270) or the Brazos County (979-823-0129) Extension Offices for registration information or information about the program.
