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Here is some of the Walker County Agricultural & Natural Resources information and publications we have developed. Additional links are provided to other sites with useful information and relevance to Walker County residents. Be sure to visit the other Walker County Agriculture links posted above for topic specific information.

Year 2001 Educational Programs:
(Most with Pesticide C.E.U. Credits)
Pesticide Licencing Classes - May 21^st, and August 3^rd, 2001
Beef Cattle Injection Site Workshop - May 10^th, 2001
East Texas Wildlife Seminar - May 12^th, 2001
Pesticide Safety Class - May 24^th, 2001
TX A&M Beef Cattle Short Course* - August 6^th -8^th, 2001
Exotic Wildlife Tour - October 4^th, 2001
Cow Country Congress - October 18^th, 2001
Fall Hay Evaluation - October 30^th, 2001
Texas - State Hay Show* - December, 2001 (Hunt Co.)
Plant Protection Conference* - December 2001 (College Station)
* Denotes an out-of-county program

Note** We can provide up to 3 hours of individual pesticide recertification opportunities by use of video programs at our office. You must call in advance to schedule the program and discuss your needs.

The Walker County Extension Service is sponsoring a Master Gardener Program for the first time - 2001. If you are interested in joining a training class for the 2002 year, call us to be placed on the list. The number of individuals on the list will help determine class availability and offering for 2002. See our Horticultural Page (linked above) for additional information about the program.

Visit our Result Demonstration pages.
For information posted on:
* Forages
* Wildlife
* Pond Management
* Soils
* Weather

General Agricultural Information (Texas A&M University)-
All the resources of the Texas A&M University System are available at the TAMU Agriculture Program site.

Check out this site: THE URBAN RANCHER - A great (really useful) Texas Extension Web Site with a variety of information of many, many topics related to living in the country and basic agriculture production. The site is designed for newcomers to country living yet contains a good base of information for anyone living this lifestyle.

Need a helping hand? Visit the Texas AgrAbility Web Site for a variety of information dealing with the needs of disabled farmers and ranchers. This site has good links to specialized equipment and other valuable information.

Internet Radio - For Agriculture
The Texas A&M University System in conjunction with eight other land-grant institutions have launched an Internet Radio Network. Files are formatted for real audio, wav, mp3 and others. Give the site a look for some good audio on agriculture, horticulture, wildlife and many other subjects.
Texas A&M's Agricultural Communications has its own Radio Web Site. You must have Quicktime to run the files or they can be downloaded. A FREE download offer is available.

Agricultural Production & Income -
Texas Agricultural Statistics: A good place to look if you want to see information on current or historical prices and production.

Pesticides -
Texas Department of Agriculture: (TDA) Pesticide regulations, licencing, recertification and general information regarding agricultural regulations for the STATE OF TEXAS.
Structural Pest Control Board: Pesticide regulations, licencing, recertification and general information regarding structural (and inside city limits) chemical applications for the STATE OF TEXAS.
Office of Pesticide Programs: If you are interested in the process of tracking and commenting on Federal implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) be sure to try this site. The home page will allow you to access public comment opportunities, pending Agency decisions, and the status of reviews for key pesticides. Also available are Office of Pesticide Programs publications.

*Looking for Private Applicator Certification Classes - Try this site for a listing of available classes (state-wide). If you are in need of a local class, contact the Walker County Extension Office.

*Many of our private applicators (with TDA applicator licenses) will have licenses coming due for RECERTIFICATION at the end of this year-2000. Contact us for an update on available C.E.U. classes and programs in and around Walker County. Additional recertification information is available online: TDA's web site has information on self-study courses and Internet courses. This information is also available by calling TDA at 1-800-TELL-TDA.

Pesticides Labels-
Crop Data Management Systems web site information on pesticide labels and MSDSs.
Green Book web site information on pesticide labels etc..

Agricultural Taxes -
General information regarding Agricultural Land Value and Taxation of your property.

Agricultural Economics -

• Texas Extension Economics Web Site
• More Ag Economic information: State-Wide Crop Budgets (Walker Co. is in district 9, if the budget you are looking for is not shown, look at the District 5 or 8 budgets), Wildlife Budgets, Beef Cattle Budgets, Forage Budgets + MUCH MORE
• Agricultural Economic Information, see Dr. Greg Clary's web page (Rural Business Program) from the Overton, TX, Research & Extension Center.
  
  Decision 2000: Assessing Your Financial Situation
  Many Texas farmers & ranchers have suffered financially from droughts & low prices in the past three years. Due to the riskiness of Texas agriculture, producers have indicated the need to carefully assess their financial situation & identify potential business changes. The Texas Agricultural Extension Service (TAEX) can now better assist you with this preliminary financial analysis due to some special legislative funding. Further detailed information regarding this program is available through the Walker County Extension Office or from the Texas Agricultural Extension Service Department of Agricultural Economics. Our District Specialist is David Anderson, phone 409-845-8694.

Online Educational Brochures & Pamphlets -

• Extension Publications Many of the current publications produced by Ag Communications are available. Acrobat Reader may be required for some. A free download offer is available.
  
  
  Walker Co. Fall Hay Evaluation.
  Check back soon for information on this program. Entries will be due during mid September. We look forward to having your hay entered for evaluation. Last years program had 58 hay samples tested for quality, help us make 2001 another great hay testing year!
  
  Year 2000 - This educational program was held in October at the Sam Houston State University, Agricultural Sciences Department Indoor Area & Ag Complex. The program hay testing fees and awards were financially sponsored by the Walker County Farm Bureau and American Plant Food Inc. This is an annual educational event of the Walker County Extension Livestock & Pasture Committee. We had 58 samples entered in the 2000 evaluation. The educational program focused on beef cattle carcass evaluation and included a live cattle demonstration of ultrasound technology.
  
  

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