COUNTY LIFE
Farmer/rancher symposium on Feb. 17
The annual Tri-County Farmer and Rancher Symposium will be on Feb. 17 at the Gainesville Civic Center located at 311 S. Weaver.
This annual program is geared toward those persons who have a private applicator, commercial applicators and/or a non-commercial license to obtain five continuing education units.
The program will focus on the following topics: Pesticides for grazing and hay pastures; pesticide laws and regulations; small grain disease and insect management; feral hog management; internal and external parasites of livestock.
Lunch also will be served. The fee is $40 at the door. If you register online to watch it virtually, there will be a small fee added to that event.
Registration will begin for the in-person event at 8 a.m. with the program starting at 9 a.m. and concluding by 3 p.m.
You can call the AgriLife Extension office at 940-894-2831 to RSVP or if you can not attend in person you can sign up to watch it online at: eventbrite.com/e/tricounty-farmer-and-ranchersymposium-2022-tickets-247302096227.
Due to high lake levels at Lake Amon G. Carter, the Jim Bowie Days Association organizers announced Friday the tournament has been postponed and a new date will be named soon.
Texas AgriLife Extension will host a July workshop on July 26, Preserving the Harvest, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church of Montague County, 300 W. Nelson.
This four-part series will teach and review the food preservation processes including water bathing, pickling, dehydrating and pressure canning. This program will have both education and hands-on activities with take-home practice.
Seating is limited so call the extension office to register at 894-4831.
The 2025 Pioneer Court will be led by Joan Cantwell as the pioneer queen, with Duchesses Bill Ann Jones and Sue Swint.
A coronation of the court will be at 2:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Bowie Community Center. The public is invited to attend the crowning followed by a reception hosted by the Amity Club of Bowie.
Meet the ladies of the Pioneer Court in the Thursday Bowie News. Coming next week the young ladies competing for Miss Jim Bowie Days and Little Miss.
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