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Leon County 'Beef CEU Update' set Jan. 29Texas Pesticide applicators will receive seven Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units toward the renewal of their licenses at the "Beef CEU Update," to be held Jan. 29 at the First United Methodist Church, 245 South Commerce Street, Centerville. "This is an annual event that we provide to producers to help keep their CEU (continuing education units) credits up to date," said Tommy Neyland, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent in Leon County. "I am really excited about the lineup of speakers this year. Our region of the state has not had the opportunity to hear from folks like Dr. D. Lynn Drawe and Eric Redeker." Drawe, who will speak on safely conducting controlled burns, is the director of the Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation in Sinton. He holds an adjunct professorship with Texas A&M University and serves on the management council of the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management. Redeker, who will speak on geographical information systems, commonly known as GIS, is the director of the Wildlife Research Technologies Laboratory of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. "The most common GIS application is GPS (global positioning services) mapping," Neyland said. Global position services are used today from everything from handheld (devices) used for driving directions to crop field mapping and professional navigation systems, Neyland said. Redeker's research has used this technology to determine the effects of vegetation encroachment on watersheds. "Eric has successfully built one of the finest geospatial facilities in the state of Texas," Neyland said. Other speakers and topics will include: --Dr. Floron "Buddy" Faries, AgriLife Extension program leader for veterinary medicine at College Station, who will discuss how to recognize and manage common health problems of cattle. --Brad Tullis,Texas Department of Agriculture, who will give an update on pesticide laws and regulations. --Dr. Barron Rector, AgriLife Extension range ecology specialist, who will talk about grazing management and stocking rates. --Dr. Vanessa Corriher, AgriLife Extension forage specialist, who will talk about pesticide applications on coastal Bermuda grass fields. Registration for the event is $35 per person and includes lunch. Sign-in will begin at 8 a.m., with presentations beginning at 8:30 a.m. The program will conclude at 3:30 p.m.. The continuing education units will be comprised of one in laws and regulations, one in integrated pest management and five in the general category. To register, call or e-mail Neyland at the AgriLife Extension office for Leon County at 903-536-2531, twneyland@ag.tamu.edu by Jan. 27.
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