Rio Grande-Nueces Area - Texas Fever Tick Workshop

Location:  Eagle Pass International Center for Trade, 3295 Bob Rogers Drive, Eagle Pass, Texas

8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration

9:00 – 9:15 AM Welcome and Introductions. Eddie Ramirez, President, Rio Grande-Nueces RC&D Area
Judge Jose A. Aranda, County Judge, Maverick County
Chad Foster, Mayor, City of Eagle Pass
Doug Fletcher, Maverick Soil & Water Conservation District

9:15 – 9:45 AM Texas Fever Tick History Dr. Bob Hillman, Texas Animal Health Commission and Effects.

9:45 – 10:15 AM Texas Fever Tick NRCS EQIP Don Gohmert, State Conservationist, TX, USDA-NRCS Special Emphasis Program.

10:15 -10:30 US Census Presentation Sylvia M. Moreno, US Census Bureau

10:30 – 10:45 AM Break

10:45 – 11:15 AM Conservation Planning & the Serafin Aguirre, District Conservationist, USDA-NRCS Texas Fever Tick.

11:15 – 12:00 PM Texas Fever Tick APHIS Larry Young, USDA, APHIS Program.

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch Sponsored by Capital Farm Credit & Maverick County SWCD

1:00 – 2:00 PM Prescribed Burning – Laws, Lynn Drawe, Chairman, Texas Prescribed Burn Commission Regulations and Liabilities.

2:00 – 2:45 PM Texas Fever Tick and Wildlife Garry Stephens, Biologist, USDA-NRCS Concerns.

2:45 – 3:00 PM Break

3:00 – 4:00 PM Range Improvements through Philip Wright, Texas GLCI Chemical Brush Control.

4:00 – 4:30 PM Wrap up, Q&A, and Program Mario A. Morales, RC&D Coordinator, USDA-NRCS and Evaluations. Omar Gonzlaes, Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Sponsors: City of Eagle Pass; Capital Farm Credit, Rio Grande-Nueces RC&D; Rio Bravo RC&D; Texas AgriLife Extension Service; Texas-Mexico Border Coalition; USDA-NRCS; and the Maverick County, La Salle County, Devil’s River, Dimmit County, Upper Nueces, West Nueces-Las Moras, and Winter Garden Soil & Water Conservation Districts.

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