Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
The Quay County Extension Service will be hosting its annual private pesticide and herbicide applicators workshop on Nov. 21 at the Quay County Fairgrounds in Tucumcari.
The program begins at 8:30 a.m. and will be worth five continuing education credits. The extension service is asking participants to RSVP by Nov. 17 by calling (575) 461-0562 and provide their applicator number.
The cost of the program is $15 and includes lunch.
The workshop will cover pesticide laws and regulations, weed control in drylands cropping, using rodenticides to control pocket gophers, rangeland weed control and controlling pests in forage crops.
Workshop presenters will include a weed specialist, wildlife specialist and forage specialist from NMSU, plus Denton Dowell, pasture and range representative from Nutrina AG and Steve Baca of the New Mexico Department of Agriculture.
The program also will offer a private applicators test administered through the New Mexico Department of Agriculture at 1 p.m. at the site. Its cost is $15, cash only.