This year’s Llano County Beef and Range Field Day is set for Thursday, June 5, to be held at RACE Ranch and the Llano American Legion Hall.

Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Llano Jr. High School parking lot; coffee and donuts will be served at this time.

This year, the first stop will be at RACE Ranch which is owned by Rimmer Fowler and located on County Road 410. Participants will need to caravan to the tour site from the Jr. High parking lot. Morning topics and speakers will be:

• “Brush Management, Chemical Control and Other Considerations,” by Wayne Homesley, Ranch Manager, and Charles Anderson, NRCS Rangeland Management Specialist.

• “Prescribed Burning: Planning Considerations and County Regulations,” by Fred Reyna, NRCS District Conservationist.

At the tour’s conclusion, the group will travel back to the Llano American Legion Hall for a catered lunch and the remainder of the program. Lunch this year is sponsored by Llano National Bank and catered by Cooper’s BBQ.

Afternoon topics and speakers will include:

• “Plant ID Contest,” by Steve Nelle, NRCS Wildlife Biologist.

• “Goat Production & Dorper Sheep for Weed Control and the Effects on Wildlife,” by Dr. Frank Craddock, Texas AgriLife Extension Service.

• “Update on New Chemicals and Laws & Regulations,” by Kyle Eckert, Texas Department of Agriculture.

TDA will be offering six continuing education units for people who have a pesticide applicators license (three general, one IPM, one laws/regs, and one drift).

Make plans to attend this year’s field day and please RSVP to the SWCD Office at (325) 247-5154 or to the Extension Office at (325) 247-5159. You may want to throw in a lawn chair just in case. This field day is a joint effort between Texas AgriLife Extension Service Llano County, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Llano County Soil & Water Conservation District.

If you need any special accommodations, please contact Jamie Osbourn at (325) 247-5159 as soon as possible so we can consider your request.