Hunt Co Extension Ag Update

2022 Landowner 101 Workshop Series

Please see details in the flyer below for the 2022 Landowner 101 Workshop Series. This series will be held both in person (at Myers Park in McKinney) and virtually via TEAMS. Participants may attend one or all of the sessions. Recordings will be available as well for those who can not participate at the scheduled time for the same class fee.

OWNING YOUR PIECE OF TEXAS WORKSHOP

To register for the class, please click HERE.

For a free PDF copy of the Owning Your Piece of Texas handbook, click here.

LAND TRENDS SURVEY

Texas has over 141 million acres of privately-owned farms and ranches, with each landowner having their own management objectives. The Texas Land Trends Program has created a questionnaire for those that own or manage private working lands and are asking landowners to participate.

The purpose of this questionnaire is to better understand private landowner needs, preferences, concerns, and challenges regarding the everyday management of their operations and natural resources. This survey is part of and informs the Texas A&M Land Trends Program (http://txlandtrends.org/) and repeated every 5 years to determine if landowner preferences and needs have changed and how land and natural resource agencies and/or professionals can assist. Your participation and your individual responses will remain confidential – your responses will not be associated with you or your property and will only be presented in aggregate form.

The landowner questionnaire is divided into 6 topic areas (Land Management, Landowner Concerns, Land Loss/Fragmentation, Water, Hunting, and Landowners), is mostly multiple choice, and should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. To finish more quickly, it is strongly recommended that you fill out the survey using a tablet/iPad, laptop, or desktop computer. Here is the online survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MYFDX3B.

Your responses are important and will help landowners across the state. As a token of appreciation for participating in the survey, you have the option of entering a raffle to win 1 of 15 Yeti® Texas Land Trends mugs. If you would like to enter the random drawing, please follow the instructions at the end of the survey. Your entry information will not be associated with your responses or your property.

SOIL TESTING

It’s Time to Get a Soil Sample Analyzed

Soil Test! Soil Test! Soil Test!

If you have not done so for this year, consider obtaining a soil test now. There is not much that can be done regarding the high cost of fertilizer, but there is much we can do regarding how efficiently we use fertilizer.

The soil test is the first step in efficient fertilizer use and improved forage production. Samples should be collected annually for hay meadows and every 2 to 3 years for grazing pastures.

For soil forms and bags contact us at the Hunt County Extension Office or visit http://soiltesting.tamu.edu.

You may also wish to see the Testing Your Soil publication that describes how to obtain a soil sample for analysis. The form for submitting soils samples can be obtained by clicking here.

NEWBORN CALF CARE

Caring for newborn calves can at times be challenging. Ensuring a calf received the colostrum it needs in a timely manner is the key method in allowing a calf a good start. Follow the link below to read an excellent article by AgriLife Extension Beef Cattle Specialist Jason Smith on

Planning ahead to feed problem newborn calves

FARMERS TAX GUIDE

The Farmers Tax Guide is a publication that explains how the federal tax laws apply to farming. You are in the business of farming if you cultivate, operate, or manage a farm for profit, either as owner or tenant. A farm includes livestock, dairy, poultry, fish, fruit, and truck farms. It also includes plantations, ranches, ranges, and orchards.

Find the most current guide on the IRS website HERE

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Texas Apiary Inspection Service

The mission of the Texas Apiary Inspection Service is to safeguard the apiary industry of Texas through the application of science-based regulations, educational opportunities and open communication with the industry.