A multi-county Farm and Ranch Seminar for farmers and ranchers conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in District 8 is scheduled December 11, 2025. The Comanche County Program will be held at the DeLeon City Auditorium located at 125 South Texas Street, DeLeon, Tx.
Private Applicators License holders must obtain 15 hours of CEUs every five years to renew/recertify their license; including two hours of Laws and Regulations, two hours of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and any mix of these and General hours to equal the required 15 hours of CEUs. Licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators are required to recertify every year by obtaining five continuing education credits with one credit each from two of the following categories: laws and regulations, integrated pest management or drift minimization.
The December 11th seminar will provide participants with the opportunity to receive up to seven (8) CEUs. Of these seven (8) hours, three (3) hours will be in General, three (3) hours in IPM, two (2) hours in Laws and Regulations. Licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators will be able to obtain their required five hours within the first five hours of the program.
Topics and speakers include: General Laws and Regulations, Importance of Weed Management in Hay Pastures, Dr. Vanessa Olson, Professor & Forage Extension Specialist- 1 General.
Corn Pest Management, Tyler Mays, Extension Program Specialist- 1 IPM.
New World Screwworm Update, Sonja Swiger, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Extension Entomologist- 1 IPM.
TDA Updates Laws and Regulations, Elizabeth Prokop, Texas Department of Agriculture, Certification Compliance- 1 Law and Regulation.
General Laws & Regulations, Don Renchie, Extension Program Leader Pesticide Safety Education- 1 Law and Regulation.
Mode of Action, Zach Howard, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Specialist- 1 General.
Forage Pest Update & management Techniques, David Kerns, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Entomology Department – 1 General.
Bee Management Techniques & Pollinator Updates, Garret Slater, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Assistant Professor and Honeybee Entomologist-1 IPM.
Program registration cost is $60.00, which includes lunch, and handout materials. Registration will begin at 7:00 AM with presentations starting at 7:30AM and running till 4:00 PM. Please pre-register by December 5th by contacting the Comanche County Agents office at 325356-2539. All speakers will be on a live video feed, none of the speakers will be on hand.