The Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s (TOFGA) tenth annual conference is January 28-30 in Killeen. This 3-day conference will be offering over 30 sessions with topics such as:
• Soil fertility management
• Beekeeping
• Composting
• Establishing and maintaining fruit trees and orchards organically
• Beginning and advanced sessions on pasture poultry and grass-fed beef production
• Livestock processing
• Organic certification
• Direct and retail marketing
Almost 50 speakers are scheduled for this conference, including many faculty and staff from the Texas A&M University system:
• Robert “Skip” Richter – Texas AgriLife Extension Urban Director for Travis county
• Dr. Joe Novak – Department of Horticulture
• Dr. Betsy Pierson – Department of Horticulture
• Dr. Richard Teague – Associate Resident Director and Professor of Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Vernon
• John Smith – Extension Program Specialist, Water Resources
• Justin Mechell – Extension Program Specialist, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Among the other speakers include representatives of the USDA, Kerr Center, ATTRA and many more. For more information and the full schedule visit:
https://www.tofga.org/tcoops/