To participate in the FREE hay testing for the 2013 Fort Bend County Hay Testing Campaign, samples must be submitted by Monday, September 30. Hay classes include:
- Bermuda grasses
- Other warm season perennial grasses
- Warm season annual grasses
- Cool season annual grasses
- Legumes
- Legume-grass mixtures
Half a feed sack is needed; and all must be marked with name, contact info, type of hay, and noted if it was grown or purchased. Samples may then be dropped off at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office located at 1402 Band Road in Rosenberg, Texas.
Results of the hay samples will be given at the Beef & Forage Conference which will be held on Thursday, October 17, at at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds (Bldg. B), beginning at 5:30 p.m. The registration fee is $15 which includes a meal.
For additional information or to RSVP, please call 281-342-3034. More information on the Beef & Forage Conference will be posted to our website at a later date.