Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu
Contact: Jerry Warren, 325-854-5835, jwarren@ag.tamu.edu

BAIRD – A multi-county Texas AgriLife Extension Service program targeting issues affecting landowners is slated for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 16 in the Baird Community Center in Baird.

Participating counties are Callahan, Shackelford and Taylor.

“This program is meant to address some of the more pressing issues faced by landowners in our three-county area, but the information is applicable pretty much anywhere in the state,” said Jerry Warren, AgriLife Extension agent in Callahan County.

Speakers will be Will Hatler, AgriLife Extension program specialist, Stephenville; and Dr. Judon Fambrough, senior lecturer, Texas Real Estate Center, Texas A&M University, Colleges Station.

Hatler will speak on the region’s status in terms of rangeland recovery from the record drought and heat of 2011. Fambrough will address oil and gas leasing, condemnation relating to pipeline easements, deer hunting lease terms and limited landowner liability.

One Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education unit will be available for those with a valid private applicators license.

Individual pre-registration is $15 by Aug. 13 and $20 thereafter. The fee includes a catered lunch.

Contact the AgriLife Extension office in Callahan County for more information and to RSVP by calling 325-854-5835.