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Ever thought of going in to business growing grapes, peaches, tomatoes, watermelons, pecans or other horticultural crops? The Texas AgriLife Extension Service – Blanco County invites you to participate in a two-part webinar series, focusing on Small Acreage Horticultural Crops.

•Fruits, Pecans and Grapes

November 18, 2009

10:00am - 12:00pm

•Vegetables Crops

April 13, 2010

10:00am - 12:00pm

The goal of these programs is to assist in identifying and evaluating diversification strategies for risk mitigation and improved economic sustainability based on total management goals and optimal resource-base use.

Each webinar in the series will last for approximately two hours and will feature information on: requirements for setting up a new horticultural business, crop economics, marketing strategies, sustainable production practices and more.

A live question/answer session will also provide access to some of the state’s leading horticultural authorities in these areas.

We will also be hosting a live webinar broadcast at the Blanco County Courthouse Annex building located at 200 N. Ave G in Johnson City. To register, or for additional information please contact the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Blanco County office at 830-868-7167. We ask that you register by Monday, November 16 at 5:00pm.