Farm Bill Basics Meeting Set April 21 in Wichita Falls

 The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a “Farm Bill Basics” meeting April 21at the Region 9 Education Center, 301 Texas Loop 11 in Wichita Falls, according to David Graf, AgriLife Extension agent for Wichita County.

“Even though there is a lot of excitement since the farm bill was passed, it will take several months for USDA-FSA to interpret the changes in the new bill and be ready to implement it for producers,” Graf said.

There are, however, some significant segments of the new program in place and producers can learn about these at the meeting, he said. Then as final details are added, it should be much easier for producers to use the decision aids that will be available.

The event will begin with registration at 6 p.m., followed by the meal at 6:30 p.m. and the program at 7 p.m.

Opening the program will be Stan Bevers, AgriLife Extension economist from Vernon, and Caleb Pool, representative for U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry of Amarillo.