Leon County Agriculture Trade and Hay Show

The Annual Leon County Hay Show will be held on Wednesday, October 22,
2008 at the Buffalo Civic Center. The Leon County Beef and Forage
Committee jointly with the Freestone County Beef and Forage Committee
and Texas Agrilife Extension Service will host the Hay Show this year.
The program will start with an Agriculture Trade Show at 4:30 pm and
follow with a meal which will be at 6:00 pm. The guest speaker for this
year’s hay show will be Vanessa Corriaer the new Forage Specialist with
The Texas Agrilife Extension Service. If you want to learn how to get
the most out of your winter grass, save money and increase profits, you
should attend. We will be offering two CEU’s toward recertification of
private, non commercial and commercial applicator licenses for attending
the evening program.
Local sponsors are Normangee State Bank, Oakwood State Bank, Wells
Fargo Centerville, First National Bank Buffalo, Farmers State Bank
Jewett, and Citizens State Bank Buffalo- Centerville. The sponsors
listed above have been a part of the Leon County Hay Show for several
years. These sponsors pay for your meal and the plaques. During the
selection process a Best of Show and Reserve Best of Show will be
selected and they will be awarded the night of the Hay Show. All
persons interested in attending should Contact The Texas Agrilife
Extension Service in Leon County by Tuesday, October 20, 2008 at
903.536.2531 or by email at leon@ag.tamu.edu to reserve your dinner.



Tommy Neyland, CEA-Ag
Texas Agrilife Extension Service