Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo organizer will speak at ag banquet
The 14th Annual Agriculture Appreciation and Awareness Banquet begins at 6 p.m., Monday, March 31 at Nacogdoches County Expo & Civic Center with a social hour. Dinner and program featuring Leroy Shafer, Chief Operating Officer, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo begins at 7 p.m.
Ag award recipients that will be honored, and Nacogdoches scholarship awards will be presented to community youth currently attending SFA or planning to attend after high school graduation with a major in the agriculture field. Individual tickets for the event are $27 and table for eight is $275.
In conjunction with promoting agriculture, an Ag Tour - click for tour agenda - to will be conducted on Friday, April 4. The tour is free and open to the public. For more tour information contact Jamie Sugg at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, 936-560-7711.