Fort Bend County Extension

09/06/2026

In this adult workshop, you will learn how to preserve your harvest into something delicious with a focus on the water bath method, and a hands on demonstration.

📅Saturday, September 12, 2026
🕛9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
📍1402 Band Rd Rosenberg, TX 77471
Register with Eventbrite at https://preservetheharvestsalsa.eventbrite.com

09/05/2026

Hay! Need CEU credits? Join our Hay Quality Contest.

📣Programs on agricultural economics, mealy bug issues and new world screwworm
📆Saturday, September 26, 2026
⏰9:30 a.m.
No fee and lunch included
CEU credits: 1 General, 1 IPM

Must RSVP at https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/5fxxM7HfiB?origin=lprLink

09/04/2026

📣Register Today! Early Bird Tickets on Sale Now!📣

✅Multi-Track Agenda for Backyard Master Gardeners
✅Small Market Producers
✅Preserving the Harvest
✅Community and School Gardens with CPEs offered
✅Ag Pesticide track with 5 CEUs offered

For more information visit https://42ndVegConf.eventbrite.com

Please visit or call our office at 281-342-3034 for more information

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

🦋 Join our 3rd annual Butterfly Brigade and help your school bloom while supporting our local wildlife. 🦋

Here’s how:

📅 Get your school to sign up by Sept 27
🛍️ Shop at Enchanted Forest Oct 2 – Dec 23
📣 Mention your school at checkout
🌱 Your school earns 5% back on every purchase!

Top prize? A complete pollinator garden 🌸 + every school gets a gift card equal to their rewards!
Plus, all participants get access to Junior Master Gardener trainings with Texas A&M AgriLife!!

Tag your principal & PTA—let’s grow something beautiful together!

We've made it easy.....just scan the code to get signed up and all the details!

08/29/2026

📣New Fruit Growers 📣

🍊Learn how to select an appropriate site, choose crops that grow successfully in their area of Texas, establish a vineyard or orchard, and protect it from some of the unique weather and pest challenges that fruit growers encounter.🍓

📆October 15 & 16, 2026
📍Rosenberg, TX

For more information and to register https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/website/96987/

08/25/2026

Hay! Need CEU credits? Join our Hay Quality Contest.

📣Speakers on agricultural economics, mealy bug issues and DAR📣

📆Saturday, September 26, 2026
📍Fort Bend County Fairgrounds 4310 Hwy 36 S, Rosenberg
⏰9:30 a.m.
Lunch and entry included with registration
CEU credits: 1 General, 1 IPM

Must register https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/5fxxM7HfiB?origin=lprLink

08/22/2026

🎨2026 Fort Bend County Fair Coloring Contest🎨

This contest is open to kindergarten through fifth grade student residents of Fort Bend County.

Entries postmarked by September 8, 2026

Rules attached, or visit link for more information https://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/counties/fort-bend-county/

08/20/2026

Update: Additional recalls have been issued for jalapeños and products made with recalled jalapeños.

USDA-FSIS also issued a public health alert for certain meat and poultry products containing recalled jalapeños.

See the outbreak advisory for additional information: https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-salmonella-jalapeno-august-2026

08/20/2026

Hay! Need CEU credits? Join our Hay Quality Contest.

📣Programs on agricultural economics, mealy bug issues and DAR
📆Saturday, September 26, 2026
⏰9:30 a.m.
No fee and lunch included
CEU credits: 1 General, 1 IPM

RSVP at https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/5fxxM7HfiB?origin=lprLink