Women’s land stewardship conference Oct. 2-3 in Fredericksburg

​​​FREDERICKSBURG – “Women – Takin’ On the Stewardship Challenge,” hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, will take place Oct. 2-3 at the Inn on Barons Creek, 303 S. Washington St.

​​The conference, funded by the Ruth and Eskel Bennett Trust, is an effort to reach women landowners who want to learn more about stewardship of the land they are in charge of, said Dr. Larry Redmon, AgriLife Extension program leader and associate head, Texas A&M University soil and crop science department in College Station.

Cost of the two-day conference is $75 and includes the opening breakfast as well as all other meals, break refreshments, and tour transportation. Hotel rooms are available at the Inn on Barons Creek for $99 per night under the Bennett-TAMU group code.

Redmon said this third year of the conference will focus on the land and potential financial avenues not typically thought about.

For more information, go to the Bennett Trust website​ or contact Redmon at [email protected] or an AgriLife Extension agent in the region.