Contact: Philip Shackelford, 979-865-2072, p-shackelford@tamu.edu BELLVILLE – The Austin, Colorado, Fayette and Washington County offices of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a Multi-county New Landowner field day May 17 at the John Howard Farm, located at 5781 Old 36 Road between Bellville and Kenney. The field day will include an overview of [...]
JUNCTION — Anyone interested in private water-well management in the Upper Llano River watershed or surrounding area is invited to attend the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Texas Well Owner Network training June 1 in Junction. The training will be from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at the Texas Tech Llano River Field Station, 254 Red Raider [...]
Prepare nutritious, quick meals while having fun with friends By Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Angela Burkham, 806-677-5600, ABurkham@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is offering a new program that will allow the expert cooks as well as beginners to learn to prepare easy, nutritious meals in advance and promote more [...]
Bee swarms, some low insect populations may be drought related Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Drought and up-and-down temperatures are affecting insect behavior – everything from honeybee behavior to delayed emergence of pests, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist. “Prolonged drought and these cold snaps we’re seeing do have [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Michael Wilkes, 806-868-3191, mcwilkes@ag.tamu.edu MIAMI – Michael Wilkes will be headed east across the Panhandle on May 15 to start in his new position as the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources agent for Roberts County. Wilkes, a native of Amarillo and graduate of West Texas [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Larry Redmon, 979-845-4826, l-redmon@tamu.edu Dr. Calvin Trostle, 806-746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu Dr. Steve Amosson, 806-677-5600, samosson@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Baling or ensiling freeze-damaged wheat to take advantage of drought-induced higher forage prices might be the best option for some producers, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Producers would need to determine how much forage they have [...]
Jennifer Reeves accepts family and consumer sciences post Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Scott Durham, 325-653-4576, ms-durham@tamu.edu LLANO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has named Jennifer Reeves their new agent for family and consumer sciences in Llano County. The announcement was made by County Judge Wayne Brascom and Scott Durham, [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Rick Machen, 830-278-9151 ext. 245, rmachen@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – A panel of grass-fed beef producers providing first-hand knowledge of production practices will be one of several highlights at a grass-fed beef production conference scheduled May 30-31 at Texas A&M University in College Station. A panel of speakers on [...]
Multi-county AgriLife Extension program to view rangeland options Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Marty Gibbs, 325-365-2219, mj-gibbs@tamu.edu SAN ANGELO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct the multi-county Livestock and Rangeland Revitalization Program from 1-4:30 p.m. May 28 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo. The [...]
Price to growers plummet after a strong start WESLACO – Rains that fell April 28 will likely have little effect on the South Texas onion harvest, according to an expert at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco. “Onions are a dry weather crop,” said Dr. Juan Anciso, a Texas A&M AgriLife [...]
