Expert: Transgenics could head off ‘the end of orange juice’ COLLEGE STATION — Key players will converge on Texas A&M University June 4-6 to chart the course for the release of improved fruits and vegetables designed to head off deadly plant diseases and lead the world to a second Green Revolution, according to Dr. Bill [...]
KILLEEN — Anyone interested in private water-well management in the Lampasas River watershed area is invited to the Texas Well Owner Network training June 20 in Killeen. The no-cost training will be held from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at Texas A&M University–Central Texas campus, 1001 Leadership Place, according to Drew Gholson, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service [...]
SAN ANTONIO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Bexar County Master Gardeners will present the Backyard Gardening series program ”Catch the Rain and Use it Later” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. June 25. The program will be held in Suite 208 of the AgriLife Extension office in Conroy Square, 3355 Cherry Ridge Dr. in San [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Scott Durham, 325-653-4576, ms-durham@tamu.edu MERTZON – Kenneth “Shane” Wigington has been named the new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent for agriculture and natural resources for Irion County, according to an announcement made by County Judge Tom Aiken and Scott Durham, AgriLife Extension administrator at San Angelo. He [...]
New Texas Superstar chosen from 17 Napier grasses tested Writer: Robert Burns, 903-312-3199, rd-burns@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Like true royalty, Princess Caroline Napier grass is beautiful and elegant in its own right, while bringing out the best in its companions, according to a professor of ornamental horticulture. “It’s a really attractive ornamental grass that in [...]
Camps to take place June 26-27 and Aug. 20-21 SAN ANTONIO — The 4-H and youth development program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Bexar County will hold two “FUNtastic” Adventure Camps this summer in San Antonio. The first camp will take place June 26-27 and the second will take place Aug 20-21. [...]
Three programs set May 28-29 to help producers decide Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contacts: Bill Thompson, 325-653-4576, w-thompson@tamu.edu Dr. Jackie Smith, 806-746-6101, j-smith34@tamu.edu SAN ANGELO – The federally funded ACRE program might be a viable option for West Texas producers seeking to recoup drought-related losses to this year’s crop, said an economist [...]
OAK ISLAND – A Texas Watershed Steward workshop addressing water quality issues related to Double Bayou watershed will be held from 1-8 p.m. June 25 at the Oak Island Lodge, 142-A Jackson Drive, Oak Island. Oak Island is in Chambers County between the east and west forks of the Double Bayou and about eight miles [...]
Agency helping Texans access various emergency preparation, recovery resources COLLEGE STATION – In conjunction with the state’s Hurricane Preparedness Week this month, as well as other preparedness efforts, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is making Texans aware of its many disaster and emergency-related materials. “With hurricane season approaching, AgriLife Extension is again reminding Texas [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Casey Reynolds, casey_reynolds@icloud.com Dr. Travis Miller, 979-845-4808, td-miller@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Casey Reynolds has been named the new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service state turf specialist and will begin July 1, according to Dr. Travis Miller, Texas A&M University soil and crop sciences associate department head in [...]
