CASTROVIILE — A Water Day event called “Let’s Talk About Water” will be presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Nueces River Authority, from 9 a.m.-noon on May 21 at the Landmark Inn, 402 Florence St., Castroville. “Even places that historically have been able to provide adequate water to their population face occasional [...]
Program to be held at Bexar County Junior Livestock Show Association Grounds MARTINEZ – The 2013 Multi-County Beef Cattle Field Day, presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Bexar County Agricultural Committee, has been set for May 24 in Martinez, said event coordinators. Martinez is in east-central Bexar County, about 10 miles east [...]
SAN ANTONIO – The Backyard Gardening series program “How to Build a Raised Bed Garden and Saving Water/Money through Drip Irrigation” will be presented from 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 21 by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office for Bexar County. The program will be held at the agency office in Suite 208 of the Conroy [...]
Research to be published in June issue of leading microbiology journal COLLEGE STATION – According to the Centers for Disease Control, about one in six Americans gets food poisoning each year. Additionally, virus infection risks from consumption of raw oysters in the U.S. are estimated to cost around $200 million a year. To address the [...]
TEMPLE — The Texas 4-H Program, in partnership with the Bell County 4-H Photography Advisory Board, will host a statewide photography workshop July 20-21 in Temple, said event coordinators. The workshop is open to 4-H members 9-18 years old and their parents. It will be held at Central Texas Christian School, 4141 W. Farm-to-Market Road 93. [...]
NACOGDOCHES – The Attoyac Bayou Watershed Partnership will meet May 16 to discuss water quality findings related to the watershed’s protection plan, said partnership participants. The meeting, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, will be from 6-8 p.m. at the Nacogdoches County Farm Bureau [...]
SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Master Gardener association, a volunteer horticulture program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, is now taking orders for phalaenopsis orchids to be picked up May 10-11at its offices in Suite 208 of Conroy Square. Conroy Square is located at 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive in northwest San Antonio. “The [...]
Large paper nests in South Central Texas trees most likely home to honey wasps SAN ANTONIO – If there’s a large, gray ball-shaped nest in your tree, the insects inside likely aren’t bees but Mexican honey wasps, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist in San Antonio. “I’ve been getting a lot more [...]
SAN ANTONIO – The Backyard Gardening series program “How to Build a Raised-Bed Garden and Saving Water/Money through Drip Irrigation” will be presented from 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 21 by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office for Bexar County. The program will be held at the agency office in Suite 208 of the Conroy Square [...]
Research on endangered African species transplanted to Texas should aid in its survival UVALDE – How do you track dama gazelles across more than 20,000 acres of Texas range to gather insights to help ensure their survival here and in their native Africa? To answer that question, Dr. Elizabeth Cary Mungall, science officer for the [...]
