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 [...]
Another droughty summer forecast for West Texas Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Though recent storms promised to reset the drought button for a large part of East Texas, the western half of the state will likely see below-normal precipitation from now through August, according to a Texas A&M University climatologist. “We are [...]
Not much freeze-damaged wheat likely to be replanted to cotton Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.ed COLLEGE STATION – Texas cotton planting intentions may be affected by the replanting to cotton of freeze-damaged wheat acreage, but a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert doesn’t expect the change to be significant on dryland wheat acres. “Most of [...]
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 [...]
Much of state’s warm-season grass pastures still drought damaged Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Much of the state’s warm-season grass pastures have yet to recover from damage suffered during the 2011 drought, said a Texas A&M Agricultural Extension Service forage expert. The recovery delay is caused by several factors, said Dr. Larry [...]
Jack Frost continues to take bites out of Texas wheat Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – The damage to the wheat crop in the Panhandle, Southern Plains and Rolling Plains regions from the last bout of freezing weather was not uniform, but losses were “significant,” according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service [...]
Texas A&M experts to conduct detailed training Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu FORT WORTH – A small-scale poultry production seminar set in Fort Worth on April 30 is designed mainly for those who want to take control of their own food. “We’ve been getting a lot of phone calls from people who want to grow [...]
Peach crop may have been cut by three-fourths by freeze Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – What some have termed “crazy weather” appears to have cut potential peach yields by three-fourths or more in the major production areas of the state, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulturist. Unseasonably warm weather punctuated [...]
Many East Texas pastures remain weed infested after 2011 drought Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu SAN AUGUSTINE – One of the highlights of this year’s Pineywoods Cow Congress on April 26, set near San Augustine, will be weed control in pastures. “After the 2011 drought, we are still trying to get our pastures back up [...]
Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu CENTRAL TEXAS – Beef producers are invited to any or all Beef Quality Assurance trainings to be held in May in Canton, Stephenville and Corrigan. The trainings cover many aspects of beef production, including proper handling and the administering of vaccines, herd health, residue avoidance, genetic considerations, and environmental stewardship, [...]
