Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Caleb Eaton, 432-558-3522, cleaton@ag.tamu.edu CRANE – The Summer Ranchers’ Roundup is set for 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. June 6 in the Crane County Exhibit Hall in Crane. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program will feature topics of interest for Far West Texas ranch operators and owners. “During the [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Caleb Eaton, 432-558-3522, cleaton@ag.tamu.edu CRANE – The Summer Ranchers’ Roundup is set for 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. June 6 in the Crane County Exhibit Hall in Crane. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program will feature topics of interest for Far West Texas ranch operators and owners. “During the [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Josh Blanek, 432-524-1421, Joshua.blanek@agnet.tamu.edu ANDREWS – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Andrews County will conduct their Spring Beef Cattle Meeting: “Focus on the Female” program from 5:45-8:30 p.m. May 28 at the AgriLife Extension office, 851 East Broadway Street in Andrews. “As the name implies, [...]
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: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Giri Athrey, 979-845-1885, gathrey@tmail.com COLLEGE STATION – Malaria is responsible for about 700,000 deaths annually in sub-Saharan Africa alone, and a team of Texas A&M University researchers is doing their best to help stem this perpetual tide of human suffering. Dr. Giridhar “Giri” Athrey, post-doctoral associate with [...]
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 [...]
Writers: Rob Williams, 979-458-3449, rlwilliams32@tamu.edu , Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Charles Allen, 325-653-4576, ctallen@ag.tamu.edu LUBBOCK – Texas A&M University’s department of entomology and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service have named Dr. Apurba Barman as the new AgriLife Extension entomologist serving the South Plains. Barman is headquartered at the Texas A&M AgriLife [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Scott Durham, 325-653-4576, ms-durham@tamu.edu COLEMAN – Michael Palmer has been named the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent for agriculture and natural resources in Coleman County effective May 15, according to an announcement made by Coleman County Judge Joe Watson and Scott Durham, AgriLife Extension administrator in San [...]
Drought management curriculum is focus of San Angelo event Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contacts: Nikki Kosesan 503-364-5462, info@nlfa-sheep.org Dr. Frank Craddock, 325-653-4576, b-craddock@tamu.edu SAN ANGELO – The Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School is set for July 14-17 in San Angelo, but those planning to attend must register by May 3, organizers said. [...]
Managing brush control in endangered species habitat to be key topic Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Brian Hays, 254-865-2061, b-hays@tamu.edu BROWNWOOD – Two interagency range and wildlife management field days for landowners, land managers and brush control contractors operating in possible endangered species habitat have been scheduled in late May. The Texas A&M [...]
