COLLEGE STATION – If the world’s food supply and natural resources are to be sustained for future generations, visionary leadership is a must. And what better model to look to than the virtues known since antiquity? That’s the gist of a new book, “Leadership in Agriculture: Case Studies for a New [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Leicia Redwine, 806-226-3021, l-redwine@tamu.edu CLAUDE — Before the next health inspection, restaurants and other food-service operations may want to review whether or not they have a certified food manager. If not, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is offering a course to help them meet state requirements. “Food Safety: It’s Our [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: DeDe Jones, 806-677-5600, DLJones@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – Extreme weather conditions experienced during recent years have caused property damage and early livestock liquidations for many Texas agricultural producers, and as a result, tax implications, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist in Amarillo. These unplanned events often create more [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Paul Schickler, DuPont Pioneer president, said there’s no doubt that grand challenges face production agriculture in the future to meet the needs of an expanding global population. “The challenge is significant and you could say overwhelming,” Schickler said in a recent visit to Texas A&M University, prior [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Parr Rosson, 979-845-2116, prosson@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Victoria Salin has been appointed director of the Master of Agribusiness program in the department of agricultural economics at Texas A&M University and chair of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Agribusiness. Salin is an associate professor specializing in agribusiness management and [...]
Contacts: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Courtney Coufal, 979-845-1542, cacoufal@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – A workshop on making processed meat products is scheduled for April 25-26 on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station. Hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the department of animal science, the Aggie Processed Meat school will engage [...]
Media contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu WASHINGTON – Though the U.S. has a trade embargo with Cuba, food and other agricultural products can be exported to Cuba. These opportunities and other topics will be the focus of an April 8 “Doing Business with Cuba” workshop in Washington, D.C. The half-day event will be held at [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Jackie Smith, 806-746-6101, j-smith34@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – What to grow and when to market it are the main ideas behind the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Profitability Workshop, set from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 19 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock. The center is [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Steve Amosson, 806-677-5600, samosson@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – Because not all participants could make it to the 2013 High Plains Short Course “Intro to Futures and Options” hosted on Feb. 12 by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service after snow blanketed the region, Dr. Steve Amosson has set March 5 to [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Stan Bevers, 940-552-9941, s-bevers@tamu.edu FORT WORTH – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in cooperation with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association will conduct Agricultural Applications of Tablets and Smartphones from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 5. The workshop will be held in the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers [...]
