Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: DeDe Jones, 806-677-5600, DLJones@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – Livestock producers considering adding a layer of protection against drought loss on annual forage crops have an insurance deadline ahead, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist. The Rainfall Index – Annual Forage Insurance plan, referred to as RI-AF, is a [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – A senior official from the U.S. Agency for International Development recently praised Texas A&M University and its students for becoming one of seven institutions participating in USAID’s Higher Education Solutions Network. “I want to applaud you and you should applaud yourselves,” said Dr. Alex Dehgan, USAID’s science [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu BRYAN – Agricultural producers both young and old learned practical risk-management techniques in farming and ranching at the recent Next Generation of Agriculture Conference, held recently at the Brazos County Expo in Bryan. Dr. Mark Welch, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service grains economist, College Station, advised farmers to be low-cost [...]
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 [...]
