Agency helping Texans access various emergency preparation, recovery resources COLLEGE STATION – In conjunction with the state’s Hurricane Preparedness Week this month, as well as other preparedness efforts, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is making Texans aware of its many disaster and emergency-related materials. “With hurricane season approaching, AgriLife Extension is again reminding Texas [...]
DENVER — Dr. Andy Vestal, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist in College Station, is the 2012 recipient of the Southern Region Award for Excellence in Extension for creating effective programs for the citizens of Texas. The award was presented Nov. 11 during the 125th annual meeting of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities [...]
COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is supporting National Preparedness Month efforts by asking Texans to ready their families, businesses and communities for a disaster or emergency. “AgriLife Extension is focusing even greater attention on disaster preparedness during September, as this month has been designated National Preparedness Month,” said Joyce Cavanagh, AgriLife [...]
COLLEGE STATION – Suppose your house was damaged by weather. Maybe your house wasn’t directly under the storm, but the wind blew a tree onto your roof. Or maybe it was hurt by hail or caught fire or one of the water pipes burst inside the house. Chances are, you’re going to need a contractor. [...]
Expert: Prepare now by downloading disaster-related publications to mobile devices COLLEGE STATION – In conjunction with the state’s Hurricane Preparedness Week and other preparedness efforts, the Texas AgriLife Extension Service has made many of its disaster and emergency-related materials available in e-book format for mobile device users. “With hurricane season approaching, this is a key [...]
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Andy Vestal has been named director of emergency management programs for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. In his role, Vestal will coordinate with AgriLife Extension’s administrators, specialists and county agents to provide educational programs and materials for emergencies that impact Texans, according to Dr. Ed Smith, AgriLife Extension director. “A key [...]
COLLEGE STATION – New research could assist ecologists in managing erosion of coastal wetlands, but it bucks the theory that plants can directly mitigate soil loss during hurricanes and other natural disasters. Dr. Rusty Feagin, a Texas AgriLife Research ecosystems management scientist, and a group of researchers discovered soil type plays a much larger role [...]
GALVESTON – When more than 20 coastal barrier island researchers arrived on Galveston Island in early January, many had never seen the level of destruction wrought by Hurricane Ike. They came from New England, the Pacific coast and all points between where ocean meets U.S. soil. From a common interest in coastal barrier islands and [...]
COLLEGE STATION – Food and drinking water subjected to flooding may not be safe, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. “We don’t know what might have been in the flood water,” said Dr. Jenna Anding, AgriLife Extension nutrition specialist. Because of this, Anding suggests that the following foods be thrown out if they come into [...]
COLLEGE STATION – Among the many unpleasant consequences of Hurricane Ike can be the odors caused by food that has spoiled in a refrigerator or freezer that shut off because of a power failure. Jenna Anding, a food and nutrition expert with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, offers these suggestions for eliminating refrigerator odors: •Unplug [...]
