Experts: Drought a good time to talk conservation SAN BENITO—The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas Water Resources Institute are hosting a rainwater harvesting class April 20 in San Benito. The class will be 9 a.m. to noon at the AgriLife Extension office for Cameron County, 1390 W. Expressway 83. Lilian Mezquida, AgriLife [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Phyllis Dyer, 940-552-9941, pmdyer@ag.tamu.edu Dr. Paul DeLaune, 940-552-9941, pbdelaune@ag.tamu.edu VERNON – A 10-year effort by Texas A&M AgriLife Research on the Buck Creek watershed will end this month and be recognized with a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Texas Environmental Excellence Award for agriculture in May. Buck Creek was [...]
http://agvideo.tamu.edu/agrilifetoday/GrayWaterResearch-YouTube.mov UVALDE – Inside a greenhouse on the grounds of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service Center in Uvalde, Dr. Raul Cabrera recently inspected several groups of ornamental plants for signs of damage or distress. “This is the first component of our practical gray-water investigation,” explained Cabrera, who along with colleagues from the [...]
Future groundwater availability, quality dependent on conservation efforts Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Srinivasulu Ale, 940-552-9941, sriniale@ag.tamu.edu Dr. Sriroop Chaudhuri, 940-552-9941, schaudhuri@ag.tamu.edu VERNON – Two Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists recently completed an evaluation of groundwater resources in the Trinity and Woodbine aquifers under the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and published their findings in an [...]
AUSTIN – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Travis County will present a Water Wi$e Workshop from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 4 at Ragsdale Center, St. Edward’s University, 3001 S. Congress Ave. in Austin. The building is located near the center of the St. Edward’s campus, adjacent to the bookstore. Parking is free and [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Blake Alldredge, 979-845-7471, balldredge@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has a new publication available to help landowners monitor and manage the health of their native rangeland, said the author. The publication, Native Grassland Monitoring and Management, targets landowners within the Trinity River Basin and [...]
Watershed includes parts of Mills, Hamilton, Lampasas, Coryell, Burnet, Bell and Williamson counties OAKALLA — The Lampasas River Watershed Partnership will host a one-day “Proper Functioning Condition Riparian” workshop May 2 at the Oakalla Community Center, 29111 Farm-to-Market Road 963 in Oakalla. The watershed encompasses parts of Mills, Hamilton, Lampasas, Coryell, Burnet, Bell and Williamson [...]
Growers’ incentive programs, funding will be reviewed WESLACO–The Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board have scheduled a meeting April 25 to update agricultural producers on state and federal incentive programs, according to an official with the Texas Water Resources Institute. The meeting will be held from 9-11 a.m. [...]
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS — Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Atascosa, Bexar, Guadalupe and Wilson counties will present the Pond Management Program from 8:30 a.m. to noon April 26 at Bugg Farms, 1287 County Road 314 in Sutherland Springs. Southerland Springs is located 20 miles east of San Antonio in northern Wilson County. Program registration [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Marcel Fischbacher, 806-935-2594, mhfischbacher@ag.tamu.edu DUMAS – A Water Wise Living Conference will be held April 15-16 at the Moore County Community Building, 1600 S. Maddox Ave., Dumas. The program is a joint effort of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Moore County, Moore County Extension Leadership Advisory Board [...]
