Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Pascual Hernandez, 325-387-3101, p-hernandez@tamu.edu SONORA –The Annual Wool and Mohair Show, now in its 76th year, will again be held in conjunction with the National 4-H Wool Judging and FFA Wool Judging contests. These contests join a host of other ranch-related youth competitions set for June 18-20 in [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu SIMONTON – The rain fell hard and heavy, but it didn’t stop more than 100 agricultural producers from attending the inaugural Upper Gulf Coast Ranch Expo at the 12,000-acre Twinwood Ranch near Simonton. A choking rain of several inches within an hour canceled the bus tours scheduled to view 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: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Jason Cleere, 979-845-6931, jjcleere@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – The 59th Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is scheduled Aug. 5-7 at Texas A&M University in College Station. Weather outlook and a cattle market outlook are two of the featured topics to be discussed during the general session scheduled Aug. [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Tom Hairgrove, 458-3216, tbhairgrove@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – With cattle producers restocking herds in certain parts of Texas following drought, experts are urging ranchers to be mindful of bovine anaplasmosis, an infectious disease that can be transmitted among cattle by blood. “Due to sustained drought in Texas, many cattle [...]
LUBBOCK — The Texas Viticulture Certificate Program will begin accepting applications June 1 for its next educational series leading to a professional certification in viticulture, said the program’s director. Applications will be accepted from June 1-30 for the program beginning in mid-September, said Dr. Ed Hellman, professor of viticulture and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service [...]
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, [...]
Not much freeze-damaged wheat likely to be replanted to cotton Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.ed COLLEGE STATION – Texas cotton planting intentions may be affected by the replanting to cotton of freeze-damaged wheat acreage, but a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert doesn’t expect the change to be significant on dryland wheat acres. “Most of [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Qingwu Xue, 806-354-5803, QXue@ag.tamu.edu Dr. Jackie Rudd, 806-677-5600, jcrudd@ag.tamu.edu ETTER – Wheat freeze damage and wheat-related research will be the highlights of the Spring Crops Ag Day on May 22 at the North Plains Research Field near Etter. The field day is hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, [...]
Contact: Philip Shackelford, 979-865-2072, p-shackelford@tamu.edu BELLVILLE – The Austin, Colorado, Fayette and Washington County offices of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a Multi-county New Landowner field day May 17 at the John Howard Farm, located at 5781 Old 36 Road between Bellville and Kenney. The field day will include an overview of [...]
