WESLACO – The successful conversion of crops to fuel is all about the math, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. If the numbers don’t add up, the world is back to square one: fossil fuels, according to Dr. Juan Enciso, an irrigation engineer at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco. “If [...]
Researcher finding new discoveries in both human health, agriculture COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Guoyao Wu, a faculty member in the department of animal science, part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University, has been named a Distinguished Professor. Wu is one of five faculty members for 2012 who have received [...]
COLLEGE STATION — Dwight Callis, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent for 4-H and youth development in Fort Bend County, has been awarded the agency’s 2011 Superior Service Award for a distinguished career. According to guidelines, the Superior Service Award is given to agency personnel providing outstanding performance or exceptional service to AgriLife Extension, an educational [...]
Onyx hybrid touts traits suited for health-food market COLLEGE STATION – A Texas AgriLife Research scientist said there’s potential for a black grain sorghum hybrid targeting the health-food market. Dr. Bill Rooney has developed Onyx, a black sorghum hybrid that is produced by crossing ATx3363 and RTx3362, both developed by AgriLife Research. This grain sorghum [...]
COLLEGE STATION – The American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians has given full accreditation to the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory through 2016. TVMDL remains the only AAVLD-accredited laboratory in Texas and is among only 35 such facilities in the United States. The accreditation includes TVMDL’s full-service labs in College Station and Amarillo, as well [...]
AMARILLO — Dr. Brent Auvermann is an agricultural engineering specialist for Texas AgriLife Extension Service with joint appointments in Texas AgriLife Research and Texas A&M University’s biological and agricultural engineering department. His expertise disseminated while wearing these many hats has earned Auvermann a 2011 Superior Service Award in the specialist category. The award was announced [...]
ALMA, South Africa – A former Texas AgriLife Extension Service county agent is now farm manager for the Ukulima Farm Research Center in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Bob Whitney, who retired as an AgriLife Extension agent for agriculture for Williamson County and had previous agency positions in different counties, has been at the [...]
VIDEO: Drought Tolerance in Wheat AMARILLO – Maybe it’s in the shoot, maybe the root. Texas AgriLife Research scientists are on a quest to find where different wheat varieties popular in the High Plains get their drought tolerance. Dr. Shuyu Liu, AgriLife Research small grains geneticist in Amarillo, is working with a group of scientists [...]
Dr. Jane Dever named to National Genetic Resources Advisory Council Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Jane Dever, 806-746-6101, jdever@ag.tamu.edu LUBBOCK – Dr. Jane Dever, Texas AgriLife Research cotton geneticist at Lubbock, was recently appointed to a two-year term on the National Genetic Resources Advisory Council, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture news [...]
Writer: Kathleen Phillips, 979-845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – With 9 billion people expected on Earth within 40 years and the resulting pressure on food supplies and natural resources, agricultural researchers and educators will play a vital role in finding solutions, according to a top U.S. Department of Agriculture official. “Food and agriculture are universal – [...]
