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 [...]
Weighmaster training and certification class set for May 18 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Fishing tournaments have become so popular in South Texas that one is held almost every weekend during the summer months. With so much at stake, classes and certification are available to make sure event judges, known as weighmasters, know exactly what they’re [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Danny Klinefelter, 979-845-7171, danklinefelter@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Danny Klinefelter, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist, was recently named to two distinguished groups of influential agricultural leaders by Top Producer magazine editors. Klinefelter, also a professor in the department of agricultural economics at Texas A&M University, was [...]
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 [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Rick Machen, 830-278-9151 ext. 245, rmachen@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – A panel of grass-fed beef producers providing first-hand knowledge of production practices will be one of several highlights at a grass-fed beef production conference scheduled May 30-31 at Texas A&M University in College Station. A panel of speakers on [...]
Price to growers plummet after a strong start WESLACO – Rains that fell April 28 will likely have little effect on the South Texas onion harvest, according to an expert at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco. “Onions are a dry weather crop,” said Dr. Juan Anciso, a Texas A&M AgriLife [...]
Residents warned to be on the lookout for mosquitoes and flying ants, termites WESLACO – Rains that fell April 28 have temporarily slowed the harvest of citrus and vegetable crops in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and will likely increase the activity of mosquitoes and termites, according to experts at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research [...]
Drought, lack of irrigation water taking their toll WESLACO – Despite drenching rains April 28, drought-stricken row crops growers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley may be in for another disastrous year, possibly doubling their $50 million drought losses of 2006, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts in Weslaco. “Reports of failed acres [...]
Contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Conflict and Development at Texas A&M University in College Station will feature a lecture by a lead science and technology adviser from the U.S. Agency for International Development. The lecture will be held at 9 a.m. May 2 at the AgriLife Center, 600 John Kimbrough Blvd., Texas [...]
