Bryan-College Station is once again proud to host the Texas 4-H Roundup, the pinnacle event for all of Texas 4-H. The community is gearing up for more than 4,000 participants who plan to visit the area for this event. The event will be held June 10-14 on the campus of Texas A&M University. Texas 4-H [...]
Project designed to raise vegetables, education level on health benefits Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Ron French, 806-677-5600, rdfrench@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is teaming up with Friends of Carver and Carver Elementary Academy to educate students on some of their favorite fruits and vegetables. Dr. Ron French, AgriLife Extension [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Caleb Eaton, 432-558-3522, cleaton@ag.tamu.edu CRANE – The Crane County 4-H Advisory Board will host a Texas A&M Horsemanship School June 21-22 at the Crane County Arena in Crane. The 4-H program is the youth component of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. “The school will be a total [...]
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: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Michael Wilkes, 806-868-3191, mcwilkes@ag.tamu.edu MIAMI – Michael Wilkes will be headed east across the Panhandle on May 15 to start in his new position as the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources agent for Roberts County. Wilkes, a native of Amarillo and graduate of West Texas [...]
AgriLife Extension youth council to lead Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Megan Parr, 806-878-4026, megan.parr@ag.tamu.edu BORGER – The increasing use of K2 and other synthetic drugs by youth in the Panhandle has prompted the Hutchinson County Youth Board to call for a “Teen-2-Teen” town hall meeting, said Megan Parr, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service [...]
Gardening shown to improve student behavior, achievement EDINBURG – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold its 13th annual Health and Habitats Teacher training on May 10 in Lyford, according to an AgriLife Extension horticulturist. The training will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hilltop Gardens, 6.5 miles north of La [...]
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Pascual Hernandez, 325-387-3101, p-hernandez@tamu.edu SAN ANGELO – Applications are now being accepted for the West Texas Youth Veterinary Science Workshop, slated for June 2-6 at the Tom Green County 4-H Center in San Angelo. The camp-style workshop is open to all Texas youth, but because enrollment is limited [...]
COLLEGE STATION — The Texas 4-H Roundup will host more than 4,000 participants June 11-14 on the campus of Texas A&M University. 4-H is the youth program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. “4-H Roundup is Texas 4-H’s premiere leadership event of the year,” said Kyle Merten, AgriLife Extension [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Kaylee Farquhar, 940-849-3321, kaylee.farquhar@ag.tamu.edu THROCKMORTON – Kaylee Farquhar has been named the new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resources agent for Throckmorton County, according to Miles Dabovich, district administrator in Vernon. “Kaylee will join the program on March 15, participating in our First Step program in [...]
