Academy for Ranch Management Offers Workshops
The Academy for Ranch Management has announced its schedule of 2007 workshops.
The Academy for Ranch Management has announced its schedule of 2007 workshops.
Photos and Graphics UVALDE – Though crop losses from record rainfall earlier this year reached $200 million, hunting prospects across South Texas are excellent and the money spent on related activities throughout the region will be welcomed, according to a Texas Cooperative Extension economist. “This is one of the most important economic activities of the…
BARNHART - The Texas Range Station at Barnhart will hold a field day, the first in several years, on Oct. 18. The day’s activities will be 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the station, which is located 21 miles north of Ozona on State Highway 163. The station is a satellite facility of the Texas…
Audio Oct1107a COLLEGE STATION – Cotton needs heat units to mature and while things started out slowly for much of the crop, it is now back on track on the High Plains, said a Texas Cooperative Extension specialist. “The cotton crop looks good,” said Dr. Brent Bean, Extension agronomist in Amarillo. “It certainly has matured…
COLLEGE STATION The Norman E. Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture at Texas A&M University, as a member of a special consortium, has been awarded a program to expand agricultural capacity and opportunity in Burundi. Development Alternatives Inc. leads the consortium that includes universities, private firms, agricultural industry groups and non-governmental organizations, said Linda Cleboski,…
What: International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruit and Vegetables. The goal of the conference is to exchange information between the agricultural, nutrition and health sciences, and to advance the science related to foods for health. When: Media Day is Oct. 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. During this time, journalists may arrange interviews with the…
If you are working on a follow-up story on the E. coli-beef recalls, please be aware that Texas A&M University has a Center for Food Safety. Dr. Kerri Harris, director, will be available to answer any questions about regulatory and food safety issues. To set up an interview, please contact Edith Chenault, communications specialist, at…
AMARILLO Constipation is a serious problem at any age but may be more so in older adults, said a Texas Cooperative Extension specialist. Constipation can account for some of the cases of delirium in older adults, causing symptoms similar to those of Alzheimer’s disease, said Andrew B. Crocker, Extension gerontology specialist. Nearly everyone becomes…
Writer: Robert Burns, 903-834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu Contact: Crispin Skinner, 936-560-7711, cmskinner@ag.tamu.edu NACOGDOCHES – The “Fall CEU Program” is designed for private pesticide applicators who need continuing education units but don’t want to be bored getting them, said a Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension agent . The program will begin with registration at 2:30 p.m. Oct….
RUSK – – Pioneer Days in Rusk is what Rene McCracken calls her “little cowboy” event. While there will be a stick-horse rodeo for the little cowboys, the even is really a full-fledged event for full-sized cowboys and cowgirls as well, said McCracken, Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension agent for Cherokee County. Set Oct….