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: 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 [...]
Prepare nutritious, quick meals while having fun with friends By Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Angela Burkham, 806-677-5600, ABurkham@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is offering a new program that will allow the expert cooks as well as beginners to learn to prepare easy, nutritious meals in advance and promote more [...]
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 [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Brittany Grube, Brittany.grube@agnet.tamu.edu Dr. Paul Baumann, 979-845-4880, pbaumann@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – “How Herbicides Work” is the topic of the May 2 webinar hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service as a part of the Texas Range Webinar Series. This presentation will focus on the effect of the herbicides [...]
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 [...]
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dustin Coufal, 979-823-0129, dwcoufal@ag.tamu.edu FRANKLIN – The 27th annual O.D. Butler Field Day scheduled May 17 at Camp Cooley Ranch will feature the latest weed control technologies, plus strategies on buying and selling cattle during fluctuating market conditions. The ranch is located at 4297 Camp Cooley Ranch Road [...]
Contact: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu BRYAN – Who will feed the growing U.S. population in the next 50 years? As the current generation of farmers and ranchers ages, the next generation must take over, according to organizers of two agricultural conferences scheduled for Bryan and Abilene. Capital Farm Credit and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension [...]
High Plains, South Plains and Rolling Plains suffer damage AMARILLO – Wheat Freeze Assessment Sessions will be held April 17-18 across the High Plains, South Plains and Rolling Plains after temperatures dipped into the teens and low 20s on April 9-10, threatening much of Texas’ wheat crop. Dr. Calvin Trostle, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service [...]
