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 [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Leicia Redwine, 806-226-3021, l-redwine@tamu.edu CLAUDE — Before the next health inspection, restaurants and other food-service operations may want to review whether or not they have a certified food manager. If not, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is offering a course to help them meet state requirements. “Food Safety: It’s Our [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Marcel Fischbacher, 806-935-2594, mhfischbacher@ag.tamu.edu DUMAS – A Water Wise Living Conference will be held April 15-16 at the Moore County Community Building, 1600 S. Maddox Ave., Dumas. The program is a joint effort of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Moore County, Moore County Extension Leadership Advisory Board [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Sue Owens, 806-935-2593,csowens@ag.tamu.edu DUMAS – A professional food manager certification training course will be offered April 22-23 at the Moore County Annex, 310 East First Street in Dumas, by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Moore County. The cost is $125 and includes training, materials and a [...]
HOUSTON – A field day at Sheldon Lake State Park will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., April 11 to highlight various wetland restoration projects there, according to organizers. The park is a 2,800-acre outdoor education and recreation facility at 14200 Garrett Road in Houston, 15 minutes from downtown. “The Sheldon Lake Prairie Wetland restoration [...]
Ranch Management University set April 15-19 in College Station Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Larry Redmon, 979-845-4826, l-redmon@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – All ranchers may be “planning for profit,” but some might have a hard time capitalizing on it without key advice offered at the annual Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Ranch Management University, [...]
