Program to address rising input costs, critical decisions Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Larry Redmon, 979-845-4826, l-redmon@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – New landowners interested in getting the most for their input dollar can find out the do’s and don’ts during the annual Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Ranch Management University on the Texas A&M [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Steve Amosson, 806-677-5600, samosson@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – Because not all participants could make it to the 2013 High Plains Short Course “Intro to Futures and Options” hosted on Feb. 12 by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service after snow blanketed the region, Dr. Steve Amosson has set March 5 to [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Brandon McGinty, 806-669-8033, b-mcginty@tamu.edu PAMPA – The annual agriculture conference conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Gray County will be held Feb. 26 at the Clyde Carruth Livestock Pavilion in the concession area of the bull barns. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., and the program [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Amy Wagner, 806-373-0713, aewagner@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – Before the next state health inspection, eating establishments may want to review whether or not they have a certified food manager. If not, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is offering a course to help them meet state requirements. By law, food establishments [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Brittany Grube, Brittany.grube@agnet.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Managing livestock to be productive on grass with minimal inputs will be the focus of a Feb. 7 webinar hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. “How grass grows will be explained in simple terms so producers can understand how growth can [...]
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Brandon Boughen, 806-677-5600, bwboughen@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – A regional spring sorghum producers’ workshop will be held Feb. 7, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Potter, Randall, Oldham and Deaf Smith counties. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. with the program following from 8 a.m. to noon [...]
Futures and options, feed grains to be covered Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Steve Amosson, 806-677-5600, samosson@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – Drought, record tight feed grain supplies in the U.S. and world markets, and the lowest cattle inventory in 60 years are just some of the factors that will lead to volatile markets in 2013, according [...]
HOUSTON —The WeTable, a do-it-yourself portable touch table system aimed at helping public officials make community decisions, will be the subject of a two-day, hands-on training in Houston Feb. 26-27, officials said. The WeTable Conference will be at the Rice Lofts Ballroom, 909 Texas Ave. Early bird registration is $175 until Jan. 31, then $200 [...]
WICHITA FALLS – Beekeepers from across North Texas and southern Oklahoma will have the opportunity to attend the first Texoma Beekeepers Conference Feb. 16 in Wichita Falls, according to Fred Hall, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent for Wichita County. The conference will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Luby’s Cafeteria, 1801 [...]
AMARILLO – The Texas High Plains Grain Elevator Workshop will be Jan. 30 at the Ashmore Inn and Suites, 2301 Interstate 40 East, Exit 72-A, in Amarillo, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist. The meeting is set for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., said Dr. Ed Bynum, AgriLife Extension entomologist in Amarillo. [...]
