SAN ANGELO — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Concho Valley Master Gardeners annual Fall Landscaping Symposium is just three weeks away and registration is now open. The eighth annual event will be held Sept. 7 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 7887 N. U.S. Highway 87 in San Angelo. Refreshments and […]
AMARILLO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present the Bushland Forage Sorghum Plot Tour beginning at 9 a.m. Sept. 4. The plots are located west of Amarillo. Exit Interstate 40 at Arnot Road and stay on the westbound interstate frontage road about a mile to Hill Drive. Turn north on Hill Drive for […]
COLLEGE STATION – A rash of recent companion animal deaths related to cyanobacteria toxins prompted a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service aquaculture expert to offer information to alleviate fears. Todd Sink, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension aquaculture specialist, College Station, wanted to address recent stories involving companion animal deaths linked to toxins in surface water to assuage […]
SAN ANTONIO — Jacob Broner has joined the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Bexar County as the new health and wellness educator. Broner, who began Aug. 12, will provide health and wellness educational outreach to residents of Bexar County in conjunction with agency programming. “Jacob will be a great addition to the agency and […]
BAY CITY — The first annual Upper Gulf Coast Wildlife Expo will be held Aug. 24 at the Wharton County Junior College, 4000 Ave. F, Bay City. The free event will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and RSVPs are required by Aug. 21 to 979-245-4100. Late RSVPs will not be accepted. Sessions will […]
BELLEVUE – A Brush Control Field Day will be offered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Montague and Clay counties on Aug. 28 at Pullen Angus Ranch, about one mile south of Bellevue at 17516 U.S. 287 South. The program will begin with registration at 8 a.m. followed by speakers from 8:30 […]
COLLEGE STATION — Registration for the Texas A&M Turfgrass and Landscape Field Day on Oct. 9 is open. The field day will be held at the Scotts-MiracleGro Lawn and Garden Research Facility, 3100 F&B Road in College Station. “This field day offers an opportunity for members of industry and the general public to see and […]
AUSTIN – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for Travis County will present a Private Pesticide Applicator Training Aug. 28 at the agency’s office at 1600-B Smith Road, Austin. Day-of registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., with training from 8:00 a.m.-noon. Lunch is not included. “This training is for people wanting to obtain a Texas […]
SPEARMAN – The Hutchinson and Hansford Cotton Production Meeting, hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, will be Aug. 22 at the Adobe Walls Gin, located at 10175 Farm-to-Market Road 51 between Stinnett and Spearman. The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. with registration. A shrimp boil lunch will be sponsored by NexGen and West […]
LUBBOCK – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is offering a series of five forage workshops in far West Texas Aug. 22-23. The cost is $20 per meeting, and three Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be available – one in laws and regulations, one in integrated pest management and one general. Dr. […]
