FLORESVILLE – A Beef Cattle Rebuilding Workshop will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4 at the Edmond Pruski Ranch, 1406 Farm-to-Market Road 1303 in Floresville. The workshop is presented by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Bexar, Guadalupe and Wilson counties in cooperation with Wilson County Soil and Water Conservation […]
MOUNT PLEASANT – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will offer two Beef Quality Assurance Training events in East Texas in late May. Both events are free and open to the public and are in collaboration with the Texas Beef Council and Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. The events are sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. […]
SAN ANGELO – Attendees to the upcoming Bennett Trust Land Stewardship Conference May 3-4 in San Angelo are in for the rare treat of touring two area ranches, the conference coordinator said. “We will be touring two historic Concho Valley ranches — the Duff Ranch and the Head of the River Ranch — the second […]
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Parr Rosson has been appointed interim director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents during its meeting Thursday at Prairie View University. Rosson is head of the department of agricultural economics at Texas A&M University in College Station and an AgriLife Extension […]
DALLAS – Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will showcase environmental initiatives in more than 2,400 square feet of display booth space at EarthX April 20-22. “The world’s largest environmental experience,” according to EarthX’s event website, takes place at Fair Park, Dallas. The three-day event includes an exposition, conference and […]
MERCEDES — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Cinch Ranch Sorting National Championship, or CRSNC, will present the South Texas Western Heritage Ranch Sorting School and Competition May 19 in Mercedes. Activities will be held in the Payne Auto Group Rodeo Arena of the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Inc., 1000 Texas Ave. […]
SAN ANGELO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a number of seed cotton program sign-up Workshops in May to help producers become familiar with the changes brought about through the recently reinstated government program. All the meetings are free and share the same agenda. Meeting information, including AgriLife Extension agent contact information […]
FORT WORTH – When buying female replacement cattle or breeding bulls, it’s important to use data and visual observations to make the best selections, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Dr. Jason Cleere, beef cattle specialist from College Station, gave a series of demonstrations on conformation at the recent Texas and Southwestern […]
MESQUITE – Urban Quail Appreciation Day, May 18, welcomes North Texans around Dallas to learn about what people can do to reverse declining quail populations, organizers said. The event runs from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Texas Engineering Extension Service OSHA Training Institute Education Center, 15515 Interstate Highway 20, Mesquite. The appreciation day is held […]
OVERTON – Warm-season grasses are breaking dormancy but not actively growing yet in many parts of the state, so producers should hold the fertilizer, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, AgriLife Extension forage specialist, Overton, said despite warm days, including temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s, nighttime and […]
