LAMPASAS – The Lampasas River Watershed Partnership welcomes the public to participate in a stakeholder meeting July 25 in Lampasas. The meeting will be hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Research at the Lampasas County Farm Bureau Building, 1793 U.S. Highway 281. Sign-in begins at 5:30 p.m., and the meeting will start at 6 p.m. Partnership […]
COLLEGE STATION – A Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist’s two-year genetic survey of a Texas songbird – the golden-cheeked warbler – could determine its status on a federal endangered species list. Dr. Giri Athrey, AgriLife Research avian geneticist, College Station, worked on the previous golden-cheeked warbler study in 2006-2009 and is conducting the survey which […]
LUBBOCK — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices of Hale and Swisher counties have a series of six scout training days scheduled from June through September. The trainings will target specific field scouting subjects, agronomic stages, pests and pest management. Trainings will begin at 9 a.m. at the Halfway Experiment Station in Hale County, […]
EL PASO– Dr. Saurav Kumar has joined the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at El Paso as a water specialist and assistant professor. Kumar’s research program, Water System Dynamics and Resilience, will focus on holistic water resources systems dynamics modeling by integrating remotely sensed data in water quality and quantity simulation framework. Kumar’s research emphasis […]
WRITER: Brittany Castillo, 806-651-2682, bcastillo@wtamu.edu CONTACT: Dr. Angela Spaulding, 806-651-2731 aspaulding@wtamu.edu; Dr. Kevin Pond, 806-651-2550, kpond@wtamu.edu; Dr. Emily Hunt, 806-651-5257, ehunt@wtamu.edu CANYON — Officials from The Texas A&M University System, TAMUS, announced a Chancellor’s Research Initiative, or CRI, between two agency members – West Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife on May 23 in […]
SAN ANGELO — Dr. Danilo “Dan” Quadros has been hired as a postdoctoral research associate for Texas A&M AgriLife Research, San Angelo. He will be working with Dr. Travis Whitney, AgriLife Research livestock nutritionist, San Angelo. “The Texas A&M University System, through the AgriLife system, is recognized worldwide for its cutting-edge research and the quality […]
SONORA – Texas A&M AgriLife Research recently held a two-day sheep and goat workshop in collaboration with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The workshop was held at the Sonora station, which is part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo. It helped create a dialogue between the state agencies […]
FREDERICKSBURG — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is holding a multi-day birding workshop Oct. 7-11 in Fredericksburg. Birding the Hills will be limited to 15 participants. Online registration is available at https://valverdeextension.ticketleap.com/birding-the-hills/. The total cost is $850, with $500 required to reserve a spot. The cost includes lunch and dinner while in the field […]
COLLEGE STATION — A comprehensive national effort among 30 industry and academic entities led by Texas A&M is gaining ground in the battle against rose rosette. The disease has claimed an estimated $40-$50 million in rose industry losses alongside thousands of jobs, researchers said. The team has tracked the disease across the U.S., developed new […]
ROGERS – The Texas Water Resources Institute, or TWRI, will host a meeting May 21 in Rogers for anyone interested in joining a partnership to improve and protect water quality in the Big Elm Creek watershed. The meeting, which is free and open to the public, will be at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist […]
