Get to know the wild side of feral hogs Whether you refer to them as feral hogs or wild pigs, Sus scrofa is a species that is negatively impacting nearly every part of Texas. Not only do wild pigs wreak havoc on pastures, fields and golf courses alike, they contaminate our water sources and destroy […]
A group of four Texas A&M Department of Entomology undergraduate students took their knowledge from the classroom and put it to use in discovering a new species of king cricket during a recent study abroad trip to Costa Rica. Under the guidance of Hojun Song, Ph.D., associate professor for entomology, students Steven Richardson, Travis Trimm, […]
A joint event, including a Texas Watershed Steward workshop and Eagle Mountain Watershed stakeholder meeting, will be held from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Nov.7 in Decatur. The event will be at the Decatur Conference Center, 2010 U.S. Highway 380. It will present information on water quality and watershed management in Texas and in the Eagle Mountain […]
The second annual Texas A&M AgriLife Western Anadarko Energy Conference will be held Oct. 8 in the Jones Pavilion, 1101 N. 6th St., Canadian. “This event is particularly important due to the difficult markets and declining value of the oil and natural gas resources,” said Andy Holloway, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural […]
The Texas Well Owner Network, or TWON, is hosting a water well screening Oct. 15 in Orange to give area residents whose water wells flooded from the recent rains the opportunity to have their well water screened. The screening will be from 8:30-10 a.m. at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office for Orange County, […]
A Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop will be held Oct. 15 at the Refugio County Expo Center, 245 Fairgrounds Road, Refugio. The free Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service workshop will be from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. An RSVP is requested by Oct. 12 to the AgriLife Extension office in Refugio County, 361-526-2825, or on […]
Drone Use on Ranches will be the topic of the Oct. 3 Texas Range Webinar hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service unit of the Texas A&M University Department of Ecosystem Science and Management. The webinar series is free, except when Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units are offered. It is scheduled the […]
BIG SPRING — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Howard County Range Committee will hold a free Howard County field day on Oct.8 with a focus on brush control. Registration for the program will begin at 8 a.m. Participants should meet at the G.C. Broughton Ag Complex, 2411 Echols St. in Big Spring. Lunch […]
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M Forest Service launched Texas Scenic Views today in celebration of the first day of fall. This new online app helps Texans find the most impressive views of fall foliage throughout the state. In the spring, Texans can use the app to find routes that showcase beautiful wildflower displays. Users can […]
FREDERICKSBURG — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold a multi-day birding workshop Oct. 7-11 in Fredericksburg. “This is ideal for bird watchers and nature photographers,” said Emily Grant, AgriLife Extension agent, Val Verde County. “Participants will engage with expert speakers and be able to observe birds on private land not previously open to the […]
