July 12th, 2018
Story and Photos by : Beth Ann LuedekerContact: Vanessa Corriher-Olson [email protected] Landowners fight a constant battle against invasive species of plants. Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Soil and Crop Sciences professor and AgriLife Extension forage specialist from Overton provided several control options for yaupon during the 32nd Annual O.D. Butler Forage Field Day and Camp Cooley Ranch….
July 12th, 2018
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Bill Rooney, 979-845-2151, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – A greater interest in forage sorghums from the beef and dairy industries has led to a multi-year agreement between Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Forage Genetics International LLC, or FGI, a subsidiary of Arden Hills, Minnesota-based Land O’Lakes Inc. “FGI is excited…
June 29th, 2018
Contact: Tiffany Lashmet, [email protected] or 806-677-5681 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension has scheduled three workshops focused on the grazing, hunting and livestock leases for this fall. These half-day seminars provide information beneficial to both landowners and lessees, and are offered free of charge. Tiffany Lashmet, AgriLife Extension Specialist – Agriculture Law, grew up in a ranching…
May 10th, 2018
Writer: Paul Schattenberg, 210-859-5752, [email protected] Contact: Ward Ling, 979-845-6980, [email protected] In spite of a cold front that blew in, volunteers came out in force for the recent annual Geronimo and Alligator Creeks Clean Up, coordinated by the Geronimo and Alligator Creeks Partnership, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority. The cleanup is…
May 10th, 2018
Story and photos by: Blair FanninContact: [email protected] [email protected] The impacts of potential trade tariffs on crops such crops would send ripple effects through other agricultural commodities, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist. Dr. Mark Welch, grains marketing economist in College Station, told farmers at the…
May 10th, 2018
By: Adam RussellContact: Dr. Calvin Trostle, 806-746-6101, [email protected] Oilseed crops like sunflowers and canola are experiencing lower prices, but it appears overall interest in alternative crops remains steady, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Dr. Calvin Trostle, AgriLife Extension agronomist, Lubbock, said alternative crop options such as sunflowers, sesame, canola and guar remain…
May 10th, 2018
Story and photos by: Beth Ann LuedekerContact: Dr. Larry Redmon – [email protected] The 5th annual conference was held at the YO Ranch Hotel and Conference Center in Kerrville April 26-27 with more than 70 landowners and prospective land owners in attendance. This was the largest attendance at the conference since its inception, and many of…
April 30th, 2018
Story and Photographs By: Beth Ann LuedekerContact: Dr. Larry Redmon – [email protected] There was a full house for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s spring Ranch Management University, held April 2-6 in College Station. The five-day workshop under the direction of Dr. Larry Redmon, Soil and Crop Sciences Associate Department Head for Extension, accepts only 50 participants…
April 24th, 2018
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Qingwu Xue, 806-354-5803, [email protected] AMARILLO – The dryland wheat crop is hanging on by a thread, of sorts. Thread-like roots developed last fall from the wheat seed have reached deep into the soil profile to tap moisture stored after abundant summer and fall rains, according to a Texas A&M…
April 22nd, 2018
COLLEGE STATION – Springtime is a good time to prepare lawns for a healthy summer as warm-season grasses come out of dormancy and begin to green up, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Dr. Becky Grubbs, AgriLife Extension turfgrass specialist, College Station, said lawn care is a multifaceted effort homeowners can tackle if…
