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… Read More →
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… Read More →
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… Read More →
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… Read More →
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… Read More →
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… Read More →
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… Read More →
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… Read More →
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… Read More →
April 20th, 2018
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Jourdan Bell, 806-677-5600, [email protected] AMARILLO – The Texas High Plains is under extreme drought and if current conditions continue, producers need to make important decisions for summer crops, said Dr. Jourdan Bell, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agronomist in Amarillo. “The current U.S. Drought Monitor is reporting we are… Read More →
