October 23rd, 2017
By: Beth Ann Luedeker Photos provided by Ryan Tomlin During his senior year as a Plant and Soil Science student, with a minor in Horticulture, at Texas A&M University, Ryan Tomlin ‘16 learned of an opportunity to help teach agriculture to youths in developing countries. After earning his Bachelor of Science in 2016, Tomlin accepted… Read More →
October 23rd, 2017
By: Kay Ledbetter Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Ben Wherley, 979-845-1591, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – Topics ranging from management of sand-capping systems on golf courses to turfgrass cultivars of the future attracted more than 150 people to the Texas A&M Turfgrass and Landscape Field Day on Oct. 11 in College Station. The event was… Read More →
October 23rd, 2017
Writer: Beth Ann Luedeker Contact: Dr. Jake Mowrer – [email protected]. Clark Neely – [email protected]. Haly Neely – [email protected] AgriLife Extension and the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service recently teamed up to discuss cover crops and conservation tillage practices with producers in the Blackland region of the state. The group met at the Stiles Foundation Farm,… Read More →
October 18th, 2017
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Tom Isakeit, 979-862-1340, [email protected]. Wenwei Xu, 806-746-6101, [email protected] AMARILLO – Texas A&M AgriLife officials are offering some best management practices for producers to keep in mind as harvest continues and for next year after fumonisin contamination has been found in truckloads of corn across the Texas High Plains. Dr…. Read More →
September 20th, 2017
Written by: Kay Ledbetter With crops in the ground 365 days a year in more than 150 counties in Texas, Dr. Travis Miller has worn through a lot of shoe leather during his 38 years with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Now he’s giving those shoes a break. Miller may have carried the title… Read More →
September 20th, 2017
The 38th annual Surface Mine Reclamation Workshop will be Oct. 4-6 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bryan/ College Station, 3081 University Drive East, Bryan, Texas 77802. PLEASE NOTE: This is a different address than first released – the workshop has moved due to damage sustained by hurricane Harvey Dr. Sam Feagley, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service… Read More →
September 5th, 2017
Contacts: Diane Boellstorff, 979-458-3562, [email protected] Drew Gholson, 979-845-1461, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION — Private water well owners whose wells flooded from the recent rains should assume that their well water is contaminated until tested, according to Dr. Diane Boellstorff, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service water resource specialist, College Station. “You should not use water from a… Read More →
September 5th, 2017
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Larry Redmon, 979-845-4826, [email protected] COLLEGE STATION – From soil management to cattle, forage and wildlife, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Ranch Management University Oct. 9-13 in College Station will offer a little something for everyone, according to coordinators. The workshop will meet at the G. Rollie White Visitor… Read More →
September 5th, 2017
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Jourdan Bell, 806-677-5600, [email protected] BUSHLAND – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M AgriLife Research will jointly host a forage sorghum silage tour near Bushland on Sept. 13. “No matter what your goals are in your operation, with 78 different varieties in these trials, there are valuable… Read More →
August 22nd, 2017
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Larry Redmon, 979-845-4826, [email protected] FREDERICKSBURG – Poultry, birding, wildlife – all offer potential revenue if the land is taken care of first. And an upcoming two-day conference will help women in the Edwards Plateau region determine the best management practices to make that happen. “Women – Takin’ On the… Read More →
