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 →
August 14th, 2017
By: Beth Ann Luedeker David Bryant, a senior Plant and Soil Science student, spent his summer as a soil scientist intern at the Lincoln, NE, Soil Survey Office. The internship included spending time working at the Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory where he was introduced to each analytical section of the KSSL — Sample Processing, Chemistry,… Read More →
August 11th, 2017
By: Kathleen Phillips Soil and Crop Sciences Contacts: Dr. Fugen Dou, [email protected] Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan, [email protected] A market niche for organic rice has a potential to yield premium prices for farmers, but it’s more involved than simply planting the seed and forgetting it until harvest time.That was the message from a team of researchers at… Read More →
August 11th, 2017
By: Kay Ledbetter Soil and Crop Sciences contacts: Dr. Emi Kimura, [email protected] Dr. Paul DeLaune, [email protected] The Rolling Plains Summer Field Day, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Vernon, will be Aug. 30.The field day activities will focus on many of the cotton trials at the AgriLife Research Chillicothe Station,… Read More →
August 11th, 2017
By: Beth Ann Luedeker Soil and Crop Sciences contact: Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan, [email protected] Weed Science students and their coaches traveled to Vero Beach, Florida recently to represent Texas A&M University at the Southern Weed Science Society weed contest.Drs. Muthu Bagavathiannan, Katherine Carson, and Vijay Singh coached two graduate teams and an undergraduate team for the… Read More →
July 27th, 2017
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, [email protected] After such a positive response last year, four new Rancher Leasing Workshops covering grazing, hunting and livestock leases are scheduled across the state by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.The free programs are funded by the Southern Extension Risk Management Education Center, said Tiffany Dowell Lashmet,… Read More →
July 14th, 2017
Dr. Larry Redmon, Associate Department Head and Extension Program Leader for Soil and Crop Sciences, discussed impacts on hay quality at the recent O.D. Butler Forage Field Day at the Camp Cooley Ranch in Franklin, Texas. “The longer you can keep your cattle grazing in the winter, the more cost effective your operation is going… Read More →
July 14th, 2017
More than 100 producers from the Blackland region of Texas gathered at the Stiles Farm in Thrall, Texas, in mid-June for the 54th annual field day. Each year the field day highlights research being done at Stiles Farm as well as innovations in crop and livestock management.Dr. Gaylon Morgan, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension State Cotton… Read More →
June 28th, 2017
By: Kay Ledbetter U.S. Department of State project designed to improve economic viability, security Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, [email protected]: Dr. Amir Ibrahim, 979-845-8274, [email protected]. Jake Mowrer, [email protected]. Qingwu Xue, 806-354-5803, [email protected]. Anil Somenahally, 903-834-6191, [email protected] Improving the livelihood of small-acreage landholders is the goal of recent trips to Tunisia by Texas A&M AgriLife faculty members… Read More →
