DALHART – Kay Rogers is on the move – from the east corner of the Texas Panhandle to the west corner – to become the new Texas AgriLife Extension Service family and consumer sciences agent for Dallam and Hartley counties. Rogers joined the AgriLife Extension team in 2009 when she accepted a similar position in [...] More Info...  

FREDERICKSBURG/COMFORT — The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will present the New Vineyard Establishment Workshop — Part 1 on May 31 at the Fovel Family Vineyard, 1027 Middle Creek Road, Fredericksburg. The program will be from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to dress in accordance with the weather and to be prepared to walk through [...] More Info...  

AUSTIN — The Texas AgriLife Extension Service in Travis County will present a no-cost program on beneficial insects from 9-10 a.m. on June 13 at its offices at 1600-B Smith Road in Austin. “This program will focus on the identification of beneficial insects in the garden and landscape,” said Wizzie Brown, AgriLife Extension specialist in [...] More Info...  

STEPHENVILLE — Donna White, Texas AgriLife Extension Service family and consumer sciences agent in Erath County, has been awarded one of the agency’s highest honors. White was recently presented a 2011 Superior Service Award, which is bestowed on AgriLife Extension personnel who demonstrate outstanding performance or provide exceptional service to the agency, an educational outreach [...] More Info...  

COLLEGE STATION – Two Texas Nutrient Management Certification Short Courses will be held in August and hosted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, according to Dr. Sam Feagley, AgriLife Extension state soil environmental specialist and program coordinator. The first conference will be Aug. 14-17 in the College Station Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Drive, College [...] More Info...  

COLLEGE STATION – The 26th annual O.D. Butler Field Day is scheduled from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. May 18 at Camp Cooley Ranch, 4297 Camp Cooley Ranch Road, in Franklin.  Registration is $30 and will be on site from 8-9 a.m. The fee includes lunch and materials. The program begins at 9 a.m.  The [...] More Info...  

COLLEGE STATION — The Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources recently received the Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s 2012 Superior Service Award in the team category for its Military Sustainability Program. Team members are Brian Hays, AgriLife Extension program specialist; Roel Lopez, the institute’s associate director; and Todd Snelgrove, AgriLife Extension program specialist; Bill Ross, [...] More Info...  

NACOGDOCHES – The Attoyac Bayou Watershed Partnership will hold its next meeting June 7 to continue discussions on the development of the Attoyac Bayou watershed protection plan. The meeting, presented by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, will be from 6-8 p.m. at the Nacogdoches County Courthouse [...] More Info...  

COLLEGE STATION – Companies interested in having their Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point plans evaluated and improved by experts in the field should plan to attend a “Beyond Basics” workshop May 24-25 on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, according to organizers. The Texas A&M department of animal science is hosting the [...] More Info...  

News and updates about Texas A&M AgriLife Globe amaranth survived at Texas AgriLife trials where other varieties failed COLLEGE STATION – The summer of 2011, with its record-setting high temperatures, proved just how heat tolerant globe amaranth, a new Texas Superstar, actually is, said a Texas AgriLife Research horticulturist. Globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa), also known as bachelor buttons, are a garden mainstay [...] More Info...  

I’ll never claim to be a good fisherman. As a kid I went pretty regular. On our ranch we had several ponds with catfish, bass, and crappie. Every time the grandparents would come visit we’d be out at the ponds all day and cleaning fish at night. I look back at those days and enjoy [...] More Info...  

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Sharing the story of Agriculture through a cattleman's experiences I’m on the road again this week, in Lexington, Kentucky. Many know Lexington for the University of Kentucky Wildcat Basketball or the legendary horse racing and extremely nice barns that dot the rolling green hills. Some may even know Eastern Kentucky for its trail of Bourbon Distilleries. Lexington is also home to Alltech – a [...] More Info...  

Ask someone involved in farming and agriculture what is most important to them. Likely, most of those responses will include family. Wanda Quiggins, 4th generation beef and tobacco farm mom, takes a moment to share why she is proud to be a part of Agriculture and why youth involvement and agriculture education is so important. [...] More Info...  

Just a little reminder, May is Beef Month, so I hope you have those grills fired up to scare off the summer night bugs and are enjoying some of my favorite protein. Don’t forget to soak up a little sun too! I had the chance for a brother-sister matinee movie this week and we went [...] More Info...