SAN ANTONIO Texas A&M University faculty will be part of the nearly 500 livestock researchers, professionals, and producers from Texas, Mexico and Latin America who will converge on Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, for the 36th Annual National Livestock Research meeting Nov. 7-10. Sponsoring the event are INIFAP, Mexico’s national agricultural research agency, and the Universidad…
Writer: Kathleen Phillips, (979) 845-2872,ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. John Mullet, (979) 845-0722 ,jmullet@tamu.edu Dr. Patricia Klein, (979) 862-4802 COLLEGE STATION – Researchers at Texas A&M University not only believe every year should yield record crops, they believe science can get significantly closer to that goal. The average crop yields in the United States are 25 percent of record…
Writer: Kathleen Phillips, (979) 845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Jim Sacchettini, (979) 862-7636 , sacchett@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION - A team of U.S. researchers have begun to demystify the persistence of tuberculosis, according to Dr. Jim Sacchettini, biochemist at Texas A&M University and co-author of a paper appearing Aug. 17 in the journal Nature. The research is the first of its…
COLLEGE STATION Internet Web sites designed to buy and sell beef cattle could lead to a big change in the way livestock is marketed by producers, according to industry officials attending the recent Beef Cattle Short Course at Texas A&M University. Beef producers heard representatives from cattle Internet Web sites say the future of…
COLLEGE STATION New York prime rib is going the way of a New York public relations campaign to e-commerce, niche marketing and Web-based advertising. Organizers of the annual 46th annual Beef Cattle Short Course here this week hope to help ranchers stay out of the digital divide and ahead of changes in livestock…
LUBBOCK – Mid-career agricultural professionals who aspire to increase their knowledge and professional responsibilities will have a new way to achieve a doctoral degree without having to spend valuable time on a college campus. Texas Tech University and Texas A&M University have teamed up to offer a “doc@distance” degree, using advanced video and other educational…
COLLEGE STATION - With more Americans working harder and longer than ever, it’s giving children more free time alone after school and that free time isn’t being put to good use. “We’ve got a whole generation of kids that are illiterate as what to do with their free time because of television and other…
COLLEGE STATION- Gil Watz of Houston has donated $40,000 to establish ascholarship for students enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University. Watz, who is retired from Mobil Oil, has contributed to two similar scholarships at Texas A&M. He said he became interested in Texas A&M because he had a…
COLLEGE STATION Students can now earn a master of agriculture from Texas A&M University through an interdisciplinary program that uses the Internet as the primary source of educational materials and communication with faculty. “More people demand anytime, anywhere programs, so we are shifting to the Internet,” explained Kim Dooley, assistant professor of agricultural education…
WHAT: “New Horizons: Continuing the Legacy” — The Texas A&M University System Agriculture Program Conference WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Rudder Theater, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas WHO: More than 700 people from across the state will attend, representing the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas…
