COLLEGE STATION Peyton Carter dreams of the day when he can open his own café after graduating from Texas A&M University. He has visions of serving sandwiches, a variety of coffees and filling a niche market in The Woodlands of north Houston. The senior agricultural economics major from Willis jumped at the chance…
Writer: Janet Gregg, (972) 952-9232,j-gregg@tamu-edu Contact: Dr. Rebecca Parker, (972) 952-9240, RHParker@ag.tamu.edu DALLAS – The fifth annual Biotechnology Educators Conference will be Aug. 2 at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center here. The center is located at 17360 Coit Road. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. with registration and will conclude by 4:30 p.m. The conference…
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Rodolfo (Rudy) Nayga has received a 2005 International Excellence Award for Faculty from the International Programs Office at Texas A&M University. Nayga is a professor of agricultural economics for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M. Awards were given Wednesday to faculty, staff and community members honoring contributions…
COLLEGE STATION - Population shifts, industrial developments, changes in water law and advances in technology have made each drop of water more precious than 25 years ago. Texas A&M University’s Water Week 2005, set for Feb. 7-11 on the campus, brings researchers and policy leaders together to share ideas, highlight issues, and focus on water…
COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M University’s Water Week has been set for Feb. 7-11, and students are invited to enter water-related research posters for competition and exhibition. Rick Giardino, dean of the office of graduate studies, said this poster session is an opportunity to present water research findings to faculty, students and professionals involved in…
Writer: Blair Fannin, (979) 845-2259,b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. David Anderson has been named Texas Cooperative Extension economist for livestock and food products marketing in the department of agricultural economics at Texas A&M University. Anderson succeeds Dr. Ernie Davis, who retired recently after 35 years as Extension livestock marketing economist. “Although cattle production is the…
Contact: Dr. Gene Nelson, (979) 845-2116,NelsonG@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – State Sen. Todd Staples has been inducted into the Tyrus R. Timm Honor Registry of Former Students in Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. Staples, R-Palestine, graduated with honors in 1984. He was elected to the Texas Senate in 2000 after serving five years in the…
COLLEGE STATION — Twelve raw eggs broken onto 12 white plastic plates are lined up on a long, narrow table in a Texas A&M University poultry laboratory, awaiting judgment. To the untrained eye, the eggs are identicala dozen indistinguishable yolks each encircled by equally interchangeable whites. The door to the lab opens and in come…
COLLEGE STATION – It’s a match made in heaven. Or at least in the Texas Panhandle. Three young bison bulls were donated by media tycoon Ted Turner from his New Mexico herd. They will be introduced into the Texas Bison Herd at the Caprock Canyon State Park next summer, in hopes they will provide much…
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M University’s department of recreation, park and tourism sciences has received the William P. Mott Jr. Award for Organizational Excellence. The award is presented for accomplishments in the field of recreation, parks and service to the National Society for Park Resources. The award is “a tremendous honor,” said Dr. Joe O’Leary,…
