COLLEGE STATION – “External and Internal Parasite ID and Control Methods in Livestock” will be the June 7 webinar topic for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s ecosystem science and management unit’s monthly webinar series. The webinar will be presented by Dr. Joe Paschal, AgriLife Extension livestock specialist in Corpus Christi. He will discuss internal and…
COLLEGE STATION – Two tools from industry are being applied to the small grains breeding program by a Texas AgriLife Research team to help identify valuable drought-resistance traits in wheat faster and less intrusively than with normal practices. The team consists of Dr. Amir Ibrahim, AgriLife Research small grains breeding program leader; Dr. Dirk Hays,…
Emphasis placed on water and environmental issues COLLEGE STATION – The curriculum of the Texas A&M University department of soil and crop sciences is about to change with the times – more emphasis will be placed on water and environmental issues, said Dr. Jim Heilman. Heilman is a professor of environmental physics who was tapped…
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Fred Davies has received a Senior Fulbright Fellowship to Indonesia, where he will be teaching at Bogor Agricultural University. Davies is a Regents Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow in the horticultural sciences department at Texas A&M University in College Station. He was selected by the J. William Fulbright Foreign…
COLLEGE STATION – Mark Patranella, John Zacek and Ted Abele have been inducted into the Tyrus R. Timm Honor Registry in the department of agricultural economics at Texas A&M University The three former students were honored at a reception and dinner at the Best Western Atrea recently featuring keynote speaker John Sharp, chancellor of The…
Writer: Rod Santa Ana, 956-968-5581, r-santaana@tamu.edu Contacts: Allen Berthold, 979-845-2028, taberthold@ag.tamu.edu Kevin Wagner, 979-845-2649, klwagner@ag.tamu.edu REFUGIO — Residents in the Copano Bay watershed area will have an opportunity to discuss the next steps in the process to improve watershed quality at a meeting May 30. The meeting will be held 5:30-7:15 p.m. at the Refugio…
Researcher finding new discoveries in both human health, agriculture COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Guoyao Wu, a faculty member in the department of animal science, part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University, has been named a Distinguished Professor. Wu is one of five faculty members for 2012 who have received…
COLLEGE STATION – E.M. “Manny” Rosenthal has been honored posthumously with a Distinguished Texan in Agriculture Award from Texas A&M AgriLife. The award was established in 1993 to recognize the efforts of individuals who have gained unique distinction for their outstanding leadership and achievements on behalf of the Texas agricultural industry, the state and beyond….
COLLEGE STATION – For landscape artist Loela Barry, months spent sketching 46 heirloom bulbs for a book made them real for her. “I called them my ladies, because as I drew them, they all developed a personality,” Barry said. “Some were sweet. Some were moody. Some were cute. Wearable Art “But my ladies could not…
COLLEGE STATION — A class on using tulips in floral arrangements will be offered May 12 by the Benz School of Floral Design. The class, which is part of the Benz Bouquet Class Series, will be in Room 108 of the Horticulture and Forest Science Building on the Texas A&M University campus. Participants will…
