SONORA The Annual Ram Performance Test Field Day and Sale conducted by the Texas A&M Agricultural Research Station is set for March 14. The station is 28 miles south of Sonora on Highway 55. “If bigger is better, then this year’s set of rams is the best group we have had on the test…
WESLACO — Dr. Mani Skaria cringes when he reads newspaper accounts of school districts involved in mold-related lawsuits. He believes mold and the litigation that follows can be easily prevented with a little know-how. He also believes some “professionals” hired to detect mold are wasting valuable time and money. “Mold is not that difficult to…
AMARILLO–Producers planning on attending the Panhandle Farm Management Symposium on Dec. 5 will hear updates in pesticide regulations, bindweed control and wheat insect issues. Wheat and forage production will headline the program at the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show at the Civic Center Grand Plaza. Also planned is a segment offering new information on cotton…
COLLEGE STATION – Deer hunters and wildlife enthusiasts are urged to use caution this fall when feeding corn to wildlife, paying special attention to product labeling. Failing to do so could pose a potential health threat to Texas wildlife. Fumonisin, a mycotoxin that is produced almost exclusively in corn and can be harmful or fatal…
COLLEGE STATION Research from the Texas A&M University System could dramatically increase guar production and benefit poultry producers in Texas, and that’s not chicken feed. A cooperative project between researchers in Vernon and College Station is studying the feasibility of using a byproduct of the guar bean in poultry rations. Guar is a drought-tolerant…
COLLEGE STATION Today, out of respect for the first anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, no news will be sent via AGNMORE, the electronic news service of the Texas A&M University System’s Agriculture Program. The news team instead sponsored a bake sale on the first day of fall classes, and the money is being given…
Writer: Bud Force, 979-862-1556,workn1@neo.tamu.edu Contact: Edith Chenault, 979-845-2886,e-chenault1@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION - Randy Clouse, a Texas A&M University graduate student, has been selected as the recipient of the C. Everett Salyer Fellowship in cotton research. The fellowship sponsors pre- and post-doctoral research in vital areas of the cotton industry. It was founded at the university to support areas…
Writer: Kathleen Phillips, (979) 845-2872,ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Edgar Meyer, (979) 845-1744,e-meyer@tamu.edu Video Audio COLLEGE STATION - A molecule - the smallest bit of any living substance is no longer out of reach. Using haptic technology, researchers with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station are literally getting in touch with the atomic particles in hopes of finding new…
COLLEGE STATION – Methods aimed at targeting levels of air-borne Salmonella in poultry houses are being designed by Texas A&M University poultry science researchers. The researchers have developed a way to sample air within the houses, which may lead to quicker detection of the food-borne pathogen. An estimated 2 million to 4 million people suffer…
Writer: Kathleen Phillips, (979) 845-2872,ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Edgar Meyer, (979) 845-1744,e-meyer@tamu.edu Video COLLEGE STATION - Intricate oak, mesquite, pine carvings. Not what one would expect to find in a biochemistry lab. “This is a model of the heart of vitamin B12,” said biochemist Edgar Meyer, holding a polished piece of carved mesquite. “B12 was responsible for curing…
