COLLEGE STATION — In 1929, Lorene Russell Ludwig had just turned 17 and was making history in Dallas County as the first 4-H Gold Star Award recipient in Texas. The skills she had learned through 4-H would help equip her to survive the Great Depression and World War II. “All of the things we did… Read More →
COLLEGE STATION — A list of agricultural producers and businesses that are involved in the value-added processing of Texas commodities is now available from county Extension agents. “Many Texans do not understand the processes or know those people who add value to agricultural products,” said Dr. Joe Paschal, Texas Agricultural Extension Service livestock specialist in… Read More →
Writer: Kathleen Davis Phillips, (979) 845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Juan Landivar, (512) 265-9201, j-landiva@tamu.edu; Danny Fromme, (512) 552-9747; Bruce Gammon, (409) 862-1580, bgammon@ariel.tamu.edu CORPUS CHRISTI — Virtually no seed has been put in the ground yet, but crop predictors expect cotton plants to grow faster than normal this year in the Coastal Bend. Their computers… Read More →
Texas Agricultural Extension Service- Texans have always been proud of being self-sufficient and leaders in agriculture. The state’s agricultural industry should be a cause for pride and celebration, and National Agriculture Day on March 20 seems like a good time to pause and salute our tremendous system of food and fiber production in Texas. For openers,… Read More →
COLLEGE STATION — After 84 years, Zeta Gandy, the oldest surviving member of the first girls’ 4-H club in the nation, still enjoys home-canned tomatoes. Gandy, a 94-year-old Milano resident, was 10 years old when she joined the first Tomato Club for girls in 1912. It was organized near Milano in the small community of… Read More →
COLLEGE STATION –The Texas 4-H program is reaching more children than ever before, with membership increasing by 44 percent over the last two years. Today, the enrollment of more than 628,000 youth is one indication that the 4-H and Youth Development Program of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service has something to offer almost every child…. Read More →
COLLEGE STATION — A study of Colorado gambling towns shows crime went up when the games moved in, but results must be interpreted very cautiously, a Texas A&M University researcher reports. “These findings confirm results of gaming-crime relationships in other areas, but they are only the first step in finding out how crime and gambling… Read More →
COLLEGE STATION — A new program has been created to more effectively coordinate environmental and natural resources efforts within the Texas A&M University Agricultural Program. The Environmental and Natural Resources Program was announced by Dr. Edward Hiler, vice chancellor and dean of agriculture and life sciences. Dr. Wayne Jordan, director of the Texas Water Resources… Read More →
VERNON- Dr. John Abernathy has been appointed interim resident director of research at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center at Vernon effective today. Abernathy will continue to serve as resident director of Texas A&M Research and Extension Center at Lubbock, a position he has held since January of 1985. Dr. Ed Hiler, vice chancellor… Read More →
EL PASO — Breathe easy. New York City sludge spread on a ranch in windy West Texas isn’t stirring pathogens into the air, a new study has found. “The most important finding is that the population in Sierra Blanca is not being impacted by the sludge application,” said Dr. Suresh Pillai, environmental microbiologist at Texas… Read More →
