TESTS RULE OUT KARNAL BUNT FUNGUS IN TEXAS WHEAT
Tests Rule out Karnal Bunt Fungus in Texas Wheat
Tests Rule out Karnal Bunt Fungus in Texas Wheat
Water, Natural Resources Web Meeting Scheduled
Writers: Pam Dillard, (806) 359-5401, p-dillard@tamu.edu.; and Melissa Burns, (817) 773-2250 Contact: Charley Rodgers, (806) 839-1030 CANYON — A December conference is planned here to help agricultural producers and landowners make key decisions about conservation and protection practices for their farming and ranching operations. The Ag Producer’s Role in Environmental Stewardship Symposium is set for… Read More →
Writer: Kathleen Davis Phillips, (979) 845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Frank Hons (979) 845-4620, f-hons@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — “Freedom to Farm” will be the theme for the eighth annual Texas Plant Protection Association conference Dec. 10- 11, at the College Station Hilton Conference Center. Richard Newman, U.S. Department of Agriculture deputy administrator for farm programs, will… Read More →
COLLEGE STATION — “Freedom to Farm” will be the theme for the eighth annual Texas Plant Protection Association conference Dec. 10- 11, at the College Station Hilton Conference Center. Richard Newman, U.S. Department of Agriculture deputy administrator for farm programs, will discuss “Freedom to Farm: Competitiveness of Texas Agriculture” during the opening general session at… Read More →
COLLEGE STATION — The Texas Agricultural Extension Service will sponsor three free pesticide disposal sites in October as part of the Texas Country Clean Up and farmers and ranchers from across the state are invited to dispose of unwanted pesticides and agricultural chemicals. The collection locations also will recycle tires, batteries, waste oil and oil… Read More →
COLLEGE STATION — Two state agencies have joined forces in a program that may help redirect the lives of young juvenile offenders from across Texas. The program will use existing 4-H programs as its core but also will involve more strongly the parents of offenders in helping them get on a positive track, a Texas… Read More →
COLLEGE STATION — Two state agencies have joined forces in a program that may help redirect the lives of young juvenile offenders from across Texas. The program will use existing 4-H programs as its core but also will involve more strongly the parents of offenders in helping them get on a positive track, a Texas… Read More →
Writer: Steve Hill, (979) 845-2895 Contact: Dr. John Sij, (409) 752-2741, johnsij@ih2000.net John Campbell, (713) 388-1734, shrcd@iwl.net BEAUMONT — Kenaf, a fibrous plant that can be used for everything from newsprint to construction materials, may soon be a profitable alternative crop for Southeast Texas rice farmers, according to Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and U.S. Department… Read More →
CLAUDE — A symposium dealing with the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is set for Oct. 7 at the Armstrong County Activity Center here. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. The scheduled keynote speaker is Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) who will present a Washington update on the CRP program s status. Claude is one of only seven… Read More →