Rod Santa Ana

Agriculture tells the history of the Rio Grande Valley

Writer: Rod Santa Ana, 956-878-8317, r-santaana@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Luis Ribera, 956-373-5086, lribera@tamu.edu WESLACO -- As the 1800s rolled into the… Read More

January 3, 2017

Valley, U.S. cotton crops likely to see increased acreage, innovations

Writer: Rod Santa Ana, 956-878-8317, r-santaana@tamu.edu Contact: Brad Cowan, 956-383-1026, b-cowan@tamu.edu EDINBURG  --  New cotton technologies and increased acreage will… Read More

December 16, 2016

Christmas craft sale and workshop set Dec. 3 in Edinburg

Writer: Rod Santa Ana, 956-878-8317, r-santaana@tamu.edu Contact: Joanne Ureste, 956-383-1026, joanne.ureste@ag.tamu.edu   EDINBURG -- Holiday shoppers on a budget should include… Read More

November 29, 2016

Cotton and Grain Marketing Workshop set for Dec. 6-7 in Weslaco

Writer: Rod Santa Ana, 956-878-8317, r-santaana@tamu.edu Contacts: Brad Cowan, 956-383-1026, b-cowan@tamu.edu WESLACO  --  With low row crop commodity prices predicted… Read More

November 22, 2016

Valley’s Texas Master Naturalists taking applications for 2017 class

Writer: Rod Santa Ana, 956-878-8317, r-santaana@tamu.edu Contacts: Tony Reisinger, 956-493-8129, e-reisinger@tamu.edu SOUTH PADRE ISLAND  --  The Texas Master Naturalists program… Read More

November 17, 2016

Rio Grande Valley growers could be in a for a rough 2017

Contact: Brad Cowan, 956-383-1026, b-cowan@tamu.edu MONTE ALTO  --  South Texas row crop producers are invited to the Spring 2017 Crop… Read More

November 4, 2016

Organic production, aquaponics workshops slated in Weslaco

 Writer: Rod Santa Ana, 956-878-8317, r-santaana@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Samuel Zapata, 956-968-5581, Samuel.Zapata@ag.tamu.edu WESLACO  —  The second and third workshop in… Read More

October 25, 2016

Lower Rio Grande Valley soil testing campaign runs through January

  Writer: Rod Santa Ana, 956-878-8317, r-santaana@tamu.edu Contacts: Enrique Perez, 956-361-8236, eperez@ag.tamu.edu Matthew Rodriguez, 956-689-2412, matthew.rodriguez@ag.tamu.edu Brad Cowan, 956-383-1026, b-cowan@tamu.edu… Read More

October 13, 2016

South Texas Farm and Ranch Show set for Oct. 19-20 in Victoria

Contact: Matt Bochat, 361-575-4581, mtbochat@ag.tamu.edu   VICTORIA --  The 32nd annual South Texas Farm and Ranch Show will be held… Read More

October 13, 2016

Valley citrus growers voting on insect, disease suppression

  Contact: Brad Cowan, 956-383-1026, b-cowan@tamu.edu   EDINBURG --  Rio Grande Valley citrus growers will vote this month on whether to… Read More

October 5, 2016