COLLEGE STATION — The 1996 Farm Bill brings sweeping changes away depression-era government supports, but the dust will settle with income bolstering market strategies, Texas A&M Agriculture Program officials believe. “The greatest demand will be for programs that teach marketing techniques such as forming marketing clubs and hedging,” said Dr. James Richardson, Texas Agricultural Experiment…
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…
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…
Contact: Dr. Ron Kaiser, (979) 845-5303, rkaiser@rpts.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — Landowners assume less liability than many may think for recreational accidents on their land, a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station expert says. “Our nationwide assessment of rural landowners’ liability suggests the legal threat to landowners is probably exaggerated and should not be a major concern,” said…
COLLEGE STATION — When it comes to recruiting businesses, economic developers may need to place more value on parks as perks, according to a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher. That’s because some businesses may place a higher value on recreational opportunities than economic developers and public officials assume, said Dr. John Crompton, a professor of…
COLLEGE STATION — It may be said a lot, but the small producer can diversify and survive in a world of multi-million dollar agricultural corporations, according to one cattle producer from Garden City, Kan. “I’m a champion of the little guy,” said Lee Reeve of Reeve Cattle Co. “We function in a world of the…
COLLEGE STATION — Deregulation of the trucking industry, set to take effect Jan. 1, should boost agriculture and other sectors of the Texas economy, according to a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher. “Deregulation should help many businesses take advantage of greater efficiencies in the transportation system,” said Dr. Steve Fuller, a professor of agricultural economics…
COLLEGE STATION — The expected completion of three large racetracks by 1997 will nearly double the number of days of horse racing available in Texas and could generate more than 16,000 new jobs, according to an economic analysis by a Texas A&M University researcher. The economic impact of the Texas horse-racing industry could jump from…
COLLEGE STATION — Cigarette consumption could drop as much as 30 percent in the United States if a $1.25 per-pack tax increase is adopted as Congress has proposed, a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher estimates. “I don’t think there’s anything to mitigate the impact of such a large price increase,” said Dr. Thomas Blaine, a…
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University’s recreation, park and tourism sciences department has named a new award for Terese Tarlton Hershey of Houston and has honored Dr. John V. Blackburn of Bryan with its annual alumni award. Hershey, a member of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission since 1991, is the namesake of the new…
