COLLEGE STATION — Agriculture is playing a new game in the 1990s, and the Texas Agricultural Summit on Finance will help the players understand what they’re up against. “The rules of the game are changing for two reasons. One is the structure of agriculture itself, and the other is the structure of the financial institutions…
COLLEGE STATION — An $11,000 scholarship with matching College of Agriculture Development Council funds has been donated to Texas A&M University. Bob and Margaret Palm of Nacogdoches are providing the scholarship to students in the department of poultry science. Bob Palm is the senior vice president for Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation and a 1965 graduate of…
COLLEGE STATION–The agricultural cooperative that was once the world’s largest exporter of wheat gave an endowed scholarship in the amount of $31,700 to the Texas A&M University department of agricultural economics. The Producers Grain Corporation educational trust fund was established 10 years ago when the Producers Grain Corporation began to downsize and prepare for the…
COLLEGE STATION — Agriculture can be a risky business, even for bankers. That’s why issues in agricultural financing will be the focus of a May 27 Texas Agricultural Summit Conference in Austin. “Banks and other institutions that lend money to agriculture are undergoing significant changes,” said Dr. Gene Nelson, head of the agricultural economics department…
Writer: Kathleen Davis Phillips, (979) 845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Frank Gilstrap, (979) 845-7958, f-gilstrap@tamu.edu Dr. John Mullet, (979) 845-0722, jmullet@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — Texas legislators are betting on the collective expertise of the state’s researchers to piece together grain and turfgrass varieties that are a cut above any else in the world. They’ve anteed up $1 million aimed at…
COLLEGE STATION — Estate tax rates range from 37 percent to 60 percent for estates above $625,000. To assist people in learning what is included in a taxable estate and what deductions and expenses are available to reduce the taxable estate, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service is hosting four estate planning seminars across the state….
COLLEGE STATION — Recently released national figures show Texas communities shouldn’t expect birdwatching and other wildlife viewing to bring a nature tourism boom, a Texas A&M University expert says. However, because birdwatchers and other wildlife observers are a large segment of the population, there are ways that communities can profit from an interest in wildlife….
WACO–Risks in agriculture and how the industry adapts to them will be examined during the Texas Agricultural Forum here Jan. 12. Producers, agricultural commodity and business leaders, and government officials will take part in the annual conference to be held in the Bosque Room of the Waco Convention Center in conjunction with the Blackland Income…
Writer: Robert Burns (903) 834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu Sources: Drs. Sim Reeves, James Robinson, George Philley, (903) 834- 6191, g-philly@tamu.edu OVERTON — Today’s pesticide labels are often complex documents, requiring careful study by the pesticide applicator. “A few years ago they were relatively simple, but not anymore,” said Dr. George Philley, plant pathologist with the Texas Agricultural…
COLLEGE STATION — This time of year usually brings about fond memories of family…and not so fond memories of taxes due. However, if there is one thing to be thankful for, it is that Texans enjoy one of the lowest tax rates in the United States. If you compare per capita (how much tax the…
