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STUDY FINDS PARK, RECREATION RESOURCES NEED MORE SUPPORT

COLLEGE STATION — Texas parks, historic sites and other outdoor resources are vital to the state’s economy and social structure, but face a number of threats, including inadequate funding, according to a Texas A&M University study released today. Texas Outdoors: A Vision for the Future recommends greater support from both public and private sectors if…

November 5, 1998

Campus & Community

EXTENSION SERVICE RESPONDS TO CRISIS IN TEXAS AGRICULTURE

Writer: Edith A. Chenault, (979) 845-2886,e-chenault1@tamu.edu Contact: Edward A. Hiler, (979) 845-4747 Chester Fehlis, (979) 845-7808 Roland Smith (979) 845-1751,rdsmith@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — In response to the severe financial stress faced by many of the state’s farmers and ranchers, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service is expanding a innovative pilot program called the Financial and Risk…

October 21, 1998

Campus & CommunityFarm & Ranch

MASTER MARKETER PROGRAM RETURNS TO TEXAS PANHANDLE

Writers: Pam Dillard and Beth Barbee (806) 359-5401; p-dillard@tamu.edu Contacts: Dr. Steve Amosson (806) 359-5401, s-amosson@tamu.edu James Sartwelle, III (806) 359-5401, j-sartwelle@tamu.edu AMARILLO — The Texas Agricultural Extension Service is looking for a few good agricultural marketers who want to sharpen their skills and help their neighbors do the same. Dr. Steve Amosson, Extension farm…

October 12, 1998

Campus & Community

FARM ASSIST PROGRAM WILL HELP PRODUCERS ANALYZE, MANAGE RISK

Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-6101, t-mcalavy@tamu.edu Contact: Craig Fincham, (806) 746-6101, c-fincham@tamu.edu LUBBOCK — Farmers and livestock producers know change is risky. They also know they must embrace a certain amount of necessary change and manage the risk involved if they are going to survive and thrive financially. Texas producers now are being introduced…

October 9, 1998

Campus & CommunityFarm & Ranch

FREDERIKSEN HONORED BY ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

Writer: Kathleen Phillips, (979) 845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Richard Frederiksen, (979) 845-1227, r-frederiksen@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — Richard Frederiksen of College Station received the Jakob Eriksson Prize for 1998 at the recent Seventh International Congress of Plant Pathology at Edinburgh, Scotland. Frederiksen is a professor of plant pathology at Texas A&M University. He was cited for…

October 7, 1998

Campus & Community

TEXAS-NEW MEXICO HORSE CONFERENCE SET OCT. 31 FOR ODESSA

ODESSA — Halloween isn’t just for ghosts and goblins this year. It’s also for horse enthusiasts. The West Texas/Southeastern New Mexico Equine Conference Oct. 31, in the Ector County Coliseum, should be a treat for those looking for money-making tricks in the horse business. Registration and introductions will be from 8:30 to 9 a.m. The…

September 28, 1998

Campus & CommunityFarm & Ranch

TEXAS DROUGHT CONTINUES DESPITE GOOD RAINS

COLLEGE STATION — Tropical storms Charlie and Frances recently poured much needed rainfall into parts of Texas; however, for many agricultural producers all over the state, the drought is not over. “Much of the northwestern part of the state did not receive any of the rainfall, and it is still in the midst of a…

September 22, 1998

Campus & Community

INFORMATIONAL WATER MEETING TO BE HELD SEPT. 29 IN BURNET

BURNET — An informational water meeting about creating an underground water conservation district has been planned for Sept. 29 in the Burnet High School Auditorium. The two-hour program entitled “Do you need it or not?” will begin at 7 p.m. Burnet County Extension agent Wade Hibler said the purpose of the meeting will be to…

September 17, 1998

Campus & CommunityEnvironment

SIXTH ANNUAL ‘AG IN THE CLASSROOM’ SCHEDULED SEPT 15-16

SAN ANGELO — For six years running, Tom Green County fourth-graders have learned the value of West Texas agriculture through the “Ag in the Classroom” program. This year is no exception. On Sept. 15 and 16, another 1,500 fourth-graders are expected at Angelo State University’s Management Instruction and Research Center to participate in the popular…

September 11, 1998

Campus & CommunityLife & Health

SEPT. 4 DEDICATION SET FOR TEXAS A&M DALLAS BUILDING

DALLAS — Dr. Tim Davis, resident director of research at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center in Dallas, has announced the Sept. 4 dedication of the Whitehurst Education Building. “We are pleased to honor Mr. Whitehurst for his vision and leadership in getting the facility constructed in 1972,” said Davis. Whitehurst, the first resident…

September 3, 1998

Campus & Community
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