WACO — The Blackland Income Growth (B.I.G.) Conference — the state’s largest and oldest regional economic development program — has scheduled its 37th annual session in Waco Jan. 12-13. Sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the conference each year draws between 500 and 700 people who come for the latest information from state and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
