SEYMOUR–Economic development to strengthen the state’s rural counties will be the focus here April 10 of the seventh annual Baylor County Agriculture Day. The program at the County Agri-Pavilion begins at 9:30 a.m. with registration and the opening of some 70 exhibits of equipment, merchandise and services. A sponsored lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. Speakers…
COLLEGE STATION — Alvin Larke Jr., professor of agricultural education at Texas A&M University, has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow. The announcement was made by Stanley O. Ikenberry, ACE president. The Fellows program was established in 1965 to strengthen the leadership in American higher education by identifying and preparing promising faculty…
LUBBOCK–American farmers, faced each year with the complex challenges of producing their crops, are confronted this year with a new challenge of marketing and risk management, says an agricultural economist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. “The passage by Congress of the 1996 Farm Bill ushered in a new era for farmers,” said Dr. Jackie…
Texas farmers and ranchers will join in the 24th celebration of National Agriculture Week on March 16-22 as the nation honors its food and fiber producers. National Agriculture Week is held to unite the entire food and agriculture industry and provide an opportunity to promote a better understanding among consumers about the important role this…
LUBBOCK — New rules for the federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), just announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, require prompt and serious economic decisions by landowners. These decisions will greatly influence agribusiness and the regional economies of several parts of Texas, say economists with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. “Thousands of Texas landowners face…
Forest Service seeks firefighting funds COLLEGE STATION — Fire prevention and preparedness are key to avoiding another record-breaking wildland fire season like the one that engulfed the state last spring, say officials with the Texas Forest Service. Thousands of acres of drought-stricken Texas land was consumed in what became known as Fire Siege 1996. Conditions…
WACO — For the first time in more than a half century, low prices before planting will threaten supply of feed grains, according to a grain marketing expert. Now that the federal government is out of the business of dictating what they plant, farmers may choose not to plant traditional crops or choose to plant…
Flowering plants linked to ancestor COLLEGE STATION — Blades of bermuda and bunches of broccoli appear to have little more in common than color. But a new study has found that they — and all flowering plants in the world — stem from a common ancestor that existed perhaps 200 million years ago. The finding…
COLLEGE STATION — The newest lean meat is probably as old as time itself, and a recent survey by Texas A&M University shows that retailers in the United States would put more into their meat cases if they had a steady supply. Goat meat offers consumers a lowfat meat, according to Dr. Ernie Davis, agricultural…
COLLEGE STATION — The Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the Texas A&M University System and the Texas Conference of Churches will co-sponsor the Town and Country Church Regional Conference Jan. 20 at the Slumber Falls Retreat Center in New Braunfels. The goal of the conference is to inform parishioners of economic and sociological issues facing today’s…
