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FUNDING FOR FIRE ANT MANAGEMENT PLAN BEFORE TEXAS HOUSE AND SENATE

COLLEGE STATION — Research and community-wide control programs are the cornerstones of a plan which joins together several leading state universities and state agencies with communities to lessen the sting of the red imported fire ant in Texas. The proposal provides short-term relief as well as a commitment to developing a long-term solution to the…

February 12, 1997

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WINTER WONDER: DEVELOP POND MANAGEMENT NOW FOR GOOD SEASON

COLLEGE STATION — As the last wintery storms of the season unfold over the next few weeks, the time is right to consider improving ponds for better water and fish supplies, a wildlife specialist for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service said. “Especially if you had problems with a pond last year, now is the time…

February 11, 1997

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MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEERS BLOSSOM IN HARRIS COUNTY

HOUSTON — Fourth graders at Barbara Bush Elementary in Houston moved the classroom outdoors last fall by creating a butterfly garden. The project was lead by Barbara Shepherd, a Master Gardener volunteer specially trained by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service in Harris County. “The children learn so much more when the subject they’re studying is…

February 1, 1997

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TWO AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS EARN NATIONAL AWARD

AMARILLO — John M. Sweeten, resident director of research with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station here, and Bill L. Harris, associate director of agricultural sciences with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service at College Station, were recognized recently for developing and leading a statewide Extension Service water quality management and protection initiative. The award was presented…

January 31, 1997

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STEP CHALLENGE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

COLLEGE STATION — Three law enforcement agencies were announced winners of the Campaign Safe and Sober STEP (Selective Traffic Enforcement Project) challenge by Dr. Zerle Carpenter, director of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, for their efforts to reduce injuries, fatalities and crash-related costs in their communities. The Waco Police Department and officer Joe Neal were…

January 29, 1997

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SYSTEMS THINKING WORKSHOP TO BE PRESENTED

COLLEGE STATION — A workshop entitled, “Systems Thinking and Collaborative Learning in Natural Resources Decision Making,” will be presented from 9 a.m. until noon on Feb. 28 at the College Station Hilton and Conference Center. Workshop participants will learn how to use systems thinking to encourage citizen involvement in land-use planning. It will be led…

January 29, 1997

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EXTENSION CELEBRATES 25 SUCCESSFUL YEARS OF IPM PROGRAM

COLLEGE STATION — The Texas Agricultural Extension Service’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program celebrates 25 years of service in 1997 — a quarter of a century that has significantly reduced agricultural pesticide use in Texas while increasing producer profits. “I’ve been using IPM about 15-18 years,” said Brent Mikeska, a Runnels County cotton and wheat…

January 25, 1997

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BEAVERS A GNAWING PROBLEM IN MANY AREAS

COLLEGE STATION — Aggies have ways of dealing with Longhorns and Bears, but when it comes to pests like beavers, they sometimes need to call on the Texas Animal Damage Control Service. They’re not alone, though. In fact, beavers have become such a problem in both rural and urban areas that the Texas Legislature appropriated…

January 24, 1997

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BOLL WEEVILS WILL CHEW UP $500 MILLION IF NOT CONTROLLED

LUBBOCK — High Plains regional business sales are expected to drop by $500 million a year if impending boll weevil populations are left unchecked, a report released today estimates. The drop will come from a 30 percent loss of cotton production and this translates into a decline of more than $190 million a year in…

January 17, 1997

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High Plains irrigation experts headline conference set in Amarillo

Amarillo — The 29th annual High Plains Irrigation Conference and Trade Show has been scheduled Jan. 8 at the Civic Center, Third and Buchanan Streets, Amarillo. The conference is sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service in cooperation with a host of industry service companies. Leon New, agricultural engineer with the Extension Service coordinates the…

January 2, 1997

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