The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold the High Plains Ag Conference Dec. 6 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock, 1102 E. Farm-to-Market Road 1294. The event runs from 8:30 a.m-3 p.m. The cost is $35 if registered by Dec. 4 or $45 at the door. Lunch is included….
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the annual District 2 Showmanship Clinic from 10 a.m.-noon on Dec. 7. at the Texas Tech Livestock Arena, 1308 N. Indiana Ave., Lubbock. The event is free for all 4-H and FFA exhibitors. Participants are urged to bring their livestock projects – cattle, lambs, goats and hogs – for a…
Registration is now open for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service sheep shearing school. The event will run Jan. 6-9 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, at 7887 U.S. Highway 87 N. in San Angelo. The cost is $150 for Texans or $250 for out-of-state residents. Applications are due by Dec. 6….
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is continuing its series of informative Farm Bill sessions across West Texas through Dec. 11. All sessions are free and will begin at 8 a.m. “We want to remind folks that there is still time to come out to one of the meetings,” said Bill Thompson, AgriLife Extension economist,…
Pecan quality and quantities are exceeding early expectations, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Larry Stein, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Uvalde, said the early pecan crop estimate was for a below-average year. But timely late-season rains and plenty of sunshine helped kernel production. “Pecans were originally predicted to be off somewhat, but…
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center of San Angelo will conduct an Angora goat test starting in December for billy kids born in 2019. The test will take place at their Sonora Experiment Station, which is approximately 28 miles south of Sonora on State Highway 55. The cost is $100 per animal upon…
The Northeast Panhandle Beef Conference, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Ochiltree and Lipscomb counties, will be held Dec. 10 at the Ochiltree County Expo, 402 Expo Drive in Perryton. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m., and the program will start at 10 a.m. The fee is $10, and lunch will…
Cotton is sensitive to water stress at different growth stages, needing water at specific times to produce a high-yielding crop. A Texas A&M AgriLife Research study investigated the best strategies to improve irrigation water-use efficiency while maintaining high yields. “Evaluation of crop-growth-stage-based deficit irrigation strategies for cotton production in the Southern High Plains,” was authored…
Dec. 3-4 topics to include pesticides, healthy foods, markets, hemp The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will once again be providing educational programming through several different events at the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show Dec. 3-5 at the Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St., Amarillo. The doors open daily at 9 a.m. for the…
T&K Dairy hosted event highlighting dairy technology, robotics
