COLLEGE STATION – Producers in many areas of Texas have lost most of this season’s sorghum crop due to drought conditions, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports. “Grain sorghum has been devastated in the West Central region,” said district Extension director Scott Durham in San Angelo. “It’s been a brutal year for all crops.” Durham…
Writer: Steve Byrns, (915) 653-4576,s-byrns@tamu.edu WALL – Powder-dry conditions and another failed cotton crop had little effect on 700 farmers, legislators, and others who packed St. Ambrose Hall here recently to celebrate victory over the boll weevil in the Southern Rolling Plains Boll Weevil Eradication Zone. The zone made history by being the first in…
Writers: Blair Fannin, (979) 845-2259,b-fannin@tamu.edu Brooke Alexander, (979) 862-1556 Contact: Edith A. Chenault, (979) 845-2886,e-chenault1@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Sweet potato crops are suffering from lack of rain, resulting in smaller sizes and less profitable yields, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports. Also severely affected is the state’s cotton crop. Extension Agent Brian Cummings of Van…
Writer: Blair Fannin, (979) 845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: James Supak, (979) 845-4808, j-supak@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Registration is under way for an upcoming national cotton and rice conference that will feature the latest advancements in conservation tillage and production. The Fourth National Conservation Tillage Cotton and Rice Conference is scheduled for Jan. 30-31, 2001 at the…
Writer: Jorge A. Ramirez, (210) 208-9311, jaramirez@tamu.edu Contact: Giovanni Piccinni, (830) 278-9151, g-piccinni@tamu.edu SAN ANTONIO — A new mechanical system for application of chemicals and fertilizers promises a more environmentally friendly process and cost savings to agricultural producers. The Accu-Pulse System, manufactured by Valmont Irrigation of Nebraska, is being tested by Texas A&M assistant professor…
Writer: Robert Burns (903) 834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu Source: Dr. Lloyd Nelson (903) 834-6191,lr-nelson@tamu.edu OVERTON – Finally there’s something good coming from the drought, though slight. Dry falls the last two years coupled with oversupply means producers should expect to pay less for ryegrass seed this year. “Prices should be $5 to $10 lower per hundredweight, depending…
Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-6101,t-mcalavy@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – Four leaders in Texas agriculture were honored here recently by the West Texas Agricultural Chemicals Institute during the its 48th annual conference. The conference focuses on environmentally sound use of agricultural chemicals needed for high-yield production agriculture. The institute is a consortium of educators, producers, chemical dealers,…
Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-6101, t-mcalavy@tamu.edu Contact: Calvin Trostle, (806) 746-6101, c-trostle@tamu.edu LUBBOCK — Farmers on the South Plains can update their cotton and soybean production skills at a Sept. 11 cotton and soybean field day sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. The Experiment Station site at Halfway…
Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-4051, t-mcalavy@tamu.edu MUNDAY – Farmers and ranchers can update their knowledge of cropping and tillage systems, learn more about grazing and livestock production, and hear an update on water districts at a Sept. 28 field day at the Smith Farm near here. “This field day will offer producers a wealth…
Writer: Robert Burns, (903) 834-6191,rd-burns@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Gerald Evers, (903) 834-6191,g-evers@tamu.edu OVERTON – Even though the daily highs are at or more than 100 degrees, now is the time to start thinking about winter pasture, according to Dr. Gerald Evers, professor of forage management at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in…
