Writer: Pam Dillard (806) 359-5401, p-dillard@tamu.edu Contact: Brent Bean (806) 359-5401, b-bean@tamu.edu AMARILLO — With two strikes against it, namely the severe drought coupled with greenbug damage — current conditions for dryland wheat have many farmers in the Texas Panhandle looking at their options, says Texas Agricultural Extension Service agronomist Brent Bean of Amarillo. The…
FORT WORTH – Horse-O-Rama, a free family event for horse lovers of every age, takes place March 24, 25 and 26 at the Will Rogers Equestrian Center in Fort Worth. “We have quite a lineup of horse experts, including Jerry Diaz, World Champion Charro,” said John South, Tarrant County Extension agent. “We’ll have presentations on…
HICO — Dairy producers will see practical applications of innovative dairy management at the Horizon Dairy here during the Southwest Dairy Field Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m on May 11. “The DeJong family operates a 2,000-cow dairy with average daily production of 23,500 pounds of milk,” said Dr. Sandra Stokes, Texas Agricultural Extension…
ARLINGTON — The 2000 Mid-South Ruminant Nutrition Conference has been set for May 18-19 here at the Hilton Arlington Hotel. The conference, sponsored jointly by the Texas Animal Nutrition Council and the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, is designed for dairy consultants in a region that includes Texas and adjoining states. A pre-conference golf tournament will…
COLLEGE STATION — Strong beef demand, cheap grain and a small calf crop will continue to be the keys to the current rise in the beef market, with predictions that high prices will continue on into 2001. “Calf prices will stay strong because we’ve got a small calf crop and we haven’t been saving any…
COLLEGE STATION At 8 a.m. on Feb. 17, Christine Moore was celebrating the birth of a Thoroughbred filly, offspring of Royal Academy and Beauty Cream, and at noon that day she was being celebrated for her most recent contribution to equine research. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences honored Moore at a luncheon for…
COLLEGE STATION — The meat judging team from Texas A&M University recently won the first place team award at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Meat Judging Contest in Houston and at the National Western Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest in Denver, Colo. Team members are Michael Allen, a sophomore majoring in animal science from Crockett;…
Writer: Blair Fannin, (979) 845-2259,b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Bill Dugas, (254) 774-6004,w-dugas@tamu.edu Thomas Gerik (254) 770-6607,t-gerik@tamu.edu TEMPLE – Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers continue development on a new software package that will help farmers reduce risk associated with crops and current weather patterns. Called theYield Estimator, weather and range models are put into a program which can…
COLLEGE STATION A risk management program helping producers make sound financial planning decisions is also serving as an aid during periods of drought, economists with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service say. The Financial and Risk Management (FARM) Assistance program is a financial planning tool aimed at helping both farmers and ranchers become better managers…
Writer: Blair Fannin, (979) 845-2259,b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Tom Cothren, (979) 845-0360,jtcothren@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Research in improving the efficiency of the cotton plant has earned physiologist Dr. Tom Cothren national recognition, while several of his graduate students have also received awards for related research. Cothren recently was named Cotton Physiology Researcher of the Year at…
