Writer: Rod Santa Ana, III, (210) 968-5581, r-santaana@tamu.edu Contact: John Norman, (210) 968-5581, j-norman@tamu.edu WESLACO — Rio Grande Valley cotton and sorghum planters in mid- March are rushing into their fields to take advantage of good soil moisture and relatively warm, dry weather. Cotton entomologist John Norman at the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension…
DALLAS — Dairy nutritionists from across the country will meet at the Holiday Inn-DFW South May 7-8 for the fifth annual Mid-South Ruminant Nutrition Conference. Waste management issues relating to nutrition will be the focus of the initial session on Thursday. Dr. Larry Chase, Cornell University, will discuss phosphorus nutrition of dairy cows and Dr….
Writer: Kathleen Davis, (979) 845-2872, k-davis3@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Mark McFarland, (979) 845-5366, ml-mcfarland@tamu.edu CORPUS CHRISTI — Training in soil fertility to improve crop and production will be the topic of a meeting here April 20-21 at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center. “The first day will address basic principles while the second…
Writer: Joe Bryant (806) 746-6101, j-bryant1@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Tom Archer (806) 746-6101, t-archer@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – An experienced corn breeder familiar with Texas High Plains crop production has joined the faculty of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center here (Monday, March 2). Dr. Wenwei Xu (pronounced WEN-way…
Writer: Steve Hill, (979) 845-2895, newsteam@agnews2.tamu.edu Contact: Gary McEwen, (979) 845-6201, g-mcewen@tamu.edu Dr. M. O. “Mo” Way, (409) 752-2741, m-way@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — The Texas A&M University System agriculture program and Texas rice farmers are doing battle this month against an army that numbers in the millions: blackbirds. The birds cause losses of an estimated…
Writer: Mary M. Porter, (972) 952-9232, m-porter@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. John Sloan, (972) 952-9260 DALLAS — Texas A&M University-Dallas has added a new agriculture researcher to investigate how soils are affected by increased urbanization. Dr. John Sloan will focus primarily on soil-plant-water investigations, according to Dr. Tim Davis, resident director for research at the Dallas research…
FORT STOCKTON Whether for work, fun, or business, a well- trained stock horse is a true asset on any outfit. To help owners develop their own, Jack Brainard, nationally- known trainer from Aubrey, will lead Fort Stockton’s first Stock Horse of Texas (SHOT) Clinic. The clinic is set for March 6-7 in the Pecos County…
Writer: Steve Hill, (979) 845-2895, newsteam@agnews2.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. J. W. Holloway, (830) 278-9151, jw-holloway@tamu.edu UVALDE — The Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Uvalde will hold its Winter Vegetable Field Day on Thursday at the center. The field day features a vegetable field tour with eight stops, focusing on management techniques and…
SONORA — This year’s Annual Ram Performance Test conducted by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station here has been canceled. The subsequent field day and sale scheduled March 19 have also been canceled. Dr. Dan Waldron, Experiment Station researcher based in San Angelo and the Test’s chief coordinator, said the decision was made during a meeting…
Writer: Edith A. Chenault, (979) 845-2886, e-chenault1@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — Don’t sell the farm just yet. That was the advice given to American producers from speakers at the recent international agricultural forum at the George Bush Library Complex at Texas A&M University. “We are living more than ever as one global economy,” said Dr. Norman…
