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…
Writer: Robert Burns (903) 834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu Sources: Dr. James McAfee (972) 952-9220, j-mcafee@tamu.edu Rex Youngblood (903)236-8428, s-youngblood@tamu.edu OVERTON — Recently released turfgrass varieties are more aggressive and competitive, allowing them to recover quickly from repeated poundings that athletic fields experience. The new varieties also sport increased cold tolerance and improved color, said Dr. James McAfee,…
Writer: Pam Dillard (806) 359-5401, p-dillard@tamu.edu Contact: Carl Patrick (806) 359-5401, c-patrick@tamu.edu AMARILLO — Issues and concerns affecting the stored grain industry will top the agenda for the 1998 Texas High Plains Grain Elevator Workshop scheduled at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center, Feb. 5. The event will feature presentations on grain quality, fumigation,…
Writer: Joe Bryant (806) 746-6101, j-bryant1@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Todd Baughman (940) 552-9941, t-baughman@tamu.edu CHILDRESS–Cotton producers and those in allied industries across the northern Rolling Plains will have an opportunity to get the latest information on cotton production and marketing, the battle against the boll weevil, and new technology in the cotton industry at the North…
Writer: Joe Bryant (806) 746-6101, j-bryant1@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Randy Boman (806) 746-6101, r-boman@tamu.edu LUBBOCK — Like a runner who has trouble getting out of the starting blocks, the 1997 cotton crop on the Texas High Plains had area producers anxious early in the season. But steady strides and a late season “kick” brought home a…
SAN ANGELO — Growing optimism in West Texas’ sheep industry fueled by a new processing facility and strong markets added interest to 1997’s edition of Extension’s Pasture to Packer program. The program is modeled after Extension’s popular beef cattle “Ranch to Rail” program. Both efforts give producers a taste of retained ownership and provide them…
Writer: Steve Hill, (979) 845-2895, newsteam@agnews2.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Anna McClung, (409) 752-5221, amcclung@tamu.edu Dr. Jim Stansel, (409) 752-3045, jstansel@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION — Texas’ struggling rice industry gets some good news with the widespread availability of an early maturing, more disease resistant rice for the 1998 planting season, and the timing couldn’t be better. “Jefferson is…
COLLEGE STATION — The horse judging team from Texas A&M University recently won the World Championship Quarter Horse Show Intercollegiate Judging Contest in Oklahoma City. Team members are Kelli Davenport of Vernon, Jean DeFrates of Paris, Ann Masters of Grand Rapids, Ohio, Jamie McKinney of Cave Creek, Ariz., Julianne Mitchell of Brownwood, Tonya Stephens of…
Writer: Robert Burns (903) 834-6191, rd-burns@tamu.edu Source: Dr. Greg Clary (903) 834-6191, g-clary@tamu.edu WACO — Buying hay, not interseeding small grains into pastures, may be the less expensive way to overwinter cows, according to an economist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. “We’ve found that under current East Texas conditions, stockpiling hay and supplemental feeds…
WACO — Most Texas cow/calf producers would probably be surprised to learn that a recent beef quality study showed an average $138 was lost per steer or heifer marketed in the United States because of excess fat or other unwanted carcass conditions, says a livestock specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Dr. Todd Thrift,…
