The citrus greening quarantine has expanded to Brazoria and Galveston counties, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Citrus greening is one of the most serious citrus plant diseases in the world. The disease poses no threat to humans or animals but has ruined millions of acres of citrus crops throughout the U.S. and…
The state of the floral industry was the topic of the Ellison International Floriculture Chair Distinguished Lecture Series held recently in College Station, featuring guest speaker Drew Gruenberg, chief operating officer for the Society of American Florists, SAF. Charlie Hall, Ph.D., professor and Ellison Chair in International Floriculture for Texas A&M College of Agriculture and…
Writer: Adam Russell, 903-834-6191, adam.russell@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Becky Grubbs, 979-845-0603, bgrubbs@tamu.edu Homeowners can prepare their lawns for winter dormancy and set turfgrasses up for a good spring and summer now, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Becky Grubbs, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension turfgrass specialist, College Station, said lawns are about to enter dormancy throughout…
Texas wildflower lovers should know that now is the time to plant their favorite varieties for blooms in spring, said Joseph Johnson, program manager for The Gardens at Texas A&M University. Planting in the fall — before the start of the rainy season — will give your wildflowers time to germinate and gain a good…
Texas A&M AgriLife on Tuesday hosted a grand opening of the Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Dallas renovated campus, which aims to serve as a rural-urban interface connecting Texans to their food sources, environmental sustainability and healthy living. “Agriculture must become integral to urban culture,” said Patrick Stover, Ph.D., vice-chancellor of Texas A&M Agrilife, dean…
The Texas Fruit Conference is set for Oct. 28- 29 at the New Braunfels Civic Center, 375 S. Castell Ave., New Braunfels. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., and presentations begin at 9 a.m. on both days, and an optional tour will be held on Oct. 30. Preregistration for the event is now open with…
AgriLife Extension connects food growth to consumption Jesse Wieners knows consumers buy with their eyes, so he makes sure his produce meets the “pretty” criteria. Wieners, owner of Wieners Family Gardens in Carson and Donley counties, is a conventional farmer, growing wheat, cotton, corn, grain sorghum and alfalfa. He’s also a vegetable producer, raising 20…
The annual Fall Plant Sale, presented by the Department of Horticulture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will be held on Oct. 4-5 on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station. The plant sale will be from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 4 and continue from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 5. It will be…
Multi-day, single-day options now available FREDERICKSBURG — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold a multi-day birding workshop Oct. 7-11 in Fredericksburg. “This is ideal for bird watchers and nature photographers,” said Emily Grant, AgriLife Extension agent, Val Verde County. “Participants will engage with expert speakers and be able to observe birds on private…
LUBBOCK — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office of Lubbock County and Lubbock Master Gardeners Association are proud to announce the recipients of the 2019 LMGA scholarship. “This year LMGA was able to award two $500 scholarships to area students pursuing a college education in botany, horticulture or a closely related field,” said Christina Reid,…
