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Three people walk down a dirt road flanked by flames from a prescribed fire.
October 28, 2025

Nov. 13 webinar to focus on waterbird conservation along Texas coast

Free AgriLife Extension event to highlight role of prescribed fire in sustaining marsh habitats

The hands of two individuals as they sit at a desk
October 20, 2025

3-part financial literacy series to begin Oct. 28 in Brenham

Agenda includes identity protection, spending and savings plans, preparing for the unexpected

Closeup of a green fig on a fig plant.
September 16, 2025

Fig-toberfest returns Oct. 4 to Angleton

Learn how to grow, harvest and enjoy figs

Closeup of strawberry.
September 11, 2025

Third annual Strawberry Jamboree set for Sept. 27 in Angleton

Family-friendly event celebrates growing, enjoying strawberries

A closeup of green grass
August 15, 2025

Rainwater harvesting, turf management training set for Aug. 28 in Brenham

Attendees will learn about design, installation of residential rainwater harvesting systems

a natural spring along a rocky, grass covered bank
July 10, 2025

Mid-Cibolo Creek water quality training set for July 31 in Karnes City

Workshop to help residents learn about water resources, local watershed protection

rice in the field
June 9, 2025

51st Eagle Lake Rice Field Day set for June 24

Field day will feature latest rice research, policy updates

water flowing over rocks
May 30, 2025

Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop set June 13 in Bay City

Focus on watershed health, feral hogs, livestock and pond management 

soybeans
May 27, 2025

Soybean ‘power up’ meeting slated for June 4 in El Campo

Updates, pesticide regulations and economic outlook on the agenda

Individuals standing around a septic system cover. One is taking measurements and the others are writing down information
May 22, 2025

Septic system class set for June 4 in Kingsville

Clinic open to Petronila and San Fernando creeks watershed residents

Headshot of a beef cow
April 18, 2025

South Texas Beef and Forage Field Day set on April 30 in Beeville

Event to focus on field demonstrations, new technologies and market updates

A honey bee lands on a bluebonnet.
April 18, 2025

AgriLife Extension hosts wildlife Habitat at Home workshops

Events scheduled for Georgetown, Brookshire, Weatherford and Farmersville

An Excel sheet with numbers
April 9, 2025

Farm Hope workshop set for April 24 in Robstown

Program will focus on farm and ranch estate and financial planning, stress management

A gull standing on the beach
March 26, 2025

Tres Palacios Creek water quality training set for April 16 in Bay City

Workshop open to individuals interested in improving the region’s water quality

The top portion of a windmill against a cloudy sky
January 3, 2025

Private water well screenings set for Jan. 17-18 in Goliad

Residents are invited to water well screenings and results meeting

Wide view of a creek flowing between dirt banks with trees in the background
October 29, 2024

Mill Creek cleanup event slated for Nov. 9 in Industry

Annual event offers landowners opportunity to remove washed-up waste from their property

a rocky shoreline long a river bend
October 9, 2024

Riparian and stream ecosystem workshop for Matagorda Bay watersheds set for Oct. 30

Area residents are invited to the free program.

A cow and calf in front of others in a green pasture
October 8, 2024

53rd annual South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic set for Oct. 25 in Brenham

Presentations, live cattle and drone demonstrations highlight the day’s events

September 9, 2024

Private water well screenings set for Port Lavaca and Bay City Sept. 23-24 

Samples will be screened for contaminants and salinity

A dish is being scooped up by a spatula during a cooking class.
July 22, 2024

International dish cooking series set for Aug. 7-28 in La Marque

Program features dishes from Poland, India, Mexico and the Philippines