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A person having their blood pressure taken
August 25, 2025

Senior Fun Fair and Health Resources set for Sept. 15 in Amarillo

Free event includes eye exams, flu shots and colorectal cancer screening

sorghum plots of various sizes and colors
August 18, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife forage sorghum plot tour set Aug. 27 at Bushland

Trial offers 60 different hybrids and corn comparison under limited irrigation

August 6, 2025

Randall County Agriculture Day and Crops Tour set on Aug. 26 in Canyon

AgriLife Extension event includes presentations on weather, cattle management and farming economics 

Wheat in a field
July 23, 2025

Grain grading workshops Aug. 13, Aug. 14 in Amarillo

Participants will learn the importance of grading grain

potatoes in a bin
July 2, 2025

Texas Potato Field Day slated for July 16 in Springlake

Update on Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program, advanced clones to be discussed

Grapes on the vine
June 9, 2025

Prospective grape growers workshop set for June 28 in Lubbock

Texas wine industry overview, vineyard establishment on the agenda

closeup of a wheat field
May 9, 2025

Wheat plot tour slated for May 22 in Bushland

Research and program updates, introduction of new AgriLife Extension entomologist on the docket

A bull with a tag in its ear
April 14, 2025

Texas A&M AgriLife Hemphill County Beef Conference April 29-30

‘Happy days are here again’ theme of two-day event in Canadian

pallets of turf grass in a lab
April 10, 2025

Turfgrass management seminars slated for April 22, April 24 in Lubbock and Amarillo

Attendees will gain insights and practical solutions for superior turfgrass management

A pair of hands working in the dirt among crops
March 31, 2025

Regenerative agriculture focus of workshop in Dumas

Program will meet on four Mondays in April 

Burned grass and smoldering trees
January 30, 2025

Wildfire preparedness meeting scheduled for Feb. 13 in Canadian

Attendees can meet with professionals, community leaders 

A hand holding cattle feed
January 29, 2025

Building a Marketing Plan for Feed Grains slated for Feb. 12-13 in Amarillo

Program is designed for agricultural producers and agribusiness leaders

A feral hog rooting in a field
January 21, 2025

Right-of-way, ornamental and turf conference slated for Jan. 30 in Amarillo

Conference offers five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units

A bale of cotton wrapped in pink sitting in a field
January 15, 2025

AgriLife Extension hosting three annual crop conferences for northwest Panhandle producers

a closeup of the wheels on a seed planter in a field as it is moving through a field
January 7, 2025

AgriLife Extension to host pre-plant meeting in Randall County on Jan. 22

Agenda includes updates on cotton, wheat, corn and sorghum silage, and crop production trials and studies

A field of cotton ready to be picked.
December 4, 2024

Crop Production and Risk Protection workshop slated for Dec. 18

In-person and virtual options available for all Panhandle and South Plains counties

A pair of hands holding a pen with a brochure sitting underneath them on a table
November 28, 2024

Estate planning program for agricultural producers set for Dec. 17 in Canyon

Focus will be on creating farm and ranch estate succession plans

a farm field being plowed
November 13, 2024

AgriLife Extension offers educational programs Dec. 3-4 at Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show

Continuing education units, market outlooks and grassland management on the agenda

Hereford cattle graze on hay in a field burned by the Smokehouse Creek Fire.
August 16, 2024

AgriLife Extension hosts agriculture tour Sept. 9-10 out of Hemphill County

Visits include stops in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas

A man is demonstrating machinery and a drone on a corn plot.
August 9, 2024

Randall County Agriculture Day and Crops Tour set for Aug. 27 in Canyon

Sessions feature program updates, equipment demonstrations