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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

Perennial sorghum growing at an irrigation trial.
August 7, 2024

Forage sorghum plot tour set for Aug. 20 in Bushland

New hybrid varieties, research updates discussed

Wheat in a field.
August 7, 2024

Grain grading workshops set for Aug. 28 and Aug. 29 in Canyon

Participants learn importance of grading corn, other grains

Cattle in a pasture at Thomas Ranch.
July 26, 2024

Beef cattle management meeting set for Aug. 22 in Vega

Flames from a prescribed fire rise above tall grass.
July 23, 2024

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to host Great Plains Fire Summit Aug. 13-15 in Canyon

Prescribed fire conference open to landowners, students and land management professionals

A person is tilling soil with a tractor at a farm in Corpus Christi.
July 19, 2024

Annie’s Project for women in agriculture will be Aug. 8-Sept. 12 in Pampa

Nationally acclaimed program focuses on agricultural risk

A group of people are viewing a potato field during a recent Texas potato field day.
July 3, 2024

Annual Texas Potato Field Day set for July 17 in Springlake

Event features latest Texas A&M-released varieties

Wheat in a field.
May 9, 2024

Wheat field day will be held on May 23 in Bushland

Research updates, variety trials for wheat, small grain featured

Bread close up
April 30, 2024

Back to the Basics mini symposium to be held May 11 in Claude

Program topics include baking with fresh milled wheat, sourdough bread and cheese making

A woman is working on a computer in an office. Participants will learn the basics of the Quickbooks Online accounting software system during a May 18 workshop in Borger.
April 19, 2024

QuickBooks workshop will be on May 18 in Borger

Course offered for agricultural, other business owners

April 15, 2024

Northern Panhandle field scouting school will be April 30 in Amarillo

Event focuses on basics of staging and identifying pest, disease and weed issues in crops