On Jan. 13, Melvin Atkinson began his new role as director of the Texas 4-H Conference Center on Lake Brownwood. The Texas 4-H Conference Center, owned by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, is a 78-acre conference and retreat center. It hosts a variety of summer youth camps and, during the remainder of the year,…
Leadership program expands professionals’ perspective on agriculture
Help could be on the way for farmers with crop losses due to 2018 and 2019 droughts
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service personnel received Mental Health First Aid instructor certification to help support those in communities affected by Hurricane Harvey. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Meredith Carter) The Rebuild Texas Fund has received the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Partnership Award. The award was presented recently at the annual Texas…
With a whirlwind of trade activity as a backdrop, commodity market gyrations have made unsettling times for grain producers in Texas and across the nation, but there’s hope those are leveling, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist. “Trade is a powerful tool,” said Mark Welch, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension grain marketing economist, College…
Tool developed by Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, others to ensure compatible development of wind energy
Extension agent creates a tool to help first responders spot and assist human trafficking victims
Report shows 20-year changes in Texas’ population, land values, size of operations
Free guide published by Texas Water Resources Institute The Texas Water Resources Institute, or TWRI,…
Failing to plan is planning to fail, and New Year’s resolutions are no exception, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. “Three reasons people don’t keep their New Year’s resolutions are that the resolution isn’t realistic, a person expects an unrealistic benefit from the desired resolution or the person wasn’t prepared to make…
