November 23, 2009
Disease May Play Role in Quail
Decline
SAN ANGELO - Disease may be playing a role in the demise of Texas quail,
said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.
November 20, 2009
Sixth Annual Southwest Beef
Symposium Set for January 20-21 in Tucumcari
TUCUMCARI, N.M.- Texas and New Mexico Extension agencies will
hold their sixth annual Southwest Beef Symposium on January 20-21 at the
Tucumcari Convention Center in Tucumcari, NM.
November 19, 2009
High Country Beef Cattle Workshop
Set for December 4 in Alpine
ALPINE - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service offices in Brewster, Jeff
Davis and Presidio counties will conduct the High Country Beef Cattle
Workshop from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. December 4 in Room 130 of Sul Ross
State University’s Range Animal Science Building on east Hwy 90 in Alpine.
November 18, 2009
Landscape and Ornamentals
Symposium Set for December 9 in Abilene
ABILENE - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service office in Abilene
will conduct the Landscape and Ornamentals Symposium from 8:00 a.m. until
4:00 p.m. December 9 at the AgriLife Extension office in Taylor County,
located at 1982 Lytle Way in Abilene.
November 17, 2009
Pecos River Basin Assessment
Program Moves into Implementation Phase
FORT STOCKTON - The Pecos River Basin Assessment Program has announced
the watershed protection plan for the Pecos River in Texas is now complete,
printed and ready to be implemented.
November 11, 2009
Texas AgriLife Research Names
Ransom to San Angelo Post
SAN ANGELO – Dr. Dean Ransom, Texas AgriLife Research wildlife
scientist, recently joined the faculty at the Texas AgriLife Research and
Extension Center at San Angelo.
November 2, 2009
AgriLife Extension to Conduct
Schleicher County Training November 19
ELDORADO - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service offices of Schleicher
and Sutton counties will conduct a public continuing education unit training
beginning at 8:30 a.m. November 19 in the Schleicher County Civic Center,
located just south of Eldorado at 427 U.S. Highway 277 South.
October 26, 2009
High Plains Ag Conference Set for
December 2 in Lubbock
LUBBOCK - Plans are being finalized for the Texas AgriLife Extension
Service’s High Plains Ag Conference set for 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
December 2 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock.
The center is located at 1102 E. Farm-to-Market 1294.
October 23, 2009
AgriLife Extension Sets October
30 Deer Appreciation Day in Coleman
COLEMAN - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service office in Coleman County
will conduct a Deer Appreciation Day beginning with registration at 8:15
a.m. in the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall at 500 W. Live Oak
in Coleman.
October 21, 2009
Rangeland Workshop Slated for
November 17 in Sterling City
STERLING CITY - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service and its
Sterling County Range and Livestock Committee will conduct a rangeland
workshop at 6:30 p.m. November 17 at the Sterling County Community Center in
Sterling City.
October 9, 2009
AgriLife Extension to Offer
Small-Acreage Landowner Series
SAN ANGELO - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service office in Tom Green
County will conduct a series of four seminars for new small-tract landowners
during October and November at the Tom Green County 4-H Building.
October 9, 2009
‘PAW’ Workshop Set for October 20
in Monahans
MONAHANS - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service offices in Ward,
Winkler/Loving and Reeves counties will conduct a “PAW” or Predator
Awareness Workshop, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:45 p.m. on October 20 at the Ward
County Convention Center.
October 7, 2009
Statewide ‘One Day 4-H’ effort
slated for October 10
SAN ANGELO - Texas AgriLife Extension Service 4-H clubs across Texas
will celebrate “One Day 4-H” on October 10 as part of National 4-H week
which runs from October 4-10.
September 28, 2009
Wildlife Management Program
Slated for Llano County October 16
LlANO - Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s office in Llano County and
the Hill Country Livestock Raisers Association will conduct a wildlife
management program from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. October 16 at the American
Legion Hall in Llano, 200 Legion Drive.
September 22, 2009
Runnels, Tom Green Counties Set
Cotton Tours
BALLINGER - Fall is in the air, and with it comes the annual
Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s cotton tours in Runnels and Tom Green
counties, set September 29 and October 6 respectively.
September 21, 2009
Multi-County Livestock Program
Slated for October 29 in Ozona
OZONA - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service offices in Crockett and
Sutton counties will conduct a range, predator and livestock program from
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. October 29 in Ozona’s Crockett County Convention
Center.
September 15, 2009
Fall Hill Country Expo set for
October 1 in Mason
MASON – The Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s office in Mason County
will conduct their Fall Hill Country Expo from 8:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
October 1 at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Mason.
September 11, 2009
AgriLife Research Sets Texas
Range Station Field Day
BARNHART - Texas AgriLife Research will conduct a free field day from
9:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. September 30 at the Texas Range Station between
Ozona and Barnhart on State U.S. Highway 163.
September 10, 2009
Feral Hog Control Program Set for
September 22 in Taylor County
ABILENE - Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Taylor County
Livestock and Wildlife Protection Association will conduct a feral hog
control seminar from 5:30-8:35 p.m. September 22 in the Big Country Hall at
the Taylor County Expo Center.
September 4, 2009
Lamb County Farm Tour Set for
September 11
LITTLEFIELD - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service office in Lamb
County will conduct a cotton termination training and farm tour starting
from the Littlefield Country Club at 9:00 a.m. September 11.
September 4, 2009
Wild Game Bird Appreciation
Workshop Slated for September 15 at Earth
EARTH - Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a multi-county
Wild Game Bird Appreciation Workshop from 9:00 a.m. until noon September 15
at the Old Gin Office north of Earth on U.S. Highway 385.
September 3, 2009
Private Applicator Training
Offered in Brady
BRADY - Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s office in McCulloch County
will conduct a training September 10 for those needing a Texas Department of
Agriculture private applicators license.
September 2, 2009
Rolling Plains Quail Field Day
Should Offer Some Interesting Insights
ROBY - Dr. Dale Rollins, Texas AgriLife Extension Service
wildlife specialist at San Angelo, wants anyone interested in quail to come
out to "the ranch" on September 25 for a day of learning devoted entirely to
the pint-sized dynamos.
September 2, 2009
Roll Out the Barrels: Master
Gardeners to Hold September 26 Rain Barrel Workshop in San Angelo
SAN ANGELO - Looking for a rain barrel? The Concho Valley Master Gardeners
want to show you how to make your own during the Rain Barrel Workshop set
for 9:30 a.m. September 26 at the Tom Green 4-H Building located at 3168 N.
U.S. Highway 67.
September 2, 2009
San Angelo to Host State
Extension Education Conference September 15-17
SAN ANGELO - Between 600 and 700 women from across Texas are expected to
participate in the upcoming Texas Extension Education Association’s annual
conference scheduled September 15-17 in San Angelo’s McNease Convention
Center, 500 Rio Concho Drive.
August 28, 2009
36th Annual Sheep & Goat Field
Day Set for September 3
SAN ANGELO - Time is fast approaching for the 36th Annual Sheep and Goat
Field Day set September 3 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension
Center located just north of San Angelo on U.S. Highway 87.
August 26, 2009
Sonora Ram Test Starts September
14-15
SONORA - The annual ram performance test conducted at the Texas AgriLife
Research Station at Sonora will begin September 14-15 with delivery of rams
to the station.
August 25, 2009
Retirement Reception for Jane
Holubec of AgriLife Extension Set for August 31
BRADY - Jane Holubec, Texas AgriLife Extension Service family and
consumer sciences agent in McCulloch County, is being honored with a
reception in Brady upon her retirement August 31.
August 6, 2009
Rangeland Restoration Workshop
Slated in Sonora on August 26
SONORA - Texas AgriLife Extension Service is conducting a multi-county
rangeland restoration workshop from 8:30 a.m. until noon on August 26 in the
Sutton County Civic Center in Sonora.
August 5, 2009
Grasshoppers got you hoppin' mad?
FORT STOCKTON - Grasshoppers got you hoppin’ mad? If they don’t yet,
there’s a good chance they soon will, according to a Texas AgriLife
Extension Service entomologist.
August 4, 2009
AgriLife Extension to Conduct
Alfalfa Workshop August 14 in Lubbock
LUBBOCK - Alfalfa producers can update their production
expertise at an upcoming Texas AgriLife Extension Service workshop and field
tour scheduled from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. August 14 near Lubbock.
August 4, 2009
Angora Goat Sale Results Less
Than Stellar
SONORA -- The hint of rain in the air did little to awaken bidding at
this year’s annual Sonora Angora Goat Performance Test sale held July 23.
July 30, 2009
AgriLife Center at San Angelo
Schedules Annual Sheep & Goat Field Day
SAN ANGELO - The 36th annual Sheep and Goat Field Day conducted by the
Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo is set for
September 3.
July 29, 2009
AgriLife Extension Offers Two
South Plains Viticulture Workshops
LUBBOCK - Texas AgriLife Extension Service's Viticulture Team will
conduct two different wine grape workshops in early August.
July 29, 2009
AgriLife Extension Schedules
Hunting Lease Program in Brown County
BROWNWOOD - Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s Brown County
office has scheduled a hunting lease program for 6 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Brown
County Fairgrounds located on Hwy. 377 South in Brownwood.
July 17, 2009
Colorado City Dove Appreciation
Day Set August 13
COLORADO CITY - Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a
multi-county Dove Appreciation Day from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., August 13, in
Colorado City.
July 16, 2009
State and Federal Agencies Offer
Help During Drought
SAN ANGELO - As the growing season progresses, hot, dry conditions
prevail over much of Texas causing crops, pastures and rangeland to wither,
according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.
July 15, 2009
Rolling Plains Quail Research
Ranch Sets September 25 Field Day
ROBY - The Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch will host its
second annual field day from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. September 25. The
research ranch is located 11 miles west of Roby on U.S. Highway 180.
July 14, 2009
Field Day Set for July 21 on
Texas Tech Research Farm
LUBBOCK - Texas AgriLife Research and the plant and soil science
department at Texas Tech University at Lubbock will conduct a safflower
production field day beginning at 10 a.m. July 21 at Texas Tech’s research
farm in Lubbock. The farm is located in Lubbock at 2nd Street and Quaker.
July 13, 2009
AgriLife Extension’s Nolan County
Office Sets Agricultural Workshop
SWEETWATER - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service office in Nolan County
will conduct an agricultural update workshop for producers at 6:00 p.m.,
July 23 in the county’s AgriLife Extension office.
July 9, 2009
AgriLife Experts Say Preserving
Angora Goat Genetics Crucial to Breed’s Survival
SAN ANGELO - Preserving Angora goat genetics should not be just a
concern, it should be an extremely urgent concern for those interested in
the long-term survival of the breed, said a Texas AgriLife Research
geneticist.
June 30, 2009
AgriLife Extension Sets
Continuing Education Training in Brownwood
BROWNWOOD - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a
continuing education workshop from 4 - 9 p.m. July 15 at the Brown County
Fairgrounds located in Brownwood on U.S. Hwy 377 South.
June 29, 2009
Unusual Happening Strikes
Twice at National 4-H Wool Judging Event
SONORA - For the second time in as many years, each team at this year’s
National 4-H Wool Judging Contest at Sonora yielded a high individual point
score which, according to a contest official, is very unusual.
June 24, 2009
Predator Awareness Day set for
July 21 in Roby
ROBY- Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s office in Fisher County
will conduct a predator awareness program from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. July
21 in the community center in Roby.
June 23, 2009
Angora Goat Performance Test
Field Day and Sale Slated for July 23
SONORA - Texas AgriLife Research’s annual Angora Goat Performance Test
Field Day and Sale is set for July 23 at the Texas AgriLife Research Station
at Sonora.
June 2, 2009
San Angelo Rainwater Harvesting
Workshop Slated for July 18
SAN ANGELO - Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s Concho Valley Master
Gardeners will conduct a rainwater harvesting workshop from 8:45 a.m. to
noon on July 18 at the Tom Green County 4-H Center.
May 26, 2009
Sterling County Weed and Brush
Control Field Day set for June 23
STERLING CITY - Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s Sterling County Range
and Livestock Committee will host the Sterling County Weed and Brush Control
Field Day on June 23.
May 5, 2009
Taylor County is Site for May 18
Estate-Planning Seminar
ABILENE - Planning for the unexpected is the theme of a multi-county
Texas AgriLife Extension Service estate-planning seminar set for May 18 in
Abilene.
April 30, 2009
AgriLife Extension Cancels
Regional 4-H Activities Until May 11
COLLEGE STATION - In light of the uncertainty surrounding the current
flu situation, the Texas AgriLife Extension Service is postponing all
district and multi-district 4-H contests and events scheduled through May
11.
April 29, 2009
Landowner Survey Deals with
Predator Losses
SAN ANGELO - Have predators got your goat? If so, the Texas AgriLife
Extension Service wants to know about it.
April 28, 2009
AgriLife Extension Program to
Address Chronic Texas Quail Demise
MERIDIAN - Where have all the quail gone? That’s the question Texas
AgriLife Extension Service will address during a symposium by the same name
set for 8:30 a.m. May 27 at the Meridian Civic Center.
April 20, 2009
Misuse of Phenoxy Herbicides
Troubles Grape Growers
LUBBOCK - Many High Plains grape growers have suffered significant economic
losses from misuse of phenoxy herbicides, said a Lubbock viticulture expert.
April 17, 2009
AgriLife Extension Veterinary
Camp Readies for Seventh Year
SAN ANGELO - The West Texas Youth Veterinary Science Workshop, open to
all Texas youth, will be June 21-25 at the Tom Green County 4-H Center in
San Angelo.
April 16, 2009
AgriLife Extension Seeks to Make
Good Cattle Operations Better Through SPA Program
SWEETWATER - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service has set the dates for its
2009 Beef Cattle Standardized Performance Analysis workshops.
April 15, 2009
Brown County Names New Extension
AgriLife Youth Agent
BROWNWOOD - April 15 is Sarah Marie Hinkle’s first day as the Texas
AgriLife Extension Service’s new 4-H and youth development agent for Brown
County.
April 13, 2009
David Drake Named to AgriLife
Extension Agronomy Post
SAN ANGELO - Dr. David R. Drake has been named the Texas AgriLife
Extension Service agronomist for the agency's 23-county west central
district. He will be headquartered in the Texas AgriLife Research and
Extension Center north of San Angelo on U.S. Hwy 87.
April 9, 2009
AgriLife Research Station’s
Sonora Ram Sale Sees Strong Demand
SONORA - For the second time in as many years, the average price
for Rambouillet rams participating in the annual Texas AgriLife Research ram
performance test sale was strong for the 21 head sold, said the test’s
coordinator.
April 9, 2009
Free Beef Quality Training
Offered in Lubbock on April 21
LUBBOCK - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas and
Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association will conduct a free Texas Beef
Quality Producer Program on April 21 in Lubbock.
April 6, 2009
New AgriLife Extension Agent
Named to Brown County Post
BROWNWOOD - Chelsea Anne Stevens has been named Texas AgriLife Extension
Service family and consumer sciences agent for Brown County.
April 3, 2009
Largest Private Donation of Cotton
Technology Set to Advance Public Research: Monsanto Donates State-of-the-Art
Marker Technology to Public Database
LUBBOCK - Texas AgriLife Research, a part of the Texas A&M System,
announced today that it has received the largest private donation of cotton
technology from one of the world's leading agriculture companies, Monsanto.
April 1, 2009
Time is Right to Select Fleeces
for Sonora’s Wool Show
SONORA - Now is the time to select fleeces for the 72nd Wool Show this
summer at Sonora, said a show official.
March 17, 2009
"Don't 'Pug' Your Pastures,"
Advises an AgriLife Extension Expert
BASTROP - “Don’t pug your pastures,” is the advice a Texas AgriLife
Extension Service expert offers producers who received much-needed rain last
week on recently burned pastures.
March 16, 2009
Hill Country Wildlife
Management Field Day slated April 9 at Mason
MASON - Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct the multi-county
Hill Country Wildlife Management Field Day beginning with registration at
8:15 a.m., April 9 at the Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area. The day’s
activities will conclude by 3:00 p.m.
March 6, 2009
Menard Morning Glories Youth
Garden Group Wins Coveted National Title
MENARD - Like the flower the group is named for, Menard’s Morning Glory
Junior Master Gardener group just keeps blooming and growing.
March 6, 2009
Texas Governor Seeks
Emergency Drought Disaster Status for Entire State
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Rick Perry is seeking disaster status for all
Texas counties due to continuing drought. In a letter released today to
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Perry asked that all 254 counties be
designated disaster areas for 2009.
March 5, 2009
Free "Firewise" Landscape Program
in Abilene offers Timely Tips for Homeowners
ABILENE - Record high temperatures, wind, dry weather, and white
smoke on the horizon are constant reminders of the eminent fire danger many
Texans live with daily. What can homeowners do to protect their property?
February 27, 2009
AgriLife Extension Agent
Transfers to Burnet County
BURNET- Leticia Ezell Rasmussen will become the new Texas
AgriLife Extension Service family and consumer sciences agent for Burnet
County on March 2.
February 27, 2009
Annual Ram Performance Test Field
Day and Sale Slated for March 13
SONORA - The annual Ram Performance Test Field Day and Sale conducted by
Texas AgriLife Research and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service is set for
March 13 at the Texas AgriLife Research Station at Sonora.
February 24, 2009
Concho Valley Cotton Conference
Set for March 24 in San Angelo
SAN ANGELO - The eighth Concho Valley Cotton Conference is set for 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., March 24, in the San Angelo Convention Center.
February 23, 2009
First State Rainwater Conference
slated for March 20-21 in Kerrville
KERRVILLE - A Texas AgriLife Extension Service rainwater harvesting expert
said the Texas Rainwater Catchment Association will hold its first statewide
conference March 20-21 in Kerrville at the Kerr County Hill Country Youth
Exhibit Center.
February 18, 2009
Texas AgriLife Extension Names
New South Plains District Extension Administrator
LUBBOCK - Miles Dabovich has been named Texas AgriLife
Extension Service’s administrator for the South Plains district effective
March 2. The announcement came from Dr. Darrell Dromgoole, AgriLife
Extension associate director for county programs at College Station.
February 13, 2009
AgriLife Extension Sets Two
Annual Peanut Production Workshops
LUBBOCK - The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct two free peanut
production workshops on February 24 in Levelland and on February 25 in
Seminole.
February 2, 2009
Texas Farm, Ranch, Wildlife Expo
Set for February 24-25 in Abilene
ABILENE - Abilene’s annual Texas Farm, Ranch, Wildlife Expo
is set for February 24-25 on the grounds of the Taylor County Expo Center,
located at 1700 State Highway 36.
January 9, 2009
Texas Brigades Ready Dates for
Coming Season
SAN ANGELO – The sign up for Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s Texas
Brigades has begun for the upcoming summer camp season.
January 9, 2009
QuailMasters 2009 Dates Set
SAN ANGELO – “Understanding the Quail Equation” is the recurring theme of
four quail management workshops starting March 29 at the Rolling Plains
Quail Research Ranch near Roby.
November 18, 2008
Expert Says Volatile Economy Makes
Master Marketer Program More Important Than Ever
SAN ANGELO – The downturn in the economy makes Texas AgriLife Extension
Service's Master Marketer Program more important than ever before, said an
AgriLife Extension economist.
November 12, 2008
Silent Thief Steals Cotton Patch
Profits
LUBBOCK – Texas AgriLife Research cotton experts working in the "world’s
biggest cotton patch" have a silent thief under surveillance who often makes
off with a quarter of the southern High Plains cotton crop annually –
and like any successful theft, its done without most of the
victims even knowing it.
November 11, 2008
Fifth Annual Southwest Beef
Symposium Set for January 13-14 in Midland
MIDLAND – For the fifth time in as many years, Texas and New Mexico
Extension agencies will hold their annual "Southwest Beef Symposium." This
year’s meeting is set for January 13-14 at the Horseshoe complex in Midland
at 2002 Cotton Flat Road.
October 31, 2008
McCulloch County Gets New AgriLife
Extension Agent
BRADY – Vance Christie will become the new Texas AgriLife Extension
Service agent in McCulloch County effective November 1, according to a joint
announcement by McCulloch County Judge Randy Young and Scott Durham,
AgriLife Extension Administrator at San Angelo.
October 31, 2008
New AgriLife Extension Agent Named
for Schleicher County
ELDORADO – Cody J. Bundick will assume duties as the Texas AgriLife
Extension Service Agent for agriculture and natural resources in Schleicher
County effective December 1.
October 24, 2008
AgriLife Extension’s TALL Class Set
for High Plains Visit Oct. 28-29
LUBBOCK – Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s TALL XI class is heading to
the South Plains to tour area agriculture on October 28-29.
October 27, 2008
Utah Scientists to Headline
Tri-County Poisonous Plant Seminar December 2
ALPINE – Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s Brewster, Jeff Davis and
Presidio county offices and Capital Farm Credit will conduct the "Tri-County
Poisonous Plant Seminar" from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. December 2 at
Kokernot Lodge in Alpine.
October 24, 2008
New Geocoins Cached by eXtension
Challenges Global Searchers
GATESVILLE – Attention geocaching afficionados – Texas AgriLife
eXtension has developed and is currently caching a new promotional geocoin.
October 24, 2008
Predator Awareness Workshop Slated
for November 6 in Sterling City
STERLING CITY – Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Sterling County
Range and Livestock Committee will host a predator awareness workshop on
November 6 at the Sterling County Community Center.
October 24, 2008
4-H/FFA Quality Counts Training Set
for December 13 in Lubbock
LUBBOCK – The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a
multi-county 4-H and FFA Quality Counts Training beginning at 8:30 a.m.
December 13 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Lubbock.
October 13, 2008
AgriLife Extension: Pumpkin Acreage
Down But Plenty of Quality Pumpkins Available
FLOYDADA – Pumpkin carvers and pie makers won’t have to look too hard
this season for just the right one because the quality of this year’s crop
is outstanding, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service pumpkin pro.
October 10, 2008
‘Brush Sculpting’ Workshop in Snyder
Offers Eight Continuing Education Units
SNYDER – Eight Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education
units is a lot to be offered at one workshop. But that’s how many private
pesticide applicator license holders can earn at Texas AgriLife Extension
Service’s "Brush Sculpting...A Decade Later" October 23-24.
October 8, 2008
Texas Watershed Steward Program
Offered in Comanche
COMANCHE - A Texas Watershed Steward workshop has been scheduled from
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. October 30 at the Comanche Community Center located at
100 Indian Creek Drive.
