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December 19, 2002
New Pipeline In South America Delaying Search For Wild Peanut Species  
COLLEGE STATION - A new natural gas pipeline running through Bolivia to southeast Brazil has prevented a group of scientists from having the opportunity to discover one of the most sought-after wild peanut species - one that could contain the genes to develop a peanut that is high-yielding, has early maturity, and/or boasts superior taste.

December 18, 2002
Afghan Ag Minister Visits Texas A&M  
COLLEGE STATION - The agriculture minister of Afghanistan said Tuesday technology used to produce food in Texas can be easily transferred to his country because of the similarity in climate.

December 16, 2002
Saucy Entrepreneurs Add Spice To Food Technologist'S Job  
COLLEGE STATION - Like a mail-order house at Christmas, boxes and cartons cover a table, filled with condiments of every conceivable ingredient.

December 13, 2002
Kiss Mistletoe Goodbye This Season For Better Tree Health  
COLLEGE STATION - Take mistletoe. Please.

December 12, 2002
Researchers Working To Devise Plan For Palo Alto Battlefield Restoration  
COLLEGE STATION - It's typical research for a group of Texas Agricultural Experiment Station rangeland specialists, but the project itself is far from typical considering its historical implications.

December 11, 2002
John Jackman Wins Entomological Society Award  
COLLEGE STATION ~V Dr. John Jackman of College Station, entomologist with Texas Cooperative Extension, won the 2002 Entomological Society of American Distinguished Achievement Award for Extension. The award was presented recently at the society's annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

December 09, 2002
Aged Polish Forest Plots Teach New Ecosystem Lessons  
COLLEGE STATION -- A little-known acreage of trees in Poland planted in the late- 1960s has become a new teaching ground on biodiversity for a team of U.S. researchers.

December 04, 2002
Mcgee Elected President Of National Epsilon Sigma Phi  
COLLEGE STATION -- Dr. Bonnie McGee was elected national Epsilon Sigma Phi president recently at the group's meeting in Lexington, Ky.

December 02, 2002
Study Finds Seasonal Differences Affect Brahman Bull Sexual Maturity  
OVERTON - Fall-born Brahman bulls require more than a month longer to reach sexual maturity than Brahman bulls born in the spring, according to recent research by an internationally recognized authority on the reproductive physiology of Brahman cattle.

November 25, 2002
Chemistry Has Lovely Bouquet In This College Class  
COLLEGE STATION - Acid was the topic that had students in this Texas A&M University class eagerly holding paper cups toward beakers of clea liquid.

November 12, 2002
4-H Riders Combine Grace, Precision On Horseback  
October 29, 2002
Gramann Selected Visiting Chief Social Scientist For National Park Service  
COLLEGE STATION - Dr. James H. Gramann, associate department head of recreation, park and tourism sciences at Texas A&M University, has bee selected as visiting chief social scientist for the National Park Service.

October 23, 2002
4-H Celebrates Its 100 Years At The Texas State Fair  
DALLAS - Last year, after numbers were released showing for the first time, more than a million young Texans were involved in 4-H programs, each 4-H'er celebrated being "One in a Million."

October 21, 2002
Cleated Turf Aerator Draws Attention At Texas A&M University Turf Field Day  
COLLEGE STATION - Dusty Robinson has taken a dandy piece of engineering and put it to work on the playing field.

October 18, 2002
Phorid Fly Release In Ponder Aimed At Controlling Fire Ants  
DALLAS -- A parasitic fly that may help control fire ants will be released in an experiment next week west of Denton in the small town of Ponder.

October 15, 2002
Stop Youthful Smoking: It Takes A Village  
CANTON - When Van Zandt County Agents DeeLee Smith and Tommy Phillips decided to take a stand in a community-wide stop-smoking effort, they called out the S.W.A.T. team.

October 10, 2002
Edward And Howard Kruse Receive Outstanding Alumni Award  
COLLEGE STATION - Edward F. Kruse and Howard W. Kruse of Brenham are each being recognized with a 2002 Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.

October 10, 2002
Kessler Receives Outstanding Alumni Award  
COLLEGE STATION - Dr. Winifred "Wini" Kessler is being recognized with the 2002 Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.

October 10, 2002
Hargrove Receives Outstanding Alumni Award  
COLLEGE STATION -- Dr. Thomas R. Hargrove of Galveston is being recognized with the 2002 Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.

October 02, 2002
Brown, Don't Be Crude Team Receive Award  
VICTORIA - Even five years ago, when she was an 11-year-old, Barbara Brown knew about caring for the earth. That was the year she and two of her friends - Lacy Jones and Kate Klinkerman - started what was to becom the Don't Be Crude team.

September 16, 2002
Young Texans Win Top Shooting Sport Honors  
COLLEGE STATION - Young Texas shooters did the Lone Star State proud at the 2002 USA Shooting Junior Olympic Shooting Championships held Aug. 31 in Colorado Springs, Colo., announced Dr. Ron Howard, Texas Cooperative Extension 4-H and youth development specialist.

September 11, 2002
A Spirit Of Goodness Amidst Solemn Remembrances  
COLLEGE STATION - Today, out of respect for the first anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, no news will be sent via AGNMORE, the electronic news service of the Texas A&M University System's Agriculture Program. The news team instead sponsored a bake sale on the first day of fall classes, and the money is being given to a local volunteer fire department. It was our small way of trying to bring goodness to a day that will be forever remembered for the horrible attacks on America.

September 09, 2002
Extension District Director Charles Neeb Retires Aug. 31  
FORT STOCKTON - Charles Neeb, long-time director of this West Texas region for Texas Cooperative Extension, will retire Aug. 31.

September 06, 2002
Dr. Alan Sams Receives Broiler Research Award  
COLLEGE STATION -- Dr. Alan Sams, professor and head of Texas A&M University's poultry science department, received the 2002 National Chicken Council Broiler Research Award at the Poultry Science Association meeting in August in Delaware.

August 29, 2002
Master Gardeners Create Xeric Garden In San Antonio's Hemisfair Park  
SAN ANTONIO - Among the many stellar activities of the Bexar County Master Gardeners is the garden creation and upkeep at the Shultze House, a quaint Victorian cottage on the grounds of Hemisfair Plaza in downtown San Antonio.

August 28, 2002
FRED Program Brings Fathers, Children Closer  
COLLEGE STATION - If a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step, then the road to improved parent/child relationships can begin with a step as small as reading to a child every day.

August 23, 2002
Classroom Gardens Touch 15,000 Bexar County Kids A Year  
SAN ANTONIO - Horticulture knowledge is blooming in San Antonio with the Bexar County Master Gardeners Classroom Gardens Project, which is active in 240 schools and touches 15,000 kids every school year, officials said.

August 13, 2002
Extension Helps Found Immunization Clinic  
EL CAMPO - When recent studies showed Texas ranked last in the nation in the numbers of childhood immunizations, some concerned philanthropists decided to do something about it.

August 05, 2002
Inside Hay Storage Would Pay For East Texas Producers  
OVERTON - East Texas agricultural producers are making hay like there's no tomorrow, according to a forage specialist with Texas Cooperative Extension.

July 25, 2002
TALL Russia/Poland Trip Awakens Sense Of Appreciation
COLLEGE STATION – The recent trip to Russia and Poland by the Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Class VII awakened a sense of appreciation for the United States and a new sense of patriotism for the class members.

July 23, 2002
4-H Community Service Projects "Sew" Fine  
MIDLAND – Forty-two Midland newborns sleep a little softer – as do about 35 in neighboring Odessa – thanks to the Baby Bundles sewing project and some Midland County 4 H'ers.

July 22, 2002
Manure Application On Rangeland, CRP Acres Studied  
BUSHLAND--Beef cattle feed yards and farmers and ranchers seek to apply manure to land in an environmentally sustainable manner, says USDA-ARS soil scientist Dr. Richard Todd at the Bushland Conservation and Production Research Laboratory near Amarillo.

July 16, 2002
Texas Scientists Reach Out And Touch Molecules 
COLLEGE STATION - A molecule - the smallest bit of any living substance - is no longer out of reach. Using haptic technology, researchers with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station are literally getting in touch with the atomic particles in hopes of finding new cures for diseases.

July 12, 2002
Texas Rice Farmer Receives A&M Friend Of Ag Award 
BEAUMONT – Robert Bauer, a Winnie rice farmer who has served the Texas rice industry for 25 years, has been given the Friend of Texas A&M Agriculture Award.

July 10, 2002
Changing Fish Body Shapes Give Clues To Environmental Factors  
COLLEGE STATION - The placement of the mouth, the length of the tail. These and other traits in fish are showing researchers how the components of an ecosystem lead a species to evolve in their quest for survival.

July 02, 2002
Hold That Tiger: Research Studies Circus Tigers' Behavior, Environment 
COLLEGE STATION – If you were to ask Heath Nevill what he did on his summer vacation, he'd probably give you one of his quick smiles. And then he'd tell you that he spent his summer with the circus.

June 26, 2002
John Fanick And Victoria Summer Phlox Named Texas Superstars  
DALLAS -- To attract butterflies to a summer garden, try planting summer phlox, Phlox paniculata. These flowers -- John Fanick and Victoria summer phlox -- have just been named Texas Superstars by Texas A&M University, which means they will be top performers in the garden.

June 14, 2002
Graduate Student Expands Knowledge On Parasitic Wasps 
COLLEGE STATION -- Little is known about the parasitic wasps in the genus Entomacis because they have rarely been studied in North America in the last century - until now.

June 13, 2002
Equipment And Application Methods Highlighted At "Brush Busters" Workshop  
GLEN ROSE -- A workshop aimed at tackling troublesome brush on Texas rangeland attracted both small and large landowners recently at the Somervell County Expo Center.

June 11, 2002
Rose Breeding Blooms From Backyard To Genetics Lab  
COLLEGE STATION – The backyard garden of a mathematician has rejuvenated Texas rose research in a way that could lead to improvements not only for the flowering bush but for some berry crops. The late Dr. Robert Basye's estate re-established a breeding program that had withered away at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and added the goal of examining roses at the genetic level.

May 30, 2002
Carpenter Made Honorary Member Of NMSU’s Sam Steel Society  
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Dr. Bruce Carpenter of Fort Stockton, a livestock specialist with Texas Cooperative Extension, was named an honorary member of the Sam Steel Society at New Mexico State University.

May 30, 2002
A&M Students Get First-Hand Look At Variable Seeding Technology  
COLLEGE STATION -- Agriculture students at Texas A&M University are taking precision agriculture from the classroom to the field.

May 23, 2002
Parents Are Parents, No Matter Where They Are  
McKINNEY – Carrie Brazeal can't stay out of jail. For an hour and a half each Wednesday afternoon, she teaches a parenting class at the Collin County Justice Center just outside McKinney. She's been teaching this weekly class since 1998.

May 23, 2002
Parenting Classes For Prisoners Are Volunteer Endeavor  
McKINNEY – As a Texas Cooperative Extension county agent, Carrie Brazeal has 23 years of experience at teaching others within her community. And as family and consumer science agent in Collin County since 1983, she has taught many parenting classes.

May 21, 2002
Dwarf Mexican Petunia Named A Texas Superstar™  
DALLAS - The widely adaptable dwarf Mexican petunia (Ruellia brittoniana) has been named a Texas Superstar™ by Texas A&M University.

May 20, 2002
First-Ever Texas Cotton Production Guide Now Available  
SAN ANGELO – Cotton production information has became a lot more accessible, thanks to a new publication from Texas Cooperative Extension.

May 17, 2002
Homeowners Urged To Be On Lookout For Formosan Termites  
COLLEGE STATION – It is time to be on the lookout for swarming Formosan termites, considered the most aggressive and economically devastating termites in the country.

May 09, 2002
Borlaug Receives Public Welfare Medal  
COLLEGE STATION -- Dr. Norman Borlaug, distinguished professor of international agriculture at Texas A&M University, has received one of the nation's highest scientific awards from the National Academy of Sciences.

May 06, 2002
Valley Cotton, Grain Crops In Serious Condition  
WESLACO – In his 30 years as an expert on the Rio Grande Valley's cotton and grain crops, John Norman has never seen worse spring crops than what he's seeing today.

May 03, 2002
Unique Sculptures: Scientist Taps Art To Teach Molecular Beauty  
COLLEGE STATION – Intricate oak, mesquite, pine carvings. Not what one would expect to find in a biochemistry lab.

May 02, 2002
New Modeling System Will Help Monitor Soil Moisture, Help Predict Drought  
COLLEGE STATION -- A Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher is near completion of a computer modeling system that could help farmers, ranchers and forest land managers minimize the effect of drought and guard against forest and range fires.

April 26, 2002
Future Of Forests Everyone's Responsibility 
COLLEGE STATION – The world has been losing forests at a rate of 30 million acres a year for the last decade. No one argues that they are worth saving, but a leading forester believes it's possible to reverse the trend if everyone accepts responsibility.

April 23, 2002
Wright Named Wildlife Specialist At Texas A&M's Uvalde Center  
SAN ANTONIO – Dr. Byron D. Wright has been named a Texas Cooperative Extension wildlife specialist at the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Uvalde.

April 22, 2002
Quilting Class Teaches More Than One Lesson  
BURNET – Some students look forward to Mondays.

April 17, 2002
Farris Recognized As Outstanding Cotton Agent  
LUBBOCK – John Farris, veteran Dawson County Extension agent, recently received the Plains Cotton Growers Outstanding Cotton Agent Award.

April 16, 2002
Reason Termites Can Digest Wood Found, May Lead To Prevention  
COLLEGE STATION – The reason tiny termites can take down a building has been found and that information, which upends a half-century-old belief, might lead to ways to stop their destruction.

April 15, 2002
Bonnicksen Receives Bush Excellence In Public Service Award  
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Tom Bonnicksen of College Station has received the prestigious Bush Excellence in Public Service Award for Texas A&M University Faculty for his lifetime work on the protection and restoration of native North American landscapes.

April 12, 2002
Cathey Named Wildlife Scientist At Texas A&M's Uvalde Center  
SAN ANTONIO – Dr. James C. Cathey has been appointed to conduct research in wildlife sciences at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center in Uvalde.

April 11, 2002
City Squirrels Teach Lessons On Texas A&M University Campus  
COLLEGE STATION – How many Aggies does it take to trap a squirrel?

April 10, 2002
'Belinda's Dream' Becomes The First Rose To Be Named A Texas Superstar™  
DALLAS - A near perfect landscape rose, Belinda's Dream, is the first rose to be named a Texas Superstar and also receive the prestigious EarthKind designation from Texas A&M University.

April 02, 2002
Water Gardens Can Be Creative Alternatives For Landscapes  
COLLEGE STATION – Increasingly popular water gardens can offer creative diversion in home landscapes, but care should be taken in the design and management to insure long-term enjoyment, a Texas Cooperative Extension aquaculture specialist says.

March 22, 2002
Looks Can Be Decieving: Weed Resembles Wildflower, Threat To Ag Production  
COLLEGE STATION - Beautiful wildflowers growing along Texas' roadways will be enjoyed by many this spring season, but looks can be deceiving.

March 08, 2002
Farming, 4-H Are Family Affair  
RED ROCK - For the Marburgers of Bastrop County, farming goes deep into familial roots. Both Dawn Marburger and her husband, Maynard, grew up on dairy farms – her family in Texas, his in Indiana. And now, on a family farm near Red Rock, their children are learning about living and working on the land.

March 06, 2002
Fries Named CFS Agent In Bexar County  
SAN ANTONIO - Elaine Kaye Fries, a 19-year Texas Cooperative Extension veteran, is the new county extension agent for family and consumer science in Bexar County.

February 28, 2002
Arnold Retires After 30 Years Of Extension Work  
DALLAS - Milton "Sonny" Arnold, long-time director of the Texas Cooperative Extension office in Dallas County, has retired after 30 years with the state agency. His retirement became effective today.

February 28, 2002
Plant Disease Expert Digs Dirt For Clues  
WESLACO -- David Peterson, president of Starr Produce in Rio Grande City, relates a story about Dr. Marvin Miller that is typical of professionals who love their work.

February 14, 2002
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Researcher Clones Cat  
COLLEGE STATION -- In what is believed to be the first success of its kind, researchers at Texas A&M University have cloned a cat. A kitten, named "cc," was born to "Allie" a surrogate mother, on Dec. 22, 2001. February 08, 2002
Southern Living Editor Featured Speaker At Feb. 16 Gardening Conference  
EAST TEXAS – "Crape Murder." That's what Steve Bender with Southern Living magazine says happens when Southern gardeners have too much time on their hands in the winter.

February 07, 2002
Urban 4-H Program Pairs City Kids With Farm Animals  
AUSTIN – Deep in the heart of Texas lies a sprawling city of more than 600,000 residents. Austin, an intensely urban area, is not only the state capital, but is home to a large segment of Texas' music and technology industries, not to mention the main campus of the University of Texas with its 50,000-plus students.

January 29, 2002
Texas 4-H’ers Build Chain Of Caring  
COLLEGE STATION – Like other Americans, Texas 4-H'ers were stunned and saddened by the events of Sept. 11. On that day, three hijacked passenger jets destroyed the World Trade Center in New York and part of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a fourth hijacked plane went down in a field in Pennsylvania.

January 25, 2002
Donley Has New County Agent For Family And Consumer Sciences  
CLARENDON -- Dawn Watson assumed her new duties as family and consumer sciences agent with Texas Cooperative Extension in Donley County, effective Jan. 15. Her appointment was announced by Extension's district director for family and consumer sciences, Donna Brauchi, and the Donley County Commissioner's Court.

January 25, 2002
Borlaug To Recieve Medal From National Academy Of Sciences 
COLLEGE STATION -- Dr. Norman Borlaug, a distinguished professor of international agriculture at Texas A&M University, has been selected to receive the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.

January 23, 2002
SAWS, Extension Partner To Help Folks In San Antonio Conserve Water  
SAN ANTONIO -- Water, or the lack of it, has been a major issue in San Antonio for years, a situation underscored most recently by the droughts of 1996 and 1998.

January 18, 2002
International Wildlife Research Suffers Post Sept. 11  
BELIZE – Swimming along shorelines, burrowing in holes, nesting in trees. Life presented the Earth's endangered species with the usual challenges for food and shelter on Sept. 11.

January 18, 2002
McCollum Receives Epsilon Sigma Phi Award  
COLLEGE STATION -- Dr. F. T. 'Ted' McCollum III, beef cattle specialist with Texas Cooperative Extension in Amarillo, received the 'State Early Career Award' from Epsilon Sigma Phi, the national Extension professional fraternity. The award is among the Society's highest commendations for Extension faculty.

January 15, 2002
Department Of Agricultural Economics Receives $50,000 Donation  
Tyler -- Theodore and Elizabeth Saba of Tyler, Texas recently donated $50,000 to the Texas A&M department of agricultural economics to aid in the development of teaching excellence programs within the department.

January 15, 2002
Austin's Grow Green Program Helps Reach Gardeners With Good Advice  
AUSTIN -- As in other rapidly urbanizing areas, too many fertilizers and pesticides are running off lawns in Austin, putting groundwater supplies at risk.

January 03, 2002
Helping Nature’s Finicky Lovers And Picky Habitat Dwellers Survive  
COLLEGE STATION -- For many wildlife, so delicate is their need for a specific element in their environment, so rigidly are they linked to it, that one change starts an almost irreversible downward spiral.