Region 6: Far West

June 19 2007
One Point Defines National Wool Judging Winners 
SONORA – One point – that's all that separated first and second places in two of the main judging contests which were held in conjunction with the 70th annual Sonora Wool and Mohair Show. The contests and the show were June 12-14 in Sonora.

February 16, 2007
Rio Grande Basin Initiative Project Receives Award 
COLLEGE STATION – The Rio Grande Basin Initiative recently received a national award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

January 18, 2007
Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence Honors Bestowed at Texas A&M 
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Elsa Murano, Texas A&M University System vice chancellor and dean of agriculture and life sciences, recently presented more than 20 Award in Excellence honors to individuals, teams and an agency-industry partnership.

November 14, 2006
Academy for Ranch Management Offers Workshops 
COLLEGE STATION – The Academy for Ranch Management has announced its schedule of 2007 workshops.

July 21, 2006
j-rodgers 
EL PASO – Sun safety education is crucial in the battle against skin cancer, especially at a young age. That is why Texas Cooperative Extension is teaming up with the El Paso parks and recreation department to provide a "sun safety" program to children participating in the city's summer camp.

June 30, 2006
Supplemental Deer Feeding Can Reduce Rangeland Quality 
UVALDE – Supplemental feeding of white-tailed deer helps produce trophy bucks, but it can also mean trouble for ranglelands, according to Texas Agricultural Experiment Station research conduced in Uvalde.

January 25, 2006
Texas Crop, Weather Report 
SAN ANGELO – Much-needed moisture fell late last week but did little to dampen the state's critical hay situation, Texas Cooperative Extension experts say.

December 08, 2005
Tucumcari To Host Southwest Beef Symposium Jan. 18-19 
TUCUMCARI, N.M. – Texas Cooperative Extension is teaming up with the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service to present the second annual Southwest Beef Symposium and trade show Jan. 18-19 at the Tucumcari Convention Center.

November 15, 2005
Retail Security Technology Used to Research Deer Feed Consumption, “Theft” 
UVALDE – Supplemental feeding of white-tailed deer is a long-standing wildlife management practice in deer hunting areas, said a researcher at the Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center here. But knowing which animals were eating what supplements, as well as knowing how much they were eating, used to be impossible to determine.

November 11, 2005
Pesticide Recertification Training Offered Nov. 30 in Schleicher County 
ELDORADO – Texas Cooperative Extension will conduct a Pesticide Recertification Course Nov. 30 at the Schleicher County Civic Center here. Six Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be offered.

November 10, 2005
Academy for Ranch Management Announces Upcoming Workshops 
COLLEGE STATION – The Academy for Ranch Management announced its schedule of 2006 workshops.

November 02, 2005
New Publication Gives Ins, Outs of Quail Habitat Monitoring 
UVALDE – Successful wildlife management depends on good habitat management, according to the new publication, "Habitat Monitoring for Quail on Texas Rangelands," by Texas Cooperative Extension wildlife and range specialists.

July 15, 2005
Texas Cooperative Extension Sets Two Abandoned-Well Plugging Meetings 
WALL – Texas Cooperative Extension will have two meetings on abandoned well plugging next week. The first will be July 20 at Saint Ambrose Catholic Church in Wall, and the second will be July 21 in the Senior Citizens Building at Millersview. The building is just east of the intersection of State Highway 765 and Farm to Market Road 2134.

July 12, 2005
Texas Crop and Weather Report 
COLLEGE STATION- Round bale, square bale or no bale, limited moisture has caused the state's hay fields to produce less-than-normal harvests, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

July 11, 2005
Sonora Angora Goat Performance Test Field Day and Sale Set July 28 
SONORA – The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station's annual Angora goat performance test field day and sale is set for July 28 at the Sonora Experiment Station.

June 27, 2005
Experiment Station Experts Urge Safety in Prescribed Burning 
SONORA – While prescribed burning is effective for controlling undesirable woody plants and cactus species, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers say landowners also should learn safe and effective ways to use fire as a management tool.

June 27, 2005
Rangeland Management Seminar Set for July 8 in Coleman, McCulloch Counties 
COLEMAN – Range management and cost-share programs will be the focus of Texas Cooperative Extension's Rangeland Management Seminar July 8 on the Paul Jensen Ranch near here.

June 17, 2005
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Wildlife 
KERRVILLE – Where there's smoke, there's wildlife. Texas Cooperative Extension has scheduled the symposium "Fire as a Tool for Managing Wildlife Habitat in Texas" for Sept. 14-16 at the YO Ranch Hotel and Conference Center here.

June 15, 2005
Fall Range Monitoring Workshops Scheduled at Three Locales 
SAN ANGELO – It has rained and your pastures look good. But how much have they improved? Can you add more livestock? Has the rain sprouted too many weeds? How do you know?

June 09, 2005
Texas Cooperative Extension Wildlife Specialist Named Volunteer of the Year 
SAN ANGELO – Dr. Dale Rollins, Texas Cooperative Extension wildlife specialist at San Angelo, was recently named the Volunteer of the Year by Quail Unlimited and Winchester Ammunition. The award was presented during the association's Celebrity Quail Hunt in Albany, Ga..

June 09, 2005
Sonora Readies for Annual Contests 
SONORA – Three premier wool judging contests are scheduled to be held here next week.

June 09, 2005
North American Hair Sheep Symposium Set for Oct. 6-8 Event 
SAN ANGELO – The North American Hair Sheep Symposium is set for Oct. 6-8 in San Angelo.

June 07, 2005
Texas State Youth Water Camp Set July 17-21 
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Christine Townsend has been named Texas A&M University agricultural education department head. She replaces Dr. Glen Shinn, who went on sabbatical in January.

February 24, 2005
Strategic Farming Program Set For March 28 In Fort Stockton 
FORT STOCKTON – Texas Cooperative Extension is sponsoring "Strategic Farming: A Compendium of Issues, Strategies and Alternatives" at 9:30 a.m. March 28 in the District 6 Extension Center here.

February 16, 2005
Texas Cooperative Extension Names New Irion County Agent 
MERTZON – Joe M. Self, Jr. becomes Texas Cooperative Extension's new agriculture and natural resources agent for Irion County Feb. 15, according to a joint announcement made by County Judge Leon Standard and Scott Durham, Extension district administrator.

February 15, 2005
Texas Crop, Weather Report 
COLLEGE STATION – Millions of dollars in agriculture production savings poured from the sky in southern regions of Texas recently, according to Texas Cooperative Extension experts.

February 15, 2005
Texas Brigades Seek Adult Leaders 
SAN ANGELO – Love the outdoors and working with young people? Consider becoming a Texas Brigades adult volunteer this summer.

February 09, 2005
Deer Management Workshop Slated March 3 In Sonora 
SONORA – Texas Cooperative Extension offices in three of the state's top deer-hunting counties are pooling their efforts to present a deer management workshop beginning at 8:30 a.m. Mar. 3 in the Sutton County Civic Center here.

February 09, 2005
Concho Valley Cotton Conference Set For March 1 In San Angelo 
SAN ANGELO – The sixth Concho Valley Cotton Conference is set for March 1 in the San Angelo Convention Center here.

February 07, 2005
Texas Cooperative Extension And Howard College Partner On Business Development Project 
SAN ANGELO – Texas Cooperative Extension and Howard College at Big Spring are partnering in a pilot project to provide area-wide business development assistance throughout the Howard College service area.

November 04, 2004
Murano Named Vice Chancellor, Dean Of Agriculture At Texas A&M 
COLLEGE STATION - U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture Elsa Murano has been named to the joint positions of vice chancellor and dean of agriculture and life sciences at Texas A&M University and director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, effective Jan. 3, 2005.

November 03, 2004
Texas Crop And Weather Report 
COLLEGE STATION – It may rain on Texas peanut producers' parades if the wet weather continues.

November 03, 2004
U.s. Ag Exports To Cuba More Than Double From A Year Ago 
COLLEGE STATION – Agricultural goods produced in the United States and exported to Cuba have reached $298 million, more than double than in 2003, according to a Texas Cooperative Extension economist