General

September 12 2007
MEDIA ADVISORY: Tropical Storm Preparedness Information Available Online 
COLLEGE STATION – As residents along the Gulf of Mexico coast take stock of the potential tropical storm expected to arrive this evening, Texas Cooperative Extension reminds that information on how to prepare for emergencies is available on the Internet.

September 27, 2006
Texas State Chemist Building Dedication Sept. 29 
COLLEGE STATION – The Office of the Texas State Chemist will unveil its new state-of-the-art facility with a dedication ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 29.

September 12, 2006
New Mobile AgNews Feature Debuts 
COLLEGE STATION - With news becoming consumed more and more on the go, Texas A&M University System Agricultural Communications has launched a new Mobile AgNews feature for those using PDAs and Blackberry phones.

June 13, 2006
Canned Dog Food Recalled 
COLLEGE STATION -- Fifteen varieties of canned dog food manufactured by Simmons Pet Food are under Food and Drug Administration recall due to linings separating from the inside of the cans, officials said Tuesday.

October 11, 2005
Feed Industry Profitability Workshop Dec. 6-8 
COLLEGE STATION – Managing costs and improving profitability and product quality are the goals of the Feed Industry Profitability Workshop scheduled for Dec. 6-8 in Omaha, Neb. The workshop will take place at the Educational Service Unit #3, 110th and Harrison streets in Omaha.

March 18, 2005
Texas Country Recycling Events Planned for April 
AUSTIN – Five Texas Country Cleanups – rural recycling events – are scheduled for April. Each cleanup will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

October 05, 2004
Texas Country Recycling Events Planned For October 
AUSTIN – A series of rural recycling events called Texas Country Cleanups are scheduled for October. Each cleanup will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

September 02, 2004
Rio Grande Irrigation System Challenges Water Engineer 
WESLACO – Like the difference between shooting at a stationery target and a moving target – that's how Dr. Juan Enciso compares irrigating crops with water from an aquifer to irrigating crops from the ever-moving Rio Grande.

August 31, 2004
Texas Country Recycling Events Planned For September 
AUSTIN – A series of rural recycling events called Texas Country Cleanups are scheduled for September.

February 03, 2004
Extension Forums Focus On Communities 
AMARILLO -- Across the state, Texans are voicing their most important concerns and looking for ways to meet these challenges at the Texas Community Futures Forums. The forums are sponsored by Texas Cooperative Extension, a part of The Texas A&M University System.

January 22, 2004
Overton Center Weather Station Soon To Be Upgraded 
OVERTON - East Texas agricultural producers and irrigators will soon have access to better weather data thanks to a new, upgraded automated weather station planned for the Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Overton.

January 16, 2004
Texas Country Cleanups Planned 
AUSTIN – A series of Texas Country Cleanups for recycling in rural areas has been set for February. Texas Cooperative Extension and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality are co-sponsor of these events. Each cleanup will be held from 8 a.m. to noon. Dates and places of the cleanups are:

October 09, 2003
Tceq To Offer Hazardous Waste Collections 
AUSTIN – The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will host the Agricultural Waste Pesticide Collections, a series of collection opportunities in rural areas of the state. Texas Cooperative Extension is a co-sponsor of the event.

May 05, 2003
Media Advisory: Study To Reveal Dangers Of Land Fragmentation For Wildlife, Agriculture, Texas Heritage 
AUSTIN – Texans are loving their land to pieces literally. As new buyers snap up rural land, vast farms and ranches are being splintered into smaller and smaller "ranchettes." American Farmland Trust will reveal the implications of a joint study with The Texas A&M University System demonstrating how land fragmentation is putting the squeeze on family farmers and endangering wildlife, agriculture and Texas heritage.

February 26, 2003
Ag Disaster Assistance Enrollment May Begin As Early As Summer 
LUBBOCK – Farmers and ranchers who qualify for disaster assistance under the Agricultural Assistance Act passed by Congress on Feb. 13 will soon be able to enroll at their county USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) office, according to Jim Little, FSA administrator based in Washington, D.C.

February 14, 2002
Abilene Readies For Third Annual West Texas Farm And Ranch Show Feb. 19-20 
ABILENE – The 2002 edition of the annual West Texas Farm and Ranch Show is set for Feb. 19 and 20 at the Taylor County Expo.

February 04, 2002
Food And Agricultural Biosecurity Summit Scheduled 
COLLEGE STATION – The safety, integrity, viability and sustainability of the food supply in the United States is the focus of the Food and Agricultural Biosecurity Summit on May 6-7 at the Austin Hilton North in Austin.

January 07, 2002
District And County Clerks To Meet In College Station 
COLLEGE STATION – The 30th annual County and District Clerks' Continuing Education Seminar is set for Jan. 14-17 at the Hilton College Station & Conference Center.

December 04, 2001
Rodeo Alumni Working To Create Scholaship 
he Texas A&M Aggie Rodeo alumni are currently in the process of raising $12,500 to fund a memorial scholarship that will honor Raymond "Shorty" Fuller '43, a former member of the Aggie Rodeo Team.

October 17, 2001
A&M Grad Arland Schneider To Retire From USDA In Amarillo 
BUSHLAND -- With an exemplary 36-year career in research tucked under his belt , Dr. Arland D. Schneider, agricultural engineer with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, will retire Oct. 26 from the Conservation and Production Research Laboratory near Bushland.

Water Quality Expert: We Can Help Protect Water Sources
- June 22 2000 -

Emergency Preparedness Training Planned May 23 For Gulf Coast Residents
- May 18 2000 -

Media Advisory: Pizza Ranch May 10-11 to Attract 6,000 Fourth Graders
- May 05 2000 -

Critical Issues Facing Counties Subject of Upcoming Conference
- January 31 2000 -

South Plains Agriculture Conferences Set in January
- January 13 2000 -

Roadway Management Workshop Offers 5 Ceus Jan. 12
- January 10 2000 -

Stallman Receives Friend of Texas A&M Agriculture Award
- December 14 1999 -

Texas Crop And Weather Report
- December 07 1999 -

Regional Leadership Conference Slated
- December 06 1999 -

Bezners Receive Friend of Extension Award
- November 29 1999 -

Chisum Chosen State Friend of Extension
- November 23 1999 -

Lender of Last Resort Ready to Help
- November 22 1999 -

International Agriculture Program Makes Connections
- November 04 1999 -

Combs Tells Ag Producers to Stand Up, be Heard
- September 28 1999 -

West Texas Agricultural Chemicals Institute Honors Ag Leaders
- September 20 1999 -

Sugar Growers to Honor Retired Congressman Sept. 16
- September 15 1999 -

Texas County Cleanup Day Slated For July 7
- July 05 1999 -

Rolling Plains Agriculture Day Slated For May 13 in Chillicothe
- May 07 1999 -

San Angelo Readies For 1999 Concho Valley Cotton Conference March 30
- March 25 1999 -

Wheeler Receives 'Friend of Extension' Award
- January 06 1999 -

Voters in Haskell And Knox Counties Face Vote on Water District
- January 05 1999 -

Water For Texas Conference to be Held in Austin
- November 18 1998 -

Blackland Income Growth (B.I.G.) Conference Jan. 12-13 in Waco
- November 10 1998 -

Water Quality Conference July 9 Explores Landscape Water Run-Off
- June 06, 1997 -

Animal Control Service, Others Putting Squeeze on Rabies
- April 16, 1997 -

Americorps, Extension Service Honored with Governor's Award
- April 16, 1997 -

Rural Development Theme For Baylor Ag Day
- March 31, 1997 -

Extension Information Available Now in El Paso Libraries
- March 19, 1997 -

National Agriculture Week Honors Food, Fiber Producers
- March 19, 1997 -

Ag Week Editorial: Texas Agriculture Coping with Change
- March 06, 1997 -

School Kids Can Write Imaginary Vacation Story on Web
- March 06, 1997 -

News Briefs
- February 7, 1997 -

News Briefs
- December 31,1996 -

Native Plant Expert Benny SimpsonDead of Complications After Heart Surgery
- December 28, 1996 -

Town And Country Church Regional Conference Set
- December 12, 1996 -

Dangers of Traffic Spook Holiday Fun
- Oct. 7, 1996 -

Ghostly Suggestions For Halloween Costumes
- Oct. 7, 1996 -

Claude to Host Special CRP Symposium
- Sept. 25, 1996 -

Big Spring to Host Special CRP Symposium
- Sept. 23, 1996 -

Four Honored as Oustanding Agriculture Alumni
- Sept. 20, 1996 -

Panhandle's Ag Day on Aug. 22 to Feature Summer Crops, Drought Recap
- Aug. 8, 1996 -

Texas A&M Researchers Look to Plants as a Way to Treat, Prevent Prostate Cancer
- July 1996 -

Dallisgrass Poisoning Affecting South Central Texas Cattle
- July 28, 1995 -

Houston Dweller Makes Her Small Garden in Backyard
- May 28, 1996 -

Nearly $1 Million in Scholarships to be Awarded at Annual Texas 4-H Roundup June 5-8
- May 1995 -

Researchers Make Progress Toward Edible Vaccine that May protect Millions Against Diarrheal Diseases
- May 1995 -

South Texas Americorps Members Reaching Out to Colonias
- March 30, 1995-

Texas A&M Agricultural Communicators Earn Top Environmental Award For Public Relations Effort
- Nov. 1, 1993 -