April 2002 AgNews Links

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 26, 2002
Media Advisory: Biosecurity Summit Set For Austin  
WHAT: A summit in Texas to examine biosecurity in depth. "Food and Agricultural Biosecurity: Everyone's Responsibility" is sponsored by the Texas Agricultural and Natural Resources Summit Initiative.

April 26, 2002
History, Mystery Of Orchids Topic Of San Antonio Meeting  
SAN ANTONIO - Dotty Woodson, an international lecturer and orchid hybridizer, will present "The History and Mystery of Orchids" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the San Antonio Garden Center, 3310 N. New Braunfels.

April 25, 2002
Farm Safety Day Camp To Be Held In Denton On May 4  
DENTON -- Farm-related injuries -- and even deaths -- are all too common. Tragically, many of these occurrences involve children. Farm safety is serious business.

April 24, 2002
Agricultural Trade, New Farm Legislation Focus Of May 23-24 Meet  
SAN ANTONIO -- Agricultural trade and the impacts of farm bill legislation will be the focus of several issues at a two-day trade conference scheduled May 23-24 at the St. Anthony Hotel.

April 24, 2002
Media Advisory: Farm Day 2002 To Be Held In Dallas April 30-May 2  
WHAT: Farm Day 2002 uses interactive teaching displays developed to instruct urban consumers, both youth and adult, with facts about agriculture. Included is information on cereal grains, peanuts, cotton, beef, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, natural resources and food safety. Teaching stations show how agriculture and farm and ranch production relates to everyday products. Students can learn about production, as well as see and touch farm commodities while learning about the products made from them.

April 23, 2002
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - For the second consecutive year, the Texas grapefruit harvest will extend into June because of the high volume of grapefruit produced, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

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
Master Volunteer Sews Up Service Project  
BURNET – Josie Davis is retired, but she'd never let that slow her down.

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

April 19, 2002
Texas A&M Kingsville Sets Student Tour Of Mexico For International Ag Course  
SAN ANTONIO - A group of agriculture students from Texas A&M University-Kingsville will receive hands-on experience in international agriculture on a tour of Northeastern Mexico May 20-June 1.

April 19, 2002
Workshops Teach Grain Grading Skills, April 30, May 1  
AMARILLO – Two workshops designed to help grain handlers improve their grain grading skills are slated here on April 30 and May 1. Grading exercises will cover three major grain commodities grown in the region – corn, sorghum and wheat.

April 19, 2002
Wellness Asthma Summit To Be Held In Dallas On May 10  
DALLAS -- In observation of World Asthma Day, the Wellness Asthma Summit is scheduled for May 10 in Dallas. The event will take place in the Whitehurst Education Building auditorium at Texas A&M Dallas, 17360 Coit Rd.

April 18, 2002
Growers Should Compare Several Factors When Selecting Cotton Varieties  
LUBBOCK – Picking cotton varieties for a given growing season is not an easy task. Comparing several qualities among many different varieties, and then keying these qualities to typical growing conditions is a good place to start, said a Texas A&M University agronomist.

April 18, 2002
South Texas Wildlife, Cattle, Ecotourism Workshops Slated  
WESLACO -- A newly-formed organization concerned about the survival of small farmers and ranchers along the U.S.-Mexico border has scheduled a series of wildlife, cattle and ecotourism workshops for producers in South Texas.

April 18, 2002
New Apache Arrowleaf Clover Resistant To Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus  
OVERTON – A new variety of arrowleaf clover developed by a Texas A&M researcher shows promise in once again making arrowleaf a viable part of forage production in East Texas and other southern states.

April 18, 2002
Rudd Joins Texas A&M Wheat Breeding Program  
AMARILLO -- Dr. Jackie Rudd has joined the Texas A&M University System Agriculture Program and the state's small grains research and education team.

April 17, 2002
Savings Goals Reached Different Ways  
COLLEGE STATION – Enrongate, Social Security woes, stock market fluctuations – the financial news lately has been confusing, if nothing else.

April 17, 2002
Brush Appreciation Day Set For May 9  
ASPERMONT – The Texas Cooperative Extension-sponsored Brush Appreciation day May 9 will be an all-day affair covering three ranch stops along a 40-mile route.

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
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - Cooler weather earlier in the season is causing minor delays in harvesting the state's watermelon crop, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

April 16, 2002
‘Ag Research Is Life Science Research' Says Company Executive  
COLLEGE STATION -- Agricultural research institutions should position themselves to form partnerships with companies in multiple fields, a venture capital executive said recently. This will lead to new funding sources and sharing the risk associated with innovation and commercialization.

April 16, 2002
Williams Receives Guggenheim, Fulbright Awards  
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Claire Williams, professor of forestry and genetics at Texas A&M University, has received both a Senior Fulbright Fellowship and a Guggenheim Award to further her research.

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
Valley School Teachers Invited To Become Master Gardeners  
WESLACO -- A special Master Gardener training session will be offered this summer to Rio Grande Valley school teachers who can't attend regularly scheduled classes.

April 15, 2002
Texas A&M Professor Wins National Pork Board Innovation Award  
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Jodi Sterle, Texas Cooperative Extension specialist, and Dr. Lee Johnston from the University of Minnesota, won the National Pork Board Swine Innovation Award for their original education program in swine reproductive management for farrowing barn workers.

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 12, 2002
Cooper Promoted At Texas A&M's Uvalde Center  
SAN ANTONIO– Dr. Susan M. Cooper has been promoted from research associate to assistant professor in wildlife research at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center in Uvalde. Her appointment is a joint one with Texas A&M, Kingsville.

April 12, 2002
Caregiver Of The Year Award To Be Presented  
BRYAN – The 10th annual Caregivers' Conference is planned for 8 a.m.-5 p.m. May 1 at the Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Dr. in Bryan.

April 11, 2002
Mammogram: To Get Or Not To Get Is The Question  
COLLEGE STATION – Yes? No? Maybe? Health care information changes so fast the average non-medical person has a hard time keeping up. But when an established health care procedure is questioned, confusion really reigns.

April 11, 2002
Scorpions Not Just Desert Dwellers  
COLLEGE STATION – There's not much appealing about scorpions.

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
Walker County Added To Quarantine List For Africanized Bees  
NEW WAVERLY – Walker County was added Wednesday to the state quarantine, restricting the movement of commercial bee operations following the detection of Africanized honey bees.

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 10, 2002
Coastal Studies Program Encourages Student Groups To Book Now  
MATAGORDA – The Marine Advisory Service of Texas A&M University is accepting reservations from fourth through 12th grade student groups for the 2002-2003 school year for participation in its Floating Classroom Program.

April 10, 2002
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – The cotton crop in the Rio Grande Valley is off to miserable beginnings because of drought, while in other areas of the state, scattered showers are making farmers hopeful there will be enough soil moisture when they begin planting, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

April 09, 2002
Agricultural Trade, New Farm Legislation Focus Of San Antonio Conference May 23-24 
SAN ANTONIO -- Agricultural trade and the impacts of farm bill legislation will be the focus of several issues at a two-day trade conference scheduled May 23-24 at the St. Anthony Hotel.

April 09, 2002
Eighth Annual Meat Goat Performance Test Set For May  
SAN ANGELO – The Eighth Annual Meat Goat Performance Test at Angelo State University's Management, Instruction, and Research (MIR) Center is scheduled to begin with delivery of animals May 23-25.

April 09, 2002
Landowner Empowerment Theme For Forest Field Day May 24  
OVERTON – Empowering forest landowners through up-to-date information on critical issues will be the theme of the 2002 East Texas Forestry Field Day 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. May 24 at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center here.

April 08, 2002
Reasons For Saving Money Vary  
COLLEGE STATION – Remember that old story about the grasshopper and the ant? The grasshopper did nothing but play and sing, and the ant did nothing but toil and save. The grasshopper thought the ant was dull and boring for never taking the time to have fun; the ant thought the grasshopper was silly and stupid for not planning for his future. Sure enough, when the weather got colder and all playing, singing, toiling and saving stopped, the grasshopper was left out in the cold with nothing and the ant was snug in his planned retirement home.

April 05, 2002
Chapkin Appointed Chair Of Faculty Of Nutrition  
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Robert Chapkin, professor and university faculty fellow in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University, has been appointed as chair of the faculty of nutrition.

April 05, 2002
South Plains Specialty Crop Research Projects Receive Funding  
LUBBOCK – Four specialty crop research projects conceived by Texas A&M scientists working at the Agricultural Research and Extension Center here were recently funded with grants totaling more than $73,000 from the Texas Department of Agriculture.

April 05, 2002
White Rock Lake Prairie Fest Scheduled For May 4  
DALLAS - The third annual White Rock Prairie Fest is slated for Saturday, May 4, at White Rock Lake. The event, free to the public, is organized by the Dallas Parks and Recreation Department and the North Texas Master Naturalist Chapter.

April 04, 2002
County Treasurers To Meet In College Station  
COLLEGE STATION – The 30th annual County Treasurers' Continuing Education Seminar is scheduled for April 15-18 at the University Center Complex at Texas A&M University in College Station.

April 04, 2002
Ranch To Rail - South Field Day Scheduled For April  
CORPUS CHRISTI — The 2001-2002 Ranch to Rail-South field day is scheduled for April 30 at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center on State Highway 44 between Corpus Christi and Robstown, said Dr. Joe Paschal, Texas Cooperative Extension livestock specialist and coordinator.

April 04, 2002
Mexican Ranchers Start 'Amigos Of Texas A&M' Group  
SAN ANTONIO -- Twelve ranchers and agriculture professionals from Northeast Mexico have organized "Amigos (Friends) of Texas A&M," to work together more closely on mutually beneficial academic, research and extension programs.

April 04, 2002
Standardized Performance Analysis Beef Workshop Slated On May 7  
VERNON – Cow-calf producers can learn how to gauge their operation's production and financial performance at a May 7 Standardized Performance Analysis workshop at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center here .

April 03, 2002
90th Anniversary COALS Lecture Series At Texas A&M Continues April 12 
COLLEGE STATION -- In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University, a series of scheduled lectures continues at 3 p.m. on April 12.

April 03, 2002
Get The Most From Your Doctor Visits  
COLLEGE STATION – Active participation in their own personal health care is a step toward wellness that too many patients neglect.

April 03, 2002
National Child Passenger Safety Week Marked  
COLLEGE STATION – Members of Texas Cooperative Extension's Rural Passenger Safety Education Team will go to any length to get the word out about child safety seats in automobiles. They proved that recently when they traveled 1,357.5 miles throughout Texas, conducting child safety seat checkup events.

April 02, 2002
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - In spite of winter's cold, insects are expected to cause problems for crops in the state this spring, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

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.

April 01, 2002
"Biosecurity: Everyone's Responsibility" Summit Planned In Austin  
AUSTIN – The September terrorist attacks, and anthrax exposures that followed, increased concerns about threats to the nation's food and agricultural production.

April 01, 2002
Dairy Forage Meeting April 3 Focuses On Cash Crop Potential  
LUBBOCK – As more dairies move into West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, many South Plains and Panhandle crop producers are considering switching some of their ground from traditional crops to forage, silage, or hay production.

April 01, 2002
Livestock Grazing School For Land Managers Set April 23-25  
CORPUS CHRISTI – Texas Cooperative Extension has scheduled a three-day school covering livestock grazing on Texas rangelands and pastures.