July 2002 AgNews Links

July 31, 2002
Randy Clouse Receives Salyer Fellowship In Cotton Research  
COLLEGE STATION – Randy Clouse, a Texas A&M University graduate student, has been selected as the recipient of the C. Everett Salyer Fellowship in cotton research.

July 30, 2002
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - As the old saying goes, farmers are making hay while the sun shines, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

July 30, 2002
Controlling High Blood Pressure Can Prevent Some Illnesses  
COLLEGE STATION – High blood pressure has been called the "silent killer," not because it is deadly in and of itself, but because it can be the underlying cause of serious conditions such as heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and dementia.

July 29, 2002
South Texas Junior Master Gardeners Notch Another Award  
WESLACO -- Hidalgo County's highly successful Junior Master Gardener 4-H Program in the Lower Rio Grande Valley continues to rack up kudos.

July 26, 2002
Fehlis Named Finalist For Texas Cooperative Extension Director  
COLLEGE STATION - The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents today named Dr. Chester Fehlis sole finalist for the position of director of Texas Cooperative Extension. Pending formal approval of the Board, Fehlis has agreed to serve in this capacity.

July 26, 2002
Big Country Wheat Conference Set In Abilene Aug. 22  
ABILENE – The Big Country Wheat Conference sponsored by Texas Cooperative Extension is set for Aug. 22 in the Abilene Civic Center. This year's theme is "Wheat Profitability--Is it Possible?"

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 25, 2002
Hot Season For Mosquito-Borne Diseases  
COLLEGE STATION – It's shaping up to be a virus kind of year, and Texans are being warned to take precautions to avoid mosquito-borne diseases, according to an entomologist with the Agriculture Program at Texas A&M University.

July 24, 2002
Repairing Valley's Water System Cheaper Than Desalting Or Pipelines  
WESLACO - After four years of studying the Lower Rio Grande Valley's vast irrigation and water distribution system, Texas A&M engineers say improving the antiquated system will produce less expensive water than building desalination plants or water pipelines from other areas.

July 23, 2002
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - Good yields are expected for the Southeast Texas cotton crop while other parts of Texas have lower expectations, but overall, the crop is expected to be one of the best in the last five years, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

July 23, 2002
2002 Beef Cattle Short Course Planned  
COLLEGE STATION - Top national speakers, including Texas Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs and Linda Logan, executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commission, headline this year's Beef Cattle Short Course Aug. 5-7 at Texas A&M University.

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 19, 2002
White Grubs May Be Worse This Year: The Time To Treat Is Now  
DALLAS -- The same summer rains that have brought lushness to lawns have also given white grubs a place to thrive. To avoid a long and difficult battle with white grubs, Texas A&M University entomologists say now is the time to treat.

July 18, 2002
Autumn Coastal Exploration Encouraged By Aggie Educators  
MATAGORDA - Fourth through 12th grade teachers from throughout the state who want to treat their students to hands-on coastal and marine education experiences with the Texas A&M University's Floating Classroom Program should book early, the program's leader said.

July 17, 2002
July Baseline Analysis For Representative Farms  
COLLEGE STATION - The Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University released its July 2002 Baseline Analysis Wednesday, the first comprehensive analysis of the effects of the new farm bill on farmers.

July 16, 2002
Basic Rangeland Management Course Aug. 8-10  
SONORA - A Basic Rangeland Management course for beginning ranchers is scheduled for Aug. 8-10 at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station near Sonora.

July 16, 2002
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - Extreme weather conditions early in the season have not completely destroyed the state's cantaloupe crop, and consumers should expect produce bins brimming with sweet fruit at low prices, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

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 th Texas Agricultural Experiment Station are literally getting in touch with the atomic particles in hopes of finding new cures for diseases.

July 15, 2002
Web-Based Tool Helps Farmers Evaluate Farm Program Choices  
COLLEGE STATION - A new tool is now available via the World Wide Web that can assist farmers in evaluating base acreage and farm program yield choices.

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 12, 2002
Mis-matched Shirts Highlight Sewing Project  
BURNET – Take one enthusiastic Master Sewing Volunteer and a Texas Cooperative Extension family and consumer science agent who is handy with needle and thread. Add some left over fabric from a popular sewing project. Stir in a bit of recycling, a scoop of encouraging others to sew, and a touch of challenge, and the result – at least in Burnet County – is the Mis-Matched Medley Shirt Challenge 2002.

July 11, 2002
Goat Gathering Youth Camp July 14-16 In Kerrville  
KERRVILLE – More than 160 youth from throughout Texas and other states are expected to be in Kerrville Sunday through Tuesday for a Goat Gathering Youth Camp to be held at Schreiner College.

July 10, 2002
Crosby, Kaufman Counties Quarantined For Africanized Honey Bees  
COLLEGE STATION -Crosby and Kaufman counties were added Wednesday to the state quarantine, restricting the movement of commercial bee operations following the detection of Africanized honey bees.

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 09, 2002
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - The Texas wheat harvest is on schedule despite poor growing conditions in most of the state, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

July 09, 2002
Newborns Eligible For Texas Tomorrow Fund  
COLLEGE STATION ~V Parents of newborns can sleep a little easier ~V if new parenthood will let them sleep at all ~V because they can enroll their little ones in the Texas Tomorrow Fund without having to wait for the enrollment period. Participants other than newborns can only sign up during the time set for enrollment.

July 08, 2002
Livestock Surviving The Flood Need Immediate Care  
CORPUS CHRISTI ~V Although the rains were welcome for most of South and Central Texas, the flood waters of the San Antonio, Guadalupe, Colorado and other rivers caused many head of livestock to be lost and perhaps drowned as rising water cut off access to pastures and ranges in river bottoms.

July 08, 2002
Water Summit 2002 Set For July 26 In Denton  
DENTON ~V Water Summit 2002, a one-day seminar to help residents and public officials consider future water needs of the state, has been set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 26 at the Radisson Hotel in Denton.

July 05, 2002
Conservationist Hershey Establishes Endowment To Promote Conservation  
COLLEGE STATION -- Conservationist Terry Hershey of Houston recently established the Jake Hershey Fellowship in Natural Resources Conservation for graduate students studying recreation, park and tourism sciences at Texas A&M University.

July 05, 2002
Harts Create Scholarship For Rural Students  
COLLEGE STATION -- Malcolm Hart, Class of 1948, and his wife, Nell, have established an endowed scholarship for McLennan County students pursuing degrees at Texas A&M University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

July 05, 2002
Finneys Establish Equine Endowmen  
COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M University's equine science section, a division of the university's animal science department, recently received an endowment from Lou and Jack Finney, Class of 1938, of Greenville.

July 05, 2002
Frierson Family Honors Father With Endowment  
COLLEGE STATION -- Texas A&M University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences recently received an endowment from the family of Byron W. Frierson, Class of 1945, of Sugarland.

July 05, 2002
Patschkes Honor Daughter With Endowment In Her Name  
COLLEGE STATION -- Steve and Paulette Patschke of Taylor recently established the Nicole Ann Patschke '96 Memorial Endowed Scholarship for incoming freshmen studying agricultural economics at Texas A&M University.

July 05, 2002
McNeill Named Head Of Animal Science At Texas A&M  
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. John McNeill of College Station has been named the head of the department of animal science at Texas A&M University.

July 05, 2002
Household Fabrics Need Cleaning After Flood  
COLLEGE STATION – Seems like in Texas, it never rains but it pours. Recent heavy rains in parts of Central Texas and the Hill Country have left thousands of Texas families facing an enormous amount of cleaning up. When it comes to fabrics in the home, necessary clean-up after a flood can take a lot of time. But tips from Dr. Pamela J. Brown, Texas Cooperative Extension consumer sciences specialist, can help.

July 04, 2002
Fleas Can Become Real Pests  
COLLEGE STATION - Now that summer has arrived, fleas can become a major problem, said Dr. Michael Merchant, Extension urban entomologist in Dallas.

July 03, 2002
Rainfall Welcomed Relief For Texas Agriculture  
COLLEGE STATION -- With Texas drought losses already at $316 million for 2002, recent rainfall over the past week is providing welcomed relief to the state's agricultural producers.

July 03, 2002
Texas A&M Research Provides Natural Preservative Alternative  
COLLEGE STATION – Busy people want things that make life easier, and foods such as pre-cooked sausage biscuits and roast beef certainly fit the bill. But sometimes pre-cooked foods taste somewhat like warmed-over cardboard.

July 02, 2002
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - Even though the pecan crop is very far from harvest, experts forecast below-average yields for the entire state due to a severe drought, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

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.

July 02, 2002
TALL VIII Begins July 16  
COLLEGE STATION – The 24 members of the Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Class VIII have been announced. Their first session will be July 16-19 in College Station.

July 02, 2002
Jump In World Cotton Prices Could Help Rio Grande Valley Growers 
WESLACO -- A sudden and unexpected jump in world cotton prices could bring new hope to Rio Grande Valley cotton growers who have hobbled through years of drought, reduced production and a depressed market.

July 01, 2002
Texas Ag Experiment Station And FoodHorizon To Test New Food Safety System 
COLLEGE STATION -- The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and FoodHorizon have agreed to test a new food processing safety system called SENTRY9000, which will involve testing, research and teaching activities within Texas A&M University's Rosenthal Meat Science and Technology Center.

July 01, 2002
Be Aware Of Ticks While Outdoors  
COLLEGE STATION - Summer is here and the great outdoors beckons. However, this is the time of the year when people need to be especially careful about ticks, said Dr. Michael Merchant, Extension urban entomologist in Dallas.

July 01, 2002
55th Rice Field Day Pays Tribute To Texas Rice Farmers On July 11  
BEAUMONT -- The Texas A&M Agricultural Research Center in Beaumont will celebrate its 55th Annual Rice Field Day in honor of Texas rice farmers on July 11.