June AgNews Links

June 29, 2001
August Texas Ag Policy Summit To Explore Farm Policy Options, Consequences  
LUBBOCK -- Texas farmers and ranchers can get short- and long-term projections on how their operations will fare during the next few years at the Aug. 13-14 Texas Agricultural Policy Summit slated here at the Holiday Inn Park Plaza.

June 28, 2001
Safety Day Camps: Summer Fun  
COLLEGE STATION – Safety first – with fun following at a close second – was the goal of the recent Summer Safety Camps, sponsored by the Brazos Safe Kids Coalition.

June 27, 2001
Clemon Montgomery Undergraduate Endowed Scholarship Established  
COLLEGE STATION--Clemon Montgomery is living proof that all good Ags didn't necessarily graduate from Texas A&M University. Even though he attended Sam Houston State University and Texas Tech University as a student, Montgomery has been an avid supporter of Texas A&M and the Aggie traditions for practically his entire life.

June 27, 2001
Summertime, And The Livin' Is ... Hot!  
COLLEGE STATION – Even though summer officially arrived this year on June 21, that doesn't matter much here in the Lone Star State. As any long-time Texan can tell you, summer begins when the best parking places are those under shade – and that happened weeks ago.

June 26, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Warm days and cool nights have produced a good watermelon crop just in time for the Fourth of July, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

June 26, 2001
Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course Set For Aug. 6-8  
COLLEGE STATION -- The 47th annual Beef Cattle Short Course is scheduled for Aug. 6-8 at Texas A&M University and is expected to attract more than 2,000 cattlemen across Texas and the United States.

June 25, 2001
Crape Myrtle Society Of America To Hold Formation Meeting At Texas A&M Dallas On June 28  
DALLAS -- The Crape Myrtle Society of America will hold its formation meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday (June 28) at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center in Dallas.

June 25, 2001
Texas A&M Vet Medical Diagnostic Lab To Construct New Facility At East Texas Location  
COLLEGE STATION -- The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVDML) will construct a new research facility at its Center location in 2002, featuring the latest technological advances used in poultry research and diagnostic analysis, according to Executive Director Konrad Eugster.

June 22, 2001
Tourism Development Workshops Slated Across Texas  
VERNON – A community workshop series on tourism development will kick off June 28 here in the Empire Room of the Wilbarger Auditorium. The series includes four workshops slated across the state in June, July and August.

June 22, 2001
Faculty And Graduate Students Honored By Equine Society  
COLLEGE STATION -- Faculty and graduate students in the equine sciences program of the department of animal science at Texas A&M University recently received several accolades at the Equine Nutrition and Physiology Society meetings in Lexington, Ky.

June 22, 2001
Texas Prepares For Emergency Animal Disaster  
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M University will be the site for a simulated foot-and-mouth disease outbreak on June 26-29.

June 21, 2001
Virus Found To Carry Antibiotic Against E. Coli  
COLLEGE STATION -- Part of a small virus that attacks only bacteria acts like an antibiotic to destroy E. coli, researchers with the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station have found.

June 21, 2001
Community Service Projects Make 4-H’ers ‘heroes,’ Speaker Says  
COLLEGE STATION – During his talk at 4-H Roundup on June 14, former U.S. Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady defined a hero as "someone who does something to help" someone else. And the community service projects on display during the week of Roundup proved that 4-H'ers are just that.

June 21, 2001
Capt. O’Grady Gives Presentation At 4-H Roundup  
COLLEGE STATION – In June 1995, the entire nation held its breath as it waited for the rescue of U.S. Air Force Capt. Scott O'Grady, who had been shot down over war-torn Bosnia. His ordeal and rescue has become the stuff of legends.

June 20, 2001
New Watermelon Varieties Performance On View At Upcoming Grower Field Day  
OVERTON – Watermelon growers from across East and Central Texas may want to mark July 11 on their calendars to attend the New Watermelon Variety Field Day.

June 20, 2001
Don't Get Burned By Fire Ants  
COLLEGE STATION – As summer comes into full swing, so does the threat of accidental contact with the red imported fire ant.

June 19, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Sunflowers are one of three crops currently being planted to replace hail-damaged cotton fields in the South Plains, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

June 19, 2001
New Cholesterol-Lowering Guidelines Explained  
COLLEGE STATION – The middle-aged woman was a little concerned.

June 18, 2001
Citrus Pectin May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer  
WESLACO — A study published in the June issue of the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry suggests that a component in citrus pectin may help prevent prostate cancer.

June 18, 2001
Vegetable Breeder Developing Mild Habanero  
WESLACO — Relief is on the way for pepper aficionados who love the flavor and aroma of the habanero, but can't stand the heat. The same research center in South Texas that tamed the jalapeño pepper in the 1970s hopes to have a milder version of the fiery, orange pepper in about two years.

June 15, 2001
Pasture Workshop Set For June 27  
FORT WORTH -- A one-day pasture management workshop sponsored by the Academy for Ranch Management at Texas A&M University is scheduled June 27 at the John "Chip" Merrill ranch south of Fort Worth

June 15, 2001
Brush Sculpting Ranch Tour Set June 20 For North Concho Watershed Project  
SAN ANGELO – A special Brush Sculpting Tour of ranches involved in the extensive North Concho Watershed Project is set for June 20.

June 15, 2001
Insect Answers  
COLLEGE STATION – A new page called Insect Answers has been added to the Texas A&M department of Entomology's Web efforts. It is a companion site to the horticulture department's Web page's PLANTanswers, said John Jackman, entomologist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

June 14, 2001
Media Advisory: Stiles Farm Field Day Schedule  
THRALL – The following is information for the Stiles Farm Field Day.

June 14, 2001
Tips On Dealing With Fire Ants In Flooded Areas  
Editor's Note: Paul Nester, Harris County Extension fire ant specialist, offers these tips on how to deal with fire ants in the flooded areas of Houston.

June 13, 2001
Mosquito Relief  
COLLEGE STATION – Summer temperatures are on the rise in Texas and the added rain from the hurricane season means mosquito populations are growing. Expectations for large numbers of mosquitos are expected this summer, thanks to abundant rainfall during the fall and winter.

June 12, 2001
Texas Crop And Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – Tropical Storm Allison caused extensive crop damages to the upper coastal regions, but dumped needed rain to most of East Texas, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

June 12, 2001
For A Clean House, Clean The Air Too  
COLLEGE STATION – If you want your indoor air quality to be "fresh as all outdoors" – without the bugs and dirt of course – you may need to dig a little deeper into spring house cleaning. That's the advice from Janie Harris, Texas Agricultural Extension Service housing and environment specialist.

June 11, 2001
Sonora Readies For Annual Wool And Mohair Events June 19-21  
SONORA–The 65th Annual Wool and Mohair Show and the 42nd Annual National 4-H Wool Judging Contest are set for June 19-21. Activities for both events are set for the Sonora Wool and Mohair Company Warehouse and the Sutton County 4-H Civic Center.

June 08, 2001
Severe Storms Batter South Plains Crops  
LUBBOCK – Hail, high winds, and blowing sand from four severe storms dealt a hard blow to South Plains crop producers from mid-May to early June. As a result, the region may lose more than half a million acres of its irrigated cotton crop and several thousand acres of other crops.

June 08, 2001
Drought Strategies Top Agenda For 35th Texas Soil And Water Conservation Society Meeting June 13-14  
ABILENE -- Coping with drought has become a fact of life for almost any Texas farmer or rancher.

June 07, 2001
Valley Irrigation Engineer Asking For Grower Input  
WESLACO — Dr. Paul Colaizzi is new to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. He's an irrigation engineer with Texas A&M assigned to investigate all aspects of the area's vast irrigation system with a keen eye toward conservation.

June 06, 2001
Texas Crop And Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – North Texas has been troubled by a large number of moths that have occupied the area in recent weeks, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

June 06, 2001
Overton Field Day June 27 To Feature 400 Ornamentals, Melon Trials  
OVERTON -- In late June, East Texas nursery growers, greenhouse managers and home gardeners will have the chance to see horticultural field trials of ornamentals and commercial field crops on the same day.

June 05, 2001
Tri-County Field Day Set For June 12  
COLLEGE STATION – Farmers in the Brazos bottom and the general public will have the opportunity to learn more about crop varieties, weed control techniques, and a new precision agriculture test center as part of the Tri-County/IMPACT Field Day scheduled June 12.

June 05, 2001
Case IH Helps with Efforts to Further the Cotton Industry  
COLLEGE STATION - In an effort to further research and technology on Texas' largest crop, Case IH recently donated $35,000 to the Texas A&M University Endowed Chair in Cotton Engineering, Ginning and Mechanization.

June 05, 2001
Brazoria County Added To Quarantine List For Africanized Bee  
ANGLETON – Brazoria County was added Tuesday to the state quarantine, restricting the movement of commercial bee operations following the detection of Africanized honey bees near Angleton.

June 05, 2001
Texas Ag Policy Summit Aug. 13-14 In Lubbock  
LUBBOCK – Producers across the state can learn more about the impacts of anticipated changes in agricultural policy by attending a two-day summit scheduled Aug. 13-14 here at the Holiday Inn Park Plaza.

June 04, 2001
Texas 4-H Celebrates Roundup 2001  
NOTE: Due to heightened security, media who wish to attend any part of the Texas 4-H State Roundup must register for press and parking passes. Contact Toby Lepley, (979) 845-1212, for a form to complete prior to arrival. Results from Roundup contests, awards banquet and scholarships will be available on the Web site – http://texas4-H.tamu.edu/roundup/roundup.htm – beginning June 15.

June 01, 2001
Ag And Earth Day Celebration  
SUGGESTED INTRO: For years we've been celebrating Earth Day, but some Temple area students got to celebrate it by finding out how agriculture ties into careers in science. Jennifer Regar has the story.

June 01, 2001
Whiteflies Tested For Insecticide Resistance  
WESLACO — Entomologists at the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Weslaco are trekking across the Lower Rio Grande Valley collecting whiteflies from melon fields to check them for resistance to insecticides.