November 2002 AgNews Links

November 29, 2002
Dec. 16-17 Training Set On Feedgrains Marketing Plans For 2003  
AMARILLO--Add one more to a growing list of Texas Cooperative Extension's producer-oriented management training programs, says Dr. Steve Amosson, farm management economist at Amarillo.

November 28, 2002
Hispanic Statistics Cry Out For Higher Education, Income  
WESLACO -- Hector Aldape watched as some 15,000 Lower Rio Grande Valley high school kids attended a recent engineering educational conference at the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg.

November 27, 2002
18th Panhandle Farm Management Symposium Dec. 5  
AMARILLO--Producers planning on attending the Panhandle Farm Management Symposium on Dec. 5 will hear updates in pesticide regulations, bindweed control and wheat insect issues.

November 27, 2002
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - As peanut producers wrap up their harvest, planted acreage is down, but yields are higher than average in some areas, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

November 26, 2002
Follow Label Care Instructions To Keep Clothes Longer  
COLLEGE STATION -- The end-of-the-year holiday season is here again, and that means it's time to bring out all those glittery seasonal sweaters that got packed away so carefully last January.

November 25, 2002
Funeral Services Held For Noted Wheat Breeder  
AMARILLO--Funeral services for Dr. Kenneth B. Porter, 84, emeritus professor of agronomy and noted wheat breeder in the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, were held today in Amarillo. Burial followed at Llano Memorial Cemetery.

November 25, 2002
Pesticide Applicator Recertification Programs Set Dec. 3 And 10  
OVERTON -- Producers will learn how to apply pesticides safely, accurately and economically at either of two recertification courses held in December at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Overton.

November 25, 2002
Texas A&M University Opens New Student Center In Weslaco  
WESLACO -- Texas A&M University has become the first major university to open a permanent, full-time information center for prospective students in the Rio Grande Valley as part of a continuing effort to increase the diversity of its student body.

November 25, 2002
Chemistry Has Lovely Bouquet In This College Class  
COLLEGE STATION – Acid was the topic that had students in this Texas A&M University class eagerly holding paper cups toward beakers of clear liquid.

November 22, 2002
Acclaimed Risk Management Program Returns To Lubbock In 2003  
LUBBOCK – Texas Cooperative Extension is recruiting the next batch of participants for its 2003 Master Marketer risk management education program at Lubbock.

November 21, 2002
Texas A&M Offering First Online Poultry Science Master’s Program  
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M University will begin offering the world's first online master's of agriculture degree in poultry science and continuing education program next fall.

November 20, 2002
Outbreak Of Poultry Disease In California Won't Affect Holiday Dinners In Texas  
COLLEGE STATION – An outbreak of Exotic Newcastle Disease affecting some California poultry has some Texas consumers a little concerned. This highly virulent disease can kill up to 90 percent of the susceptible birds that are infected, and severely disrupt the commercial poultry and egg industry. Where would that leave holiday dinners?

November 19, 2002
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - East Texas farmers are harvesting an excellent sweet potato crop this fall, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

November 19, 2002
A&M Poultry Judging Team Ties For National Championship  
COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M University department of poultry science judging team tied with Kansas State University at the recent National Collegiate Poultry Judging Contest.

November 18, 2002
Protect Family From Dangers Of Carbon Monoxide  
COLLEGE STATION – Leaves are falling, the air is cooler, sweaters are coming out of storage ... autumn has a certain crispness that can't be found any other time of the year.

November 15, 2002
East Texas Nursery And Greenhouse Conference Dec. 4  
OVERTON – Loss of alternative pesticides and the potential for insects to develop resistance to the remaining chemical controls makes it more important than ever that nursery and greenhouse operators practice Integrated Pest Management (IPM), says an expert with Texas Cooperative Extension.

November 14, 2002
Texas Extension's Fehlis Tapped For National Leadership  
CHICAGO - A Texas education leader has assumed the top position in strategic planning for the national Cooperative Extension System.

November 14, 2002
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - The holidays are almost here, and as consumers begin to hunger for mouth-watering turkeys, Texas is undergoing a dramatic change in the industry, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

November 13, 2002
41st Blackland Income Growth Conference Set For Jan. 24-25  
WACO – The effects of the 2002 Farm Bill, as well as programs on the potential threat of agricultural bioterrorism and small scale agriculture, headline the 41st Blackland Income Growth Conference scheduled Jan. 24-25.

November 12, 2002
4-H Riders Combine Grace, Precision On Horseback  
BAY CITY – Drill teams are known for keeping in step, working well together and looking good.

November 11, 2002
Rangeland Workshops Scheduled For January  
SONORA – The Academy for Ranch Management has scheduled two workshops in January that will assist landowners in rangeland restoration and prescribed rangeland burning.

November 08, 2002
Food Technologists Select Vestal For National Committee  
CHICAGO -- Dr. Andy Vestal of College Station was chosen for a three-year appointment to the Committee on Science, Communications and Government Relations at the recent Institute of Food Technologists meeting in Chicago.

November 08, 2002
Southeast Cow/Calf Clinic Set Nov. 15 In Crockett  
CROCKETT – The Southeast Cow/Calf Clinic coordinated by the Cooperative Extension Program at Prairie A&M University will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 15 in Crockett.

November 07, 2002
Texas A&M Meat Judging Team Wins American Royal Contest  
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M's Meat Judging Team placed first recently at the American Royal Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest on Nov. 3 in Emporia, Kan.

November 07, 2002
Texas A&M Establishes Marine Education Program For Children  
MATAGORDA -- Texas A&M University is offering a marine education program for young Texans in the fourth-12th grades to teach environmental, social and economic affairs of Texas' Gulf Coast.

November 06, 2002
Larry Boleman Named Associate Department Head  
COLLEGE STATION -- Dr. Larry Boleman has been named associate head for Texas Cooperative Extension in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University, effective Oct. 15.

November 06, 2002
Legumes Are Inexpensive – But Rich – Source Of Nutrition  
COLLEGE STATION – When the weather turns cooler, it's time to put away outdoor grills and bring stockpots out of storage. Fall is the perfect time to cook up a pot of beans – or bean soup, split pea soup, refried beans or any other legume-based dish.

November 05, 2002
Texas Crop And Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – Rainfall across much of the state this week is benefitting small grain crops but throwing a big curve ball for High Plains region cotton growers who have harvested just 20 percent of the estimated 3.2 million bales.

November 05, 2002
Kids And Sports: Play Hard, Play Safe  
COLLEGE STATION – It's a good news/bad news situation: Parents want their children to be active and healthy, and playing sports is one way to do that. But at the same time, kids can – and sometimes do – get injured on the field. And no parent wants to see his or her child in the emergency room.

November 04, 2002
Planting Time For Forest Trees Branches Out To New Seasons  
COLLEGE STATION -- Most foresters hold to the straight and narrow when it comes to planting pine trees: nursery seedlings go in the ground between Dec. 1 and March 1. Period.

November 04, 2002
Big Country Swine Clinic Set For Nov. 9  
SWEETWATER – Youth exhibitors and their parents with a keen interest in show pigs should not miss the "Big Country Swine Clinic" Nov. 9 in the Nolan County Coliseum.

November 01, 2002
Registration Begins For Advanced Topics Ag Marketing Series  
COLLEGE STATION -- Ag producers listen up--do you have a roadmap for marketing success? Are you needing some help with this year's marketing plan? Or, do you just need to know when to trigger your marketing strategy?

November 01, 2002
Equine Reproduction Seminar For Horse Owners And Breeders Nov. 9  
DENTON -- The Denton County Extension Horse Committee will host the Equine Reproduction Seminar Series for horse owners and breeders. Part one will be at 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Gee Intermediate School located at 114 S. Harrison in Pilot Point.