November 2004 AgNews Links

November 30, 2004
Texas Crop And Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - Everything is bigger in Texas, and this year the Christmas trees are no exception, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

November 30, 2004
Citrus Shows Promise For Certain Childhood Cancer  
COLLEGE STATION - Orange juice and cancer don't mix. In fact, the popular citrus drink could become a cocktail to prevent or stop the deadly disease in humans.

November 30, 2004
Two-Day Amarillo Marketing Seminar Focuses On Futures, Options  
AMARILLO - A two-day Advanced Topic Series seminar originally scheduled for Dec. 16-17 has been rescheduled for Feb. 9-10. The seminar is designed to help agricultural producers better understand futures and options, said a Texas Cooperative Extension economist.

November 29, 2004
Indonesian Project Adds Value To Agricultural Products  
COLLEGE STATION - The old proverb goes: Give a man a fish and you will feed him today. Teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime.

November 29, 2004
Texas Cooperative Extension Names New Agent For Irion / Schleicher Counties  
SAN ANGELO – Roxanne Fentress will become the new Texas Cooperative Extension agent for family and consumer sciences in Schleicher and Irion counties. Scott Durham, District 7 Extension administrator, said her appointment will be effective Jan. 3, 2005.

November 29, 2004
'Grubby' Research Promises Environmental/economic Benefits  
STEPHENVILLE – Jeff Tomberlin's research could lend a whole new meaning to the phrase "grub for a living."

November 26, 2004
High Plains Vegetable Conference Slated For Jan. 11 In Canyon  
LUBBOCK - Vegetable growers, processors, market gardeners and master gardeners can renew their production and marketing skills and gain new insight on biotechnology, africanized bees, retail marketing and other topics at the Jan. 11 High Plains Vegetable Conference in Canyon.

November 25, 2004
Medicare Offers New Benefits In New Year  
AMARILLO – A classic New Year's resolution is to work on getting healthier. This New Year, maybe Medicare can help.

November 24, 2004
Annual East Texas Nursery And Greenhouse Conference Set Dec. 1  
TYLER - Nursery and greenhouse producers will learn the latest pest management techniques and earn five continuing education units at the upcoming third annual East Texas Nursery and Greenhouse Conference.

November 24, 2004
Odessa To Host Southwest Beef Symposium Dec. 14-15  
ODESSA – Texas and New Mexico Cooperative Extension agencies are teaming up to present the first "Southwest Beef Symposium" on Dec. 14-15 at Odessa's Ector County Coliseum.

November 24, 2004
Research Team Combines Dna Technology With Entomology Research To Fight Wine Grape Disease  
STEPHENVILLE - DNA technology is joining forces with conventional entomology and viticultural management to fight a disease threatening the Texas Hill Country wine industry.

November 23, 2004
Texas Crop And Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - "Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day." Rain is considered a valuable commodity; however some Texas producers are wishing for more sunshine so fields, pastures and feedlots will dry out, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

November 23, 2004
B.i.g. Conference In Waco Jan. 18-19  
WACO – Tips on beef production, plus strategies and issues impacting farm production, will be offered at the 43rd Blackland Income Growth Conference, scheduled Jan. 18-19 at the Waco Convention Center.

November 22, 2004
Study Looks At Livestock Hauling Stress  
COLLEGE STATION - A recent study conducted at Texas A&M University could help keep trade simpler between the United States and European Union.

November 22, 2004
Have Yourself A Safe Little Christmas  
COLLEGE STATION - Decking the halls carelessly can lead to a memorable holiday season but not necessarily for happy reasons. That's why safety should come first during this festive season, said a Texas Cooperative Extension expert.

November 19, 2004
Valley Aggies Rally To Open New Recruiting Office  
WESLACO - The Aggies of Texas A&M University are legendary for helping each other. Take Greg Propst of McAllen for example. When he heard Aggie recruiters had outgrown their offices in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and needed larger facilities, Propst made some phone calls.

November 19, 2004
How Safe Is Your Drinking Water?  
EL PASO - "Don't drink the water" is an expected warning to travelers. But the problem might be closer to home.

November 19, 2004
Texas A&M Parks And Recreation Department Receives National Honor  
COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M University's department of recreation, park and tourism sciences has received the William P. Mott Jr. Award for Organizational Excellence.

November 19, 2004
Tamu Meat Judging Team Wins National Championship  
COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M University is the newly crowned champion of intercollegiate meat judging. The team was named 2004 National Champion Intercollegiate Meat Judging Team at the recent international intercollegiate competition on Nov. 14 in Dakota City, Neb.

November 19, 2004
New Bulls May Revive The Texas State Bison Herd  
COLLEGE STATION - It's a match made in heaven. Or at least in the Texas Panhandle.

November 18, 2004
Holidays Can Be Joyful ... And Laden With Stress  
AMARILLO - End-of-the-year holidays and happy families make picture-perfect images for advertising and popular entertainment.

November 17, 2004
Dec. 17 Seminar In Vernon Focuses On Cattle Marketing Plans  
VERNON - A one-day Advanced Topic Series seminar slated for Dec. 17 will help cattle producers improve their marketing skills, said a Texas Cooperative Extension economist.

November 17, 2004
Three-Day Wine Grape Short Course Offered In Junction Jan. 12-14  
LUBBOCK – Those interested in commercial wine grape production and vineyard management should make plans now to attend a three-day Texas viticulture short course slated in January, 2005, courtesy of Texas Cooperative Extension and Texas Tech University's Extended Studies.

November 16, 2004
Texas Crop And Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION -- With Thanksgiving next week, many people are planning meals that involve turkey and dressing. But traditional holiday meals aren't the only time when turkey can be on the menu.

November 16, 2004
Two-Day Amarillo Marketing Seminar Focuses On Futures, Options  
AMARILLO - A two-day Advanced Topic Series seminar slated for Dec. 16-17 will help agricultural producers better understand futures and options, said a Texas Cooperative Extension economist.

November 15, 2004
Pesticide Re-Certification Training Offered Nov. 30 In Eldorado  
ELDORADO – Texas Department of Agriculture is offering seven continuing education units to participants of a Texas Cooperative Extension Pesticide Re-certification Course on Nov. 30 in Eldorado's Schleicher County Civic Center.

November 15, 2004
Water Conservation Begins At Home  
COLLEGE STATION – It's a blessing when it falls from the sky to replenish the fields and lakes and streams.

November 12, 2004
Two December Pesticide Applicator Training Programs Scheduled At Overton  
OVERTON – "How many 'glugs' from the jug do I use?"

November 12, 2004
Wheelchair-Bound 4-H’er Plans To Walk Again  
COLLEGE STATION - Jace Beck is an 18-year-old high school senior from the Lewisville area in North Texas. Much like other kids his age, he's into 4-H projects, team sports and outdoor activities such as water skiing. He's been on trips through Yellowstone National Park, and this winter he's planning a ski trip in Utah.

November 11, 2004
Smith Named Society Of American Foresters Fellow  
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Tat Smith of College Station has been named Fellow in Society of American Foresters. The award, given to members who have "rendered outstanding service to forestry and society," will be presented at the society's 2005 annual meeting in Fort Worth.

November 11, 2004
20th Annual Farm Management Symposium Set For Dec. 2  
AMARILLO – Abundant rains and prime small grain growing conditions should generate interest in Texas Cooperative Extension's 20th Annual Farm Management Symposium, held in conjunction with the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show.

November 11, 2004
Researchers Take Dryland Cotton Soil Moisture To The 'Bank'  
VERNON - Is there a better way to produce dryland cotton on the Texas Rolling Plains? Researchers at The Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center here are trying new approaches to tillage and cropping systems that may help producers make better use of available rainfall and stabilize dryland cotton yields.

November 10, 2004
MASTER GARDENERS TO SPRING UP EVERYWHERE AT FALL GARDEN FAIR  
SAN ANTONIO -- More than 70 gardeners from Texas Cooperative Extension's Master Gardeners program in Bexar County, will be sprouting up all over at the Fall Garden Fair at San Antonio Botanical Garden on Nov. 13. They will serve as instructors, coordinate hands-on art projects, demonstrate gardening techniques and assist with a variety of other fair activities.

November 10, 2004
Burn Workshops To Be Offered In Sonora  
SONORA – Two prescribed rangeland burn workshops are scheduled in January and February at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in Sonora.

November 10, 2004
New Oc3 Wireless Internet Network Debuts In Bell County  
TEMPLE – The wait is nearly over for rural areas lacking Internet access.

November 10, 2004
Texas Crop And Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - Texas' quail population is flying high, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

November 09, 2004
Winkler County Quarantined For Africanized Honey Bees  
KERMIT – Winkler County was added today to the state quarantine restricting the movement of commercial bee operations following the detection of Africanized honey bees.

November 09, 2004
Sneak Preview Of New Poinsettias Set For Nov. 19 In Brenham  
BRENHAM – Long before the halls are decked, the dirt is hauled. Planting poinsettias for a splash of reds, pinks, whites and like-mottled leaves is a process that begins months in advance of their Christmas appearance.

November 09, 2004
December Dairy Meetings To 'Round-Up' Mastitis-Control Experts  
DALLAS– Three regional meetings designed to help dairy farmers combat mastitis have been slated for early December in different locations across the state.

November 08, 2004
Amarillo Farm And Ranch Show Features Nov. 30 Panhandle Beef Conference  
AMARILLO – Texas Cooperative Extension's second annual Panhandle Beef Conference, held during the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show, is set for Nov. 30 in the Amarillo Civic Center's Heritage Room, 3rd and Buchanan Streets.

November 08, 2004
Free Soil-Testing Campaign Kicks Off In South Texas  
WESLACO – Lower Rio Grande Valley farmers and ranchers could be in for a pleasant surprise if they take advantage of a soil-testing campaign. In addition to being free, the soil test may show producers they can save even more by reducing the amount of costly fertilizers they use.

November 08, 2004
Extension Equine Workshops Scheduled At Texas A&M Feb. 22-24  
COLLEGE STATION - Texas Cooperative Extension is hosting three day-long workshops for horse enthusiasts beginning Feb. 22 at Texas A&M University.

November 05, 2004
Brazos Valley Residents Among Award Recipients  
COLLEGE STATION – Local personnel of Texas Cooperative Extension are among the recipients of the agency's highest employee honor, the 2004 Superior Service Award. The awards were presented by Dr. Chester Fehlis, Extension director, during a recognition luncheon on Aug. 10 at Texas A&M University.

November 05, 2004
Federal Animal Id System Highlighted At Nov. 16 Beef Symposium And Trade Show  
BEAUMONT – The latest information about the national animal identification system being planned for the livestock industry will be presented at the Southeast Texas Beef Symposium and Trade Show on Nov. 16 in Liberty.

November 05, 2004
Insecticide Resistance In Mosquitoes Being Studied  
HOUSTON – An outbreak of St. Louis or West Nile encephalitis is hardly the time for mosquito control officials to find out their pesticides aren't working. Avoiding that problem is the focus of a cooperative project undertaken this fall.

November 05, 2004
Health Concerns: Mosquito Mapping May Help  
COLLEGE STATION – Got mosquitoes? Thanks to a new Web-based mapping system, you soon will be able to see if West Nile encephalitis or some other mosquito-borne disease is in your neighborhood.

November 04, 2004
Computer Program Available For Grain Storage Management  
BEAUMONT - As the growing season draws to a close and grain goes into storage for the winter, farmers must still watch for insect pests with the potential to destroy the entire crop. The biggest threats to stored rice are the lesser grain borer and the rice weevil, but excessive moisture and temperature variations can also cause extensive damage to the grain.

November 04, 2004
Hiler Named Ellison International Floriculture Chair  
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Ed Hiler has been named the first holder of the Ellen and Jim Ellison Chair in International Floriculture at Texas A&M University's department of horticultural sciences.

November 04, 2004
Murano Named Vice Chancellor, Dean Of Agriculture At Texas A&M  
COLLEGE STATION - U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture Elsa Murano has been named to the joint positions of vice chancellor and dean of agriculture and life sciences at Texas A&M University and director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, effective Jan. 3, 2005.

November 04, 2004
The Art Of Fly Tying Taught In Entomology Course At Texas A&M University  
COLLEGE STATION – Academics meets application in a new class being taught at Texas A&M University. "The Art of Fly Tying" focuses on fly tying, creating a fishing lure by attaching feathers, tinsel and colored thread to a fishhook. At the same time, the course teaches the identification, anatomy and biology of aquatic insects.

November 03, 2004
Valley Irrigation Experts To Speak At Mexican Water Conference  
WESLACO – Lower Rio Grande Valley water experts will soon be sharing their knowledge about water use efficiency with Mexican farmers.

November 02, 2004
Texas Crop And Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – It may rain on Texas peanut producers' parades if the wet weather continues.

November 02, 2004
Tamu Livestock Judging Team Wins American Royal  
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M University's livestock judging team won the American Royal Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest on Oct. 23 in Kansas City, Mo.

November 01, 2004
Acuff Named Department Of Animal Science Interim Head  
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Gary R. Acuff has been named interim head of the department of animal science at Texas A&M University.

November 01, 2004
Nutrition Program Tastefully Preserves Tradition  
SAN ANTONIO - The past never tasted so good. On Nov. 6 and 13, nutrition experts from the Expanded Nutrition Program of Texas Cooperative Extension will show how traditional Mexican foods can be made healthier without sacrificing taste.

November 01, 2004
U.s. Ag Exports To Cuba More Than Double From A Year Ago  
COLLEGE STATION – Agricultural goods produced in the United States and exported to Cuba have reached $298 million, more than double than in 2003, according to a Texas Cooperative Extension economist