October AgNews Links

October 31, 2001
National Family Week Set For Nov. 18-24  
COLLEGE STATION – Since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, family and friends seem more important than ever. Celebrate those relationships with National Family Week, scheduled this year for Nov. 18-24.

October 30, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — As range conditions in Texas deteriorate due to lack of rainfall and the approaching winter, meat goats continue to do well due to their adaptative nature, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

October 30, 2001
Lactose Intolerance Upsetting  
COLLEGE STATION – What do you do when eating a healthy diet makes you sick?

October 30, 2001
Nov. 15 Workshop To Show How To Profit From Nature Tourism  
OVERTON – There's a vast potential for East Texas landowners to supplement their income through "nature tourism," according to a rural economic development expert with the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA).

October 29, 2001
Heightened Food Safety Issue Redirects National Research Call  
COLLEGE STATION – Authorities hope they're wrong, and most don't even want to speak it aloud. But the chance of the nation's food supply being a target for terrorism was brought before select researchers in a national meeting at Texas A&M University Monday.

October 29, 2001
Farris Awarded Grant For Leadership Programs  
HOUSTON – The more young people are able to recognize their own potential, the less likely they are to make wrong choices, said Sandra Farris, Harris County Extension agent for family and consumer science.

October 29, 2001
Eckert Named New Extension State Sheep And Goat Assistant  
SAN ANGELO – Kyle Edward Eckert becomes the new Texas Cooperative Extension sheep and goat state assistant effective Nov. 1. Eckert will have state responsibilities in all facets of Extension's sheep and goat program.

October 29, 2001
Duke Appointed Panhandle Blt Program Manager  
AMARILLO -- Sandra Duke was recently named regional manager for the Panhandle with the Better Living for Texans program, according to Texas Cooperative Extension's Donna Brauchi, district director for family and consumer science programs.

October 26, 2001
Despite Stricter Pesticide Regulation, Popular Home And Garden Insecticide Orthene Still Safe For Most Consumer Uses  
DALLAS – Despite coming under close scrutiny as a result of stricter pesticide regulations, the widely-used house and garden insecticide, Orthene, has emerged with only minor restrictions to its current label.

October 25, 2001
Media Advisory: Food And Society, National Ag Research Coalition Meeting Set  
COLLEGE STATION – Critical challenges loom to public health. Food and water-borne pathogens have caused more than 70 million illnesses a year, 5,000 deaths and about $37 billion in health care costs and lost U.S. productivity, according to the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.

October 25, 2001
Coping With Life’s Changes Can Be Challenge  
COLLEGE STATION – To paraphrase an old saying: The only constant in life is change.

October 24, 2001
Texas Farmers And Ranchers Eligible For $10,000 To $15,000 Grants  
EAST TEXAS – Many Texas farmers and ranchers may not know it, but they are eligible for grants of up to $15,000 from USDA's Sustainable Agriculture and Research Education (SARE) program.

October 23, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION -- The Texas turkey crop is expected to be satisfactory this year, with sales beginning to increase for Thanksgiving, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

October 23, 2001
Healthy Immune System Is Defense Against Illness  
COLLEGE STATION – With cases of anthrax in humans making the news, Americans are becoming more and more concerned about the possibilities of bioterrorism. And what has sometimes been called germ warfare – unleashing contagious diseases on the human population of a country – might be the most feared.

October 23, 2001
Sonora Station Sets Oct. 31 Summer Burn Field Day  
SONORA – The Texas A&M University Research Station has scheduled a Summer Burn Field Day Oct. 31 at the station located between Sonora and Rocksprings on Highway 55.

October 22, 2001
Regional Deer Appreciation Day Set For Nov. 1 In Coleman County  
COLEMAN -- Texas Cooperative Extension's Ag Committee in Coleman County will host a "Deer Appreciation Day" Nov. 1 at the Paul Jensen Ranch in Rockwood. Registration starts at 8 a.m., and the program begins at 8:30 a.m.

October 22, 2001
Extension To Host Forum Oct. 30 To Help Strengthen Families  
ALVIN -- A consistent and safe home environment is one of the greatest contributors in the future of a child. Building family relationships strengthens individuals and helps parents provide a loving, secure home.

October 19, 2001
Pesticide Storage And Facility Security  
COLLEGE STATION — Recent national events have caused a heightened awareness of inspecting and evaluating pesticide security programs. Dr. Don Renchie, Texas Cooperative Extension agricultural and environmental safety specialist, said federal and state regulatory officials are asking agricultural pesticide users to review and update their security programs.

October 19, 2001
Annual Farm And Ranch Management Symposium Set Nov. 29 In Amarillo  
AMARILLO -- The 17th annual Farm and Ranch Symposium, hosted by Texas Cooperative Extension, is set for Nov. 29 at the Civic Center in Amarillo.

October 19, 2001
Gulf Coast Cotton Conference Nov. 7-8 In Corpus Christi  
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Approximately 200 cotton producers, researchers and cotton industry experts will converge on Corpus Christi Nov. 7-8 for the Texas Gulf Coast Cotton Conference, "Improving Yield, Quality, Marketing."

October 18, 2001
40th Blackland Income Growth Conference Jan. 15-16, 2002  
WACO -- The state's largest and oldest regional agricultural economic development program turns 40 in January when the Blackland Income Growth Conference kicks off here at the Waco Convention Center.

October 18, 2001
‘Be Holiday Smart’ Annual Event Schedule For Nov. 8 In Dallas  
DALLAS -- As November rapidly approaches, the holiday season is nearly here. To help with the holiday spirit, Texas Cooperative Extension will host the annual "Be Holiday Smart" program Nov. 8 at Texas A&M Dallas. The Dallas Center is at 17360 Coit Road (between Campbell Road and Highway 190).

October 17, 2001
International Field Day To Study Range Management In Drought-Hit Northeastern Mexico And South Texas  
SAN ANTONIO -- An international field day for Mexican and Texas ranchers is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9-10, in China, Nuevo Leon, 30 miles south of McAllen. Texas and Mexico agricultural experts will discuss strategies for managing the drought-hit shrub lands.

October 17, 2001
A&M Grad Arland Schneider To Retire From USDA In Amarillo  
BUSHLAND -- With an exemplary 36-year career in research tucked under his belt , Dr. Arland D. Schneider, agricultural engineer with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, will retire Oct. 26 from the Conservation and Production Research Laboratory near Bushland.

October 16, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – Planting conditions for the state's oats are good, with good soil moisture reported over most of that crop's growing area, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

October 16, 2001
Shantung Maple Tree Designated As A Texas Superstar  
DALLAS -- After nearly 12 years of state-wide testing, the Texas A&M Agriculture Program has designated the shantung maple tree as the newest Texas Superstar™.

October 15, 2001
Celebrating 4-H: Texas Has A Lot To Offer Today’s Youth  
AMARILLO – With national 4-H week being celebrated this month, Texas Cooperative Extension is celebrating its 93-year history of youth development programs where school-age children, grades 3 through 12, are involved in wholesome educational experiences across the state.

October 12, 2001
Small Farms Workshop Set For Oct. 25 In Argyle  
ARGYLE – The Denton County Extension Crops, Beef and Forages Committees will host a small farms workshop from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 25 at Argyle Elementary School in Argyle.

October 12, 2001
Texas A&M Research Grant Looks For New Maize Discoveries To Help Increase Sub-Saharan Africa Food Production 
COLLEGE STATION – A maize research grant awarded to Texas A&M University could lead to increased food production in Sub-Saharan African countries.

October 11, 2001
Jack Finney Receives Outstanding Alumni Award  
COLLEGE STATION — Jack Finney of Greenville, founder of Jack Finney Inc. and Ja-Lu Quarter Horses, is being recognized with the 2001 Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.

October 11, 2001
Del Deterling Receives Outstanding Alumni Award  
COLLEGE STATION – Del Deterling of Dallas, editor for Progressive Farmer magazine, is being recognized with the 2001 Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.

October 11, 2001
Delvin Barrett Receives Outstanding Alumni Award  
COLLEGE STATION — Delvin Barrett, former owner of Feather Crest Farms, is being recognized posthumously with the 2001 Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.

October 11, 2001
Food Safety Tips Make Tailgate Parties More Festive  
COLLEGE STATION – With the coming of fall weather and football games, tailgate parties are becoming more popular. "Tailgating" is a seasonal social activity full of good food, friends and fun.

October 10, 2001
Terrorist Threats On Agriculture Being Studied At Texas A&M  
COLLEGE STATION -- Researchers at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station say prevention, detection and clean up methods for bioterrorism at the farm level must be found now to avoid human harm and economic devastation of the food and fiber supply.

October 10, 2001
Texas Cooperative Extension Names 3 Agents In Potter County  
AMARILLO -- Three agent positions were filled and announced on Oct. 8 by officials with Texas Cooperative Extension and Potter County Commissioners Court. The new county Extension faculty will soon join co-worker Cheryl Brewer, family and consumer science agent.

October 09, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Fall gardens are well on their way to producing fresh vegetables for holiday feasts, but there is still time to plant more, the Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

Hunters Should Take Precautions Against Anthrax  
COLLEGE STATION – Two human cases of anthrax in Florida are making headlines across the United States and the world. While some experts doubt that anthrax could be used as a biological weapon in this country, other experts are warning that hunters – especially those in Southwest Texas – should take precautions against a disease that is as old as time itself.

October 09, 2001
Karma: Former Shrimp Boat Now Teaching Youth About Ecology  
MATAGORDA – If one must get grubby to be a good scientist, as naturalist Logan Respess says, then some 10 Texas youths are well on the way to being bonafide researchers.

October 08, 2001
Crayfish In Sam Houston National Forest Illustrate Environmental Health  
COLLEGE STATION - Crayfish boils may be the delicacy of choice at some Southern dinner parties, but environmental studies indicate there's something else cooking in the lobster-like crustacean's future.

October 05, 2001
Grazing Management Workshop Scheduled Oct. 18-20  
SONORA -- The Academy for Ranch Management will host an Effective Grazing Management workshop here Oct. 18-20 at the Sonora Research Station.

October 05, 2001
Annual World Food Day Set For Oct. 16  
COLLEGE STATION – October ... falling leaves, cooler temperatures, football games ... as the seasons change and summer's bounty is harvested, the abundance of the coming winter holiday season beckons.

October 04, 2001
Excellence Fund Established In Department Of Agricultural And Biological Engineering  
COLLEGE STATION - The Texas A&M University department of biological and agricultural engineering recently received a $60,000 donation from a Texas A&M former student who said he just wanted to help the school that helped him.

October 04, 2001
Tall Seeking Applicants For Eighth Class  
COLLEGE STATION — Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership (TALL), the prestigious leadership development program of Texas Cooperative Extension, is currently accepting applications for the TALL VIII class.

October 03, 2001
Research Targets Deadly Copper Disease In Infants  
COLLEGE STATION – Cells in the placenta, brain and intestine are linked to Menke's disease in babies, researchers at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station discovered.

October 02, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Grasshopper infestations are beginning to die down in Central Texas, thanks to crop harvesting and weather, the Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

October 02, 2001
4-H’er’s Photo Wins Spot On 2003 Calendar  
BELTON – Fishing lures, hooks, lines, old bottles and boxes can make a memorable picture. That's what 9-year-old Kayci Cox learned when her photograph of some of her father's fishing equipment was one of 13 photos selected as winners of the National 4-H 2003 Calendar Contest.

October 02, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Texas producers are harvesting sunflowers which are showing to be popular due to limited water supplies in the state, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

October 01, 2001
Gregg, Harrison Counties Added To Quarantine List For Africanized Bees  
LONGVIEW – Gregg and Harrison counties were added Monday to the state quarantine, restricting the movement of commercial bee operations following the detection of Africanized honey bees.

October 01, 2001
Harris County 4-H College Day Scheduled Oct. 6  
HOUSTON -- The Harris County Cooperative Extension Program 4-H staff will hold a College Day on Saturday, Oct. 6, to inform young people, grades 8 to 12, about what's required to attend college.