Region 7: West Central

August 24 2007
Field Day Looks at Bioenergy Impact on the Sheep and Goat Industry 
SAN ANGELO – Bioenergy and its impact on the sheep and goat industry is the theme for the 34th annual Sheep and Goat Field Day Sept. 6 at the Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center near San Angelo.

July 26 2007
San Angelo Center Readies for 34th Annual Sheep and Goat Field Day 
SAN ANGELO -- The impact bio-energy is having on the sheep and goat industry will be the focus of this year's 34th annual Sheep and Goat Field Day at the Texas A&M University System Research and Extension Center in San Angelo.

July 20 2007
Extension Sets 3 Dove Appreciation Days Across Texas 
SAN ANGELO – Widespread rainfall across Texas should mean excellent dove hunting for much of the state, according to a Texas Cooperative Extension wildlife expert at San Angelo.

July 09 2007
West Texas Deer Study Group to Meet Aug. 7-8 in San Angelo 
SAN ANGELO - ‘The West Texas Deer Study Group will have its 10th annual program Aug. 7-8 at the Texas A&M University System Research and Extension Center in San Angelo. Anyone interested in deer management is invited to attend. The meeting starts with registration at 8 a.m. Aug. 7.

June 29 2007
GIS to Help Ranchers Manage Natural Resources 
SAN ANGELO – Texas Cooperative Extension will present an introductory Geographic Information System workshop at 8:30 a.m. July 12 at the Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center in San Angelo.

June 26 2007
Texas Cooperative Extension Hires Three New Agents for Four Counties 
COLEMAN – Texas Cooperative Extension has named three new agents for four West Texas counties, according to Scott Durham, Extension administrator at San Angelo.

June 08 2007
Sonora to Mark 70 Years of Wool and Mohair Contests 
SONORA – This year marks the 70th annual Wool and Mohair Show and the 47th annual National 4-H Wool Judging Contest. Both will be held in conjunction with the seventh annual FFA Wool Judging Contest June 12-14 in Sonora.

February 22, 2007
Live Oaks are a Texas Landscape Mainstay 
SAN ANGELO – The pecan may be the state tree of Texas, but if there's a runner-up, it's probably the live oak.

February 16, 2007
Rio Grande Basin Initiative Project Receives Award 
COLLEGE STATION – The Rio Grande Basin Initiative recently received a national award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

February 16, 2007
Concho Valley Cotton Conference Set For March 21 In San Angelo 
SAN ANGELO – The seventh Concho Valley Cotton Conference is set for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 21 in the San Angelo Convention Center.

February 05, 2007
Texas Farm, Ranch, Wildlife Expo Set for Feb. 20-21 in Abilene 
ABILENE – The annual Texas Farm, Ranch, Wildlife Expo is set for Feb. 20-21 on the grounds of the Taylor County Expo Center. The center is located at 1700 state Highway 36 in Abilene. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 20 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 21.

January 31, 2007
Texas Brigades Seek to Muster New Recruits 
SAN ANGELO – Texas Cooperative Extension's Texas Brigades is seeking to muster new recruits into this year's summer camps.

January 25, 2007
Proposed Annual Angora Goat Test Dates Set 
SONORA – Dates are set for the 2007 Angora Goat Performance Test at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station near Sonora.

January 18, 2007
Cold Can Burn Landscape Plants 
SAN ANGELO – Ice and cold have gripped much of the state for several days, leaving many Texans to wonder about what's to become of their frozen landscapes.

January 18, 2007
Vice Chancellor’s Awards in Excellence Honors Bestowed at Texas A&M 
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Elsa Murano, Texas A&M University System vice chancellor and dean of agriculture and life sciences, recently presented more than 20 Award in Excellence honors to individuals, teams and an agency-industry partnership.

November 30, 2006
Texas Cooperative Extension Offers Range, Brush Recertification Workshop 
ABILENE – Private pesticide users can earn five continuing education units during a workshop Dec. 13 in Abilene.

November 03, 2006
Third Annual Southwest Beef Symposium Set Jan. 16-17 in Amarillo 
AMARILLO – Texas and New Mexico Cooperative Extension agencies will present the third annual "Southwest Beef Symposium" on Jan. 16-17 at the Fifth Season Inn in Amarillo.

July 27, 2006
Big Country Wheat Conference Set for August 17 in Abilene 
ABILENE -- Texas Cooperative Extension's Big Country Wheat Conference has been set for Aug.17.

July 26, 2006
Nominees for Integrated Pest Management Award Sought 
DALLAS – The Southwest Technical Resources Center for Integrated Pest Management in Schools has announced its annual IPM PrideTM Award competition. The competition encourages pride in school integrated pest management programs, providing cash awards of $1,000 and $500 to winning schools with outstanding programs.

July 21, 2006
Extension Sets Aug. 8 Dove Appreciation Day 
SWEETWATER – Texas Cooperative Extension has scheduled a dove appreciation day from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Longworth Community Center. The community center is located on Farm-to-Market Road 57, 2 miles east of State Highway 70 between Roby and Sweetwater.

July 13, 2006
Pronghorn Symposium Slated for Aug. 15-17 in Alpine 
ALPINE – Pronghorn antelope are interesting creatures, but information on their management can be as hard to gather as the fleet-footed speedsters themselves.

July 07, 2006
Angora Goat Performance Test Field Day and Sale Set July 27 
SONORA – The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station's annual Angora Goat Performance Test Field Day and Sale is set for July 27 at the Sonora Experiment Station.

July 07, 2006
Grazing Crops Program set July 21 in Reagan County 
BIG LAKE - Texas Cooperative Extension will conduct a multi-county "Grazing Crops Program" at 1 p.m. July 21 in the Reagan County 4-H Center in Big Lake.

February 16, 2006
Learn to ‘Take Care of Business’ at Seminar Series 
BIG SPRING – If you've ever dreamed about having your own business and being your own boss – and you want to do more than fantasize – then Big Spring is the place for you, said a Texas Cooperative Extension expert.

February 13, 2006
Texas Cooperative Extension Offers West Texas Beef 706 Programs 
SAN ANGELO – Texas Cooperative Extension will host West Texas Beef 706, a four-part workshop for cattle producers, beginning March 1.

February 03, 2006
Extension Expert Says Wildfire Can Help Solve ‘Prickly’ Problems 
SAN ANGELO – Rangeland wildfires are devastating to ranches and ranchers alike. Fences and structures are often destroyed, animals are killed and critical livestock forage reserves are lost.

February 03, 2006
Forage Seminar Slated for Cross Plains on Feb. 9 
CROSS PLAINS – Texas Cooperative Extension will hold a multi-county forage seminar Feb. 9 in the Cross Plains Community Center.

January 06, 2006
National Animal ID System/Premise Number Program Set Jan. 24 in Brown County 
BROWNWOOD – Texas Cooperative Extension will hold a National Animal ID System/Premise Number program at 6 p.m., Jan. 24 in the Brown County Fairgrounds Home Economics Building.

January 06, 2006
Bexar County ‘Transplant’ Becomes Extension Horticulture Agent 
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio native David Rodriguez has been hired as horticulture agent at Texas Cooperative Extension in Bexar County. He began Jan. 2.

January 06, 2006
Texas Cooperative Extension Sets Two Predator Awareness Days 
CANYON --Texas Cooperative Extension has scheduled two Predator Awareness Workshops this month.

January 05, 2006
Texas Cooperative Extension Names New Agent For Brown County 
BROWNWOOD – Angela Hughes has been named Texas Cooperative Extension's family and consumer sciences agent for Brown County. The joint announcement was made by Ray West, Brown County judge, and Scott Durham, District Extension administrator.

December 28, 2005
Prominent Range Researcher Retires 
SAN ANGELO – Dr. Darrell Ueckert, Regents Fellow and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station range researcher at San Angelo, will retire in mid-January.

December 15, 2005
Mellon Foundation Recognizes Texas Brigades Youth Program 
SAN ANTONIO – The Richard King Mellon Foundation recently recognized Texas Cooperative Extension's Texas Brigades Education and Youth Leadership Development Program for outstanding accomplishment in youth development.

December 08, 2005
Tucumcari To Host Southwest Beef Symposium Jan. 18-19 
TUCUMCARI, N.M. – Texas Cooperative Extension is teaming up with the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service to present the second annual Southwest Beef Symposium and trade show Jan. 18-19 at the Tucumcari Convention Center.

November 29, 2005
Texas Cooperative Extension Offers Continuing Education Course 
SAN ANGELO – Private pesticide users can earn five continuing education units at a right-of-way-management course scheduled to be held here Dec.6.

November 15, 2005
Retail Security Technology Used to Research Deer Feed Consumption, “Theft” 
UVALDE – Supplemental feeding of white-tailed deer is a long-standing wildlife management practice in deer hunting areas, said a researcher at the Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center here. But knowing which animals were eating what supplements, as well as knowing how much they were eating, used to be impossible to determine.

November 11, 2005
Pesticide Recertification Training Offered Nov. 30 in Schleicher County 
ELDORADO – Texas Cooperative Extension will conduct a Pesticide Recertification Course Nov. 30 at the Schleicher County Civic Center here. Six Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units will be offered.

November 08, 2005
Tom Green County Names New 4-H Agent 
SAN ANGELO – Garry L. Branham has been named Texas Cooperative Extension's 4-H and youth development agent for Tom Green County effective Dec. 1. The joint announcement was made by Mike Brown, Tom Green County judge, and Scott Durham, Extension administrator here.

July 22, 2005
Goat Gathering Gets Good Grades 
SEGUIN – More than 240 meat goat producers, breeders and industry experts attended "A Gathering of Goat Producers IV"at the Guadalupe County Fairgrounds here July 18-20.

July 19, 2005
Rangeland Restoration Workshop Set Aug. 11-13 
SONORA - The Academy for Ranch Management will hold a rangeland restoration and management workshop Aug. 11-13 at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station near Sonora.

July 15, 2005
Texas Cooperative Extension Sets Two Abandoned-Well Plugging Meetings 
WALL – Texas Cooperative Extension will have two meetings on abandoned well plugging next week. The first will be July 20 at Saint Ambrose Catholic Church in Wall, and the second will be July 21 in the Senior Citizens Building at Millersview. The building is just east of the intersection of State Highway 765 and Farm to Market Road 2134.

July 12, 2005
Texas Crop and Weather Report 
COLLEGE STATION- Round bale, square bale or no bale, limited moisture has caused the state's hay fields to produce less-than-normal harvests, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

July 12, 2005
Texas Cooperative Extension to Train ‘Tomorrow’s Top Agricultural Producers’ 
SAN ANGELO – Texas Cooperative Extension will lead the team training and mentoring agricultural producers through the Tomorrow's Top Agricultural Producer program.

July 12, 2005
Extension Sets Dove Appreciation Days Across Texas 
SAN ANGELO – As hot as the weather has been, it's hard to believe hunting season is just around the corner, but Sept.1 is the opening day of dove season. And that's the official start of the Texas hunting season.

July 11, 2005
Sonora Angora Goat Performance Test Field Day and Sale Set July 28 
SONORA – The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station's annual Angora goat performance test field day and sale is set for July 28 at the Sonora Experiment Station.

July 07, 2005
Is the Drought Over? 
FORT STOCKTON – One or two good years have dropped the word "drought" from many Texans' vocabularies. But is the drought really over? A Texas Cooperative Extension water expert here says no.

July 05, 2005
Taylor County Names New Extension Horticultural Agent 
ABILENE – Melissa Clifton of Abilene has been named Texas Cooperative Extension's horticultural agent for Taylor County. Her new position will be effective July 18 according to an announcement made by county judge George Newman and Extension district administrator Scott Durham of San Angelo.

June 27, 2005
Rangeland Management Seminar Set for July 8 in Coleman, McCulloch Counties 
COLEMAN – Range management and cost-share programs will be the focus of Texas Cooperative Extension's Rangeland Management Seminar July 8 on the Paul Jensen Ranch near here.

September 17, 2004
EXTENSION'S CENTRAL TEXAS MEAT GOAT SERIES OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE  
COMANCHE -- Texas Cooperative Extension offices in Comanche, Mills and Brown counties will conduct the three-part "Central Texas Meat Goat Series,"over the next few weeks. The programs are designed to bring producers up to date on meat goat production.

September 16, 2004
TEXAS 4-H'ERS' QUILT BLOCK WINS PLACE IN STATEWIDE CONTEST  
MIDLAND – A trio of Midland County 4-H'ers have a special reason to look forward to visiting the Texas State Fair in Dallas this month.

September 10, 2004
EASTLAND COUNTY SETS “QUAIL ODYSSEY TOUR 2004" ON SEPT. 21  
EASTLAND – Texas Cooperative Extension's Eastland County office will present "Quail Odyssey Tour 2004" on the Billy Wright Ranch from 4:30-7 p.m. Sept. 21.

August 24, 2004
ANNUAL SONORA RAM TEST STARTS IN SEPTEMBER  
SONORA – The annual ram performance test conducted by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station begins Sept.13-14 with delivery of the rams to the station located on Hwy. 55 between Sonora and Rocksprings.

April 09, 2004
SONORA EXPERIMENT STATION SETS "JUNIPER, WATER AND YOU" FIELD DAY APRIL 21 
SONORA -- Ever wonder how much rainfall a juniper or "cedar" tree uses? Or how much water brush control on the Edwards Plateau can potentially save?

April 07, 2004
PLANT IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOPS SLATED MAY 13-15 IN SONORA 
SONORA - The Academy for Ranch Management will host a plant identification workshop May 13-15 at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station near Sonora.

October 07, 2002
EXTENSION SETS QUAIL APPRECIATION DAY OCT. 17 
LUEDERS - Texas Cooperative Extension will hold a Rolling Plains Quail Appreciation Day Oct. 17 at the Krooked River Lodge.