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December 31, 2001
Texas Family Forum Hosts Seminar On Type-2 Diabetes Jan.16 In Dallas, Waco And Temple  
DALLAS - The Texas Family Forum, in conjunction with the Blackland Income Growth Program, will host a seminar called "Watch Out! Don't Let Diabetes Catch Your Children! Prevention of Type-2 Diabetes" scheduled for Jan 16 at Texas A&M Dallas.

December 31, 2001
Forestry Plays Key Economic, Environmental Role In Urban Areas  
HOUSTON -- To some ears, "urban forestry" sounds contradictory. But over the past 30 years, the Texas Forest Service has seen its urban forestry program take root and spread among the state's largest cities.

December 28, 2001
Master Clothing Volunteers 'Sew' Right  
LUBBOCK - Aileene Williams of Tulia is a whiz with a sewing machine. Give her some fabric, a needle and thread, and there's almost nothing she can't produce. "I started sewing in 4-H when I was about 8," she said.

December 28, 2001
West Texas Regional Pecan Show Reflects Growing Conditions  
SAN ANGELO - This year's annual West Texas Regional Pecan Show sponsored by Texas Cooperative Extension was reflective of the western half of Texas' pecan crop, according to show superintendent John Begnaud, Texas Cooperative Extension horticulturist in Tom Green County. The show, featuring 185 entries gleaned from smaller area competitions, was held at the Texas A&M University Research and Extension Center earlier this month.

December 27, 2001
$1.1 Million Risk Management Education Center Established  
STEPHENVILLE -- The Texas A&M University Research and Extension Center at Stephenville recently established the Southern Region Risk Management Education Center after receiving more than $1.1 million in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

December 27, 2001
Call To Arms Goes Out In Support Of ‘Texas Brigades’  
SAN ANGELO -- Feed, seed, and youth education may not have much in common, but if a team of Texas wildlife professionals have their way, they soon will.

December 26, 2001
Popular Horticulturist Retires From Harris County Extension  
HOUSTON -- Co-workers compliment his creative genius. Volunteers say they enjoy his quick wit and ability to make work fun.

December 26, 2001
National Urban Agriculture Symposium Slated for May 20-22 In Dallas 
DALLAS – The times are changing, especially in the emerging field of agriculture practiced in urban settings. To aid in broadening perceptions and possibilities, Texas A&M University will host the Urban Agriculture Symposium May 20-22 at the Crowne Plaza in Dallas.

December 25, 2001
Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection Tops 1 Million Animals  
COLLEGE STATION -- Did you know that not all bats dine on mosquitoes? That there's been only one recorded sighting in the western North Atlantic of a shark previously known only in the Madeira Islands and Brazil?

December 25, 2001
Unique Rio Farms Celebrates 60th Birthday  
WESLACO -- Rio Farms, one of the country's unique farming operations, is quietly celebrating its 60th anniversary this month. It was an unusual social experiment when it started and, despite its evolution over the years, remains distinctive.

December 24, 2001
Tree-Pruning Insects Vexing Rio Grande Valley  
WESLACO -- If your trees are being pruned without your knowledge or consent, fear not. The culprit is not some deranged gardener.

December 24, 2001
Former 4-H'er Delivers Red, White And Blue Message  
COLLEGE STATION -- When Jennifer Roberson joined 4-H as a third-grader, she didn't realize how life-changing the experience would be. The leadership skills she learned from her years in 4-H, a youth development program that stresses leadership and community service, helped her make a difference after Sept. 11 -and lead her to New York City.

December 21, 2001
Producers Report Above-Average Yields In Spinach  
COLLEGE STATION - Popeye would be proud. Above-average yields are expected for this year's spinach crop due to favorable weather, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

December 21, 2001
Quail Managers Look To Texas Symposium For Answers  
CORPUS CHRISTI – Quail populations have imploded across much of their range in the last 20 years, and wildlife managers from across North America will convene in Texas to try to sort out the situation.

December 20, 2001
Minimizing Emissions Could Lead To New Income Source For Farmers  
COLLEGE STATION – U.S. farmers who protect the environment could receive higher incomes despite producing less crops, according to a report in this week's Science magazine.

December 20, 2001
Colon Cancer Prevention Goal Of Research  
COLLEGE STATION – What's the one thing every person in the world has in common? Growing older: No one is getting any younger.

December 19, 2001
Texas Sugarcane Harvest Begins Early  
COLLEGE STATION - Sugarcane harvest began early earlier this year in the Rio Grande Valley due to larger acreage, but recent rains have slowed the harvesting process, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

December 19, 2001
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December 19, 2001
WTAMU President, Mrs. Long Honored As 'Friends Of Extension'  
AMARILLO -- Texas Cooperative Extension has recognized West Texas A&M University's first couple, President Russell and Mrs. Natrelle Long, as the Panhandle District "Friends of Extension."

December 18, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - The weather is starting to turn cold in West Texas, but livestock is holding up well this winter, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

December 18, 2001
Texas Electric Choice Coming Jan. 1  
COLLEGE STATION – The new year is the traditional time for change, and here's one consumers can look forward to. Beginning Jan. 1, 2002, Texas Electric Choice will give many residential and commercial consumers the option of choosing their own retail electric provider (REP), said Dr. Lynn White, Texas Cooperative Extension family economics specialist.

December 18, 2001
Texas A&M University Program Ranked First By Meat&Poultry Magazine  
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M University's meat and poultry science programs have been ranked No. 1 in the nation by Meat&Poultry magazine.

December 17, 2001
Coffman Announces Retirement From State Corn Specialist Post  
COLLEGE STATION -- Dr. Cloyce Coffman, professor and state corn and sorghum specialist with Texas Cooperative Extension, has announced his retirement effective Dec. 31.

December 14, 2001
Five Texas A&M University Ag program Faculty Members Receive Regents Awards  
COLLEGE STATION – Five faculty members with the Texas A&M University Agriculture Program recently received awards for exemplary service from the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.

December 14, 2001
Don't Let Foodborne Illness Spoil Mail-Order Surprise  
COLLEGE STATION – During the holiday season, consumers who want to spread tasty seasonal joy may find catalogue shopping to be a time and energy saver. However, worries about the safety of food items sent by mail can upset many holiday festivities.

December 13, 2001
Texas A&M University Meat Judging Team Wins National Title  
COLLEGE STATION - The Texas A&M University Meat Judging Team won first place in the International Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest.

December 13, 2001
Celebrating The Holidays With Preschoolers  
COLLEGE STATION – Not only is it more blessed to give than to receive, but when little children are involved, it's more fun too. Watching young children's eyes light up when they take in the wonders of the holiday season and the treasures under the fancy wrapping paper is the best part of the season for many adults.

December 12, 2001
Keep Food Safe During Holiday Entertaining  
COLLEGE STATION – Food and fun, family and friends – what better formula for holiday festivities? To insure pleasant holiday memories, keep food safety in mind, said Dr. Peggy Van Laanen, Texas Cooperative Extension food and nutrition specialist.

December 12, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - This year's cotton harvest is winding down on the South Plains and in Texas, with producers looking forward to better yields and quality than last year, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

December 12, 2001
100 Years Of 4-H To Be Celebrated  
COLLEGE STATION – Nothing like a birthday celebration to mark a milestone, and National 4-H has a big one coming up next year.

December 11, 2001
Recession: How The Economy Affects Consumers  
COLLEGE STATION – The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon left most Americans with a three major concerns:

December 10, 2001
Two Recognized With Entomological Society Awards  
COLLEGE STATION – The Entomological Society of America will honor a retired professor and a graduate student from Texas A&M University at its annual meeting this week in San Diego.

December 07, 2001
Regents Approve Institute To Counter Agriculture Terrorism  
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M University's Board of Regents approved the establishment of an Institute for Countermeasures against Agricultural Bioterrorism today.

December 06, 2001
Rangeland Workshop Slated For Jan. 10-12  
SONORA – The Academy for Ranch Management will host a basic rangeland management workshop here Jan. 10-12 at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station near Sonora.

December 05, 2001
Ladd Wins National Council On Family Relations Award  
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Linda Ladd, Texas Cooperative Extension family development specialist, has received the annual Extension Family Life Specialist Award of Excellence for Early Career.

December 04, 2001
Rodeo Alumni Working To Create Scholaship  
he Texas A&M Aggie Rodeo alumni are currently in the process of raising $12,500 to fund a memorial scholarship that will honor Raymond "Shorty" Fuller '43, a former member of the Aggie Rodeo Team.

December 04, 2001
Smith Honors Husband With Donation  
Recently, donations totaling $48,000 were given to Texas A&M University in order to advance peanut breeding research at the school.

December 04, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - Favorable weather conditions have allowed the state's wheat and oat producers to plant their crops early, and fall rains provided moisture for farmers to replant fields where stands were lost, Texas Extension Cooperative reports.

December 04, 2001
Texas A&M University Wildlife Researcher To Carry Olympic Torch  
COLLEGE STATION – Carrying the Olympic Torch for part of its relay to Salt Lake City is something that Dr. Clark Adams of College Station has his heart in – literally. The wildlife researcher at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station said running is one choice he made to reverse the blockage of heart disease four years ago.

December 03, 2001
New Turf Grass Friendly To Soccer Moms, Home Gardners  
OVERTON – The future should be greener for home gardeners, golfers and soccer moms thanks to Axcella, a new turf grass developed by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.

November 30, 2001
Bioterrorism In Public Drinking Water Systems Topic At 40th B.I.G. Conference  
WACO - The potential threat of bioterrorism in public drinking water systems will be the highlight of the water seminar portion of the 40th Blackland Income Growth Conference Jan. 15-16 at the Waco Convention Center.

November 29, 2001
Research Yields Colorful, Healthful Produce  
COLLEGE STATION - If recent research by Texas A&M University graduate student Bolivar Cevallos yields the fruit he is hoping for, look for supermarket produce sections to be much more colorful in the future – and more healthful.

November 28, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – Texas Christmas tree producers are ringing up sales this year with healthy, big trees, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

November 28, 2001
Leadership Program Seeking Applicants  
COLLEGE STATION - The Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership program is currently seeking applications for its eighth class. Applications are due March 15.

November 27, 2001
Mold Classes To Be Offered Dec. 17-21  
WESLACO - When Dr. Mani Skaria moved to South Texas from Washington State, he had no idea he was moving into what he now calls the mold capital of the world.

November 26, 2001
Weslaco Scientist Lands $1.4 Million In National Grants  
WESLACO - A citrus researcher in the Lower Rio Grande Valley has received two USDA grants totaling $1.4 million. One will fund research into how citrus helps prevent cancer; the other will establish programs to encourage minority youth to study agriculture and food science.

November 23, 2001
Don’t Let Potluck Holiday Meals Be Bad Luck  
COLLEGE STATION - The holiday season is a time of sharing, entertaining – and indulging in good food. That combination naturally leads to potluck meals, where friends and family gather together to share each other's favorite dishes.

November 23, 2001
Protect Your Family: Keep Food Safe  
COLLEGE STATION - The No. 1 concern of most parents and other care givers is keeping loved ones safe. One way to do that is by limiting the risk factors that can cause foodborne illnesses, said Dr. Peggy Van Laanen, Texas Cooperative Extension food and nutrition specialist.

November 21, 2001
Sulphur Springs To Host 2001 State Hay Show Dec 6-7  
SULPHUR SPRINGS - The Texas Forage and Grassland Council's State Hay Show and annual meeting is Dec.6-7 at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center in Sulphur Springs.

November 21, 2001
Karnal Bunt, Biotechnology, Boll Weevil Eradication, Among Headliners At Nov. 29 Farm Show Symposium  
AMARILLO - Texas Cooperative Extension will showcase many of the top issues facing today's producers during the 17th annual Farm and Ranch Symposium, Nov. 29 at the Civic Center.

November 20, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - The yield and quality of the Texas citrus crop looks favorable especially with the recent rains received in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

November 20, 2001
Expanded Breeding Programs Needed To Prevent Future Karnal Bunt Threats  
COLLEGE STATION - Call it a fluke or not, this year's Karnal bunt outbreak that infected more than 2 million bushels of Texas wheat in six counties has left farmers with only one real solution to avoid the fungus in future crops.

November 19, 2001
Food Safety Is Ingredient In Thanksgiving Feast  
COLLEGE STATION - Thanksgiving means food, family and fun, but it's tough to give thanks if your holiday festivities are marred by foodborne illness.

November 19, 2001
Christmas Toys: Keep Season Safe  
COLLEGE STATION - You better watch out ... you'd better not cry ... it's time to start hitting the toy stores again, in search of that perfect holiday present for that perfect little angel in your life.

November 16, 2001
Steps Help Protect Families Against Winter Illnesses  
COLLEGE STATION - For the past few weeks the national news has been full of stories about anthrax, a frightening disease associated mostly with livestock and wildlife, that someone has been attempting to spread to the human population through the mail.

November 16, 2001
National 4-H Congress To Meet  
COLLEGE STATION - About 70 young Texans will celebrate Thanksgiving this year with the trip of a lifetime as they attend the 2001 National 4-H Congress Nov. 23-27 in Atlanta.

November 15, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — The Texas sweet potato crop is having a good season, despite a loss in production acreage, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

November 14, 2001
Family Resiliency Leads To Healing After Crisis  
COLLEGE STATION - When two jet airliners crashed into the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11, the whole world seemed to stop. Perception shifted again a few minutes later when a third airliner hit the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.

November 13, 2001
Master Marketer Program Returns To Panhandle January 2002  
AMARILLO --Texas Cooperative Extension's popular Master Marketer education program will be returning to the Texas Panhandle in January, according to Dr. Steve Amosson, Extension farm management economist.

November 12, 2001
Landowners And Potential Landowners Invited To Rangeland Restoration Workshop  
AUSTIN - Landowners as well as future landowners will want to attend a free rangeland restoration workshop scheduled from 7-9 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Travis County Cooperative Extension office.

November 12, 2001
Karnal Bunt Losses On Rolling Plains Exceed $27 Million  
VERNON - An economic analysis recently completed by a Texas A&M economist indicates the fungal disease Karnal bunt has hurt the Rolling Plains regional economy to the tune of more than $27 million.

November 09, 2001
Texas Educators Wanted For Cruising Field Day  
MATAGORDA - Classroom teachers and school administrators, informal educators an homeschool instructors all are invited to a marine discovery field day Saturday, Dec. 8, beginning at 1 p.m.

November 08, 2001
Media Advisory: Canadian Tourism Commission Research Director To Address Effects Of Sept. 11 On Tourism Industry  
COLLEGE STATION - Scott Meis, director of research with the Canadian Tourism Commission, will discuss the state of the tourism industry and the tourism industry abroad following the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks.

November 08, 2001
HACCP Roundtable Scheduled  
COLLEGE STATION - To assist meat and poultry processors, a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) roundtable will be held Nov. 29 in College Station.

November 07, 2001
Character Counts! Community Awareness Conference Dec. 13 In Lubbock  
LUBBOCK - Parents, educators, childcare providers, health and human service workers, and others who interact daily with children should plan to attend the Dec. 13 CHARACTER COUNTS! Community Awareness Conference at the Lubbock Civic Center.

November 06, 2001
Texas Crop And Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - Scattered rainfall has caused hay yields to vary across Texas as producers are winding up their season, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

November 06, 2001
Last 33 Years Of East Texas Weather Data Now Online  
OVERTON - Historical weather data for East Texas – dating as far back as the 1960s for some items – is only a mouse click away on the Internet.

November 06, 2001
Pack Safe School Lunches  
COLLEGE STATION - School children who come home with stomach cramps, diarrhea or vomiting may be suffering from a "food bug" rather than a "flu bug."

November 05, 2001
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Nets $4.2 Million  
COLLEGE STATION - Research projects ranging from cancer treatment to drought forecasting to crop disease prevention have been awarded more than $4.2 million to Texas Agricultural Experiment Station scientists.

November 05, 2001
Rugged, Rough And Ready In A Flash: Toasting Spices Unleashes Flavor In Grilled Chicken  
COLLEGE STATION - As summer turns to fall, Americans look for robust meals, and they know that grilling is not just for summer.

November 02, 2001
Horticulture Virtual School To Begin At Texas A&M  
COLLEGE STATION - One of the main problems facing the Texas floriculture and ornamental horticulture industry today is a lack of qualified growers within the industry. However, Texas A&M, in response to the request of the state's growers, is planning to take the first step to correct this problem by using the funds from the Endowed Chair in Floriculture/Greenhouse Crops to set up a Web-based program, which will train current horticulture industry employees for leadership positions.

November 02, 2001
Web Program Helps Cotton Farmers In South Texas  
CORPUS CHRISTI -- A unique interactive Internet program is helping South Texas farmers improve their management of cotton crops.

November 02, 2001
Chapman Retires After 31 Years Of Extension Work  
SAN ANTONIO - Thirty-one years after she started her career with the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Service, and after 18 years of high-energy leadership with the Texas Cooperative Extension in Bexar County, Margie Gonzalez Chapman has retired.

November 01, 2001
New Newton County Extension Agent Long-Time County Resident  
NEWTON COUNTY – Texas Cooperative Extension has named Charlet Meyer as the new family and consumer sciences for Newton County.

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.

October 09, 2001
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 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.

September 28, 2001
SOCC Program Founded Five Years Ago In Texas  
COLLEGE STATION – In Texas, half of the juvenile offenders become repeat offenders.

September 27, 2001
SOCC Program Improves Kids’ Lives  
JASPER – The Strengthening Our Capacity to Care program in Jasper County has been close to Cassandra Ensign's heart for six years. An officer with the Jasper County Juvenile Probation Office, Ensign's profession brings her into daily contact with young people whose lives are going down a destructive road. As a new officer six years ago, she decided to do something about it.

September 27, 2001
Consumer Safety Officer Training Grant Received  
COLLEGE STATION -- Thirty-five U.S. Department of Agriculture consumer safety officers will be trained for their new positions by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and the International HACCP Alliance at Texas A&M University, thanks to a USDA grant.

September 26, 2001
Iama Names Executive Director  
COLLEGE STATION -- The International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA) has named Morton Satin, head of Food and Agro-Industries for the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization, as executive director of IAMA. Satin has been invited to be an adjunct professor in the department of agricultural economics at Texas A&M University beginning Jan. 1.

September 26, 2001
Program Helps At-Risk Youth  
JASPER – "All you need is love," sang the Beatles in 1967, and organizers of the Strengthening Our Capacity to Care program might agree with that – with qualifications.

September 25, 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.

September 25, 2001
National Food Safety Education Month: Food Questions Answered  
COLLEGE STATION – This is National Food Safety Education Month – what better time to get answers to some food safety questions. Dr. Peggy Van Laanen, Texas Cooperative Extension program leader in food and nutrition, and Britta Thompson, Extension associate in food and nutrition, provide the answers:

September 25, 2001
Cultures, Fathers And Families Workshop Set For Oct. 4 In Dallas  
DALLAS – Texas Cooperative Extension will host a family-strengthening seminar called Cultures, Fathers and Families: Train The Trainer Workshop from 8 a.m.- 4:15 p.m. Oct.4 at Texas A&M Dallas, located at 17360 Coit Road in Dallas.

September 24, 2001
Producers, Homeowners Advised To Think Twice Before Treating For Armyworms  
EAST TEXAS – Recent rains and cooling temperatures have spawned outbreaks of fall armyworms, but an Extension entomologist advises it may not be economical to treat this year – even if the worms take half the grass in a pasture.

September 24, 2001
Leal Named District Extension Director  
CORPUS CHRISTI – Fela Leal has been named Texas Cooperative Extension director for family and consumer sciences in District 11 (Coastal Bend), effective June 1, announced Dr. Kathy Volanty, Extension associate director for human sciences. Leal formerly served as Extension agent in the Expanded Nutrition Program in Corpus Christi.

September 21, 2001
Avoid Fraud In Times Of Turmoil  
COLLEGE STATION – With the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City and the attempted destruction of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, the world changed.

September 21, 2001
Food Safety Begins At Beginning  
COLLEGE STATION – September is National Food Safety Education Month this year, and food safety, naturally enough, begins at the beginning. All the kitchen cleanliness in the world won't protect consumers from food-borne illnesses if producers are careless at the beginning of the food production line.

September 21, 2001
Texan Jim Butler Chosen For Top-Ranking USDA Job  
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dr. Jim Butler of College Station has been named deputy undersecretary of Marketing and Regulatory Programs by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman.

September 20, 2001
Victoria County 4-H’ers Win Multiple Awards  
VICTORIA – A trio of Texas 4-H'ers from Victoria County have started a program that has proven to be an award-winner, both for the 4-H'ers and for the environment.

September 19, 2001
Dr. Ed Smith Appointed Associate Director For Agriculture And Natural Resources  
COLLEGE STATION — Texas Cooperative Extension has appointed Dr. Ed Smith to associate director for agriculture and natural resources.

September 19, 2001
Overton Specialist Named New Sustainable Ag State Coordinator  
EAST TEXAS – Texas Cooperative Extension has named Marty Baker as the new state coordinator for the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, Southern Region.

September 18, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Halloween is around the corner, and the state's pumpkin producers are preparing for their peak season, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

September 18, 2001
Families React To Tragedy, Even Thousands Of Miles Away  
COLLEGE STATION – On Sept. 11, 2001, the nation and the world were changed forever. Three commercial jet airliners, each carrying passengers and crews, were hijacked and used as weapons to attack the United States by taking down the World Trade Center in New York City and destroying part of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. A fourth hijacked airliner went down in a field in Pennsylvania before reaching its designated target.

September 18, 2001
Mosquitos: A Good News, Bad News Situation  
COLLEGE STATION — It would be difficult to convince anyone suffering from bites that recent rainfalls have had any positive effect on the mosquito population. However, Dr. Jim Olson, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station entomologist, says this is currently the situation.

September 17, 2001
Heavy Rains Cause Concern In Central Texas Cotton Fields  
COLLEGE STATION -- Recent prolonged heavy rainfall over Central Texas has reduced cotton lint and seed quality, while lowering yields and threatened regrowth potential, according to Dr. Robert Lemon, interim state cotton specialist with Texas Cooperative Extension.

September 17, 2001
Sept. 22 Field Day To Study Range Management In Drought-Hit South Texas And Northeastern Mexico  
CORPUS CHRISTI--A field day scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22, near Alice will look at strategies for better range management for the drought-hit shrub lands of South Texas and northeast Mexico.

September 17, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Wet weather has been detrimental to the Central Texas cotton crop, which will cause a major financial setback, the Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

September 12, 2001
Telling Children About Tragedy  
Recent events at the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., will certainly be in news for quite some time, and many of our lives may be disrupted in different ways because of this. As many of us watch the news and talk to others about the days events, our children will certainly notice that something is going on.

September 11, 2001
CHARACTER COUNTS! Conference Cancelled; Agnmore Suspends Reports  
LUBBOCK –– The Sept. 12 CHARACTER COUNTS! Community Awareness Conference at the Lubbock Civic Center, reported through AGNMORE earlier today, has been cancelled due to the act of terrorism on the United States today.

September 11, 2001
CHARACTER COUNTS! Community Awareness Conference Slated In Lubbock  
LUBBOCK – Parents, educators, education administrators, childcare providers, health and human service workers and others who interact daily with children should plan to attend the Sept. 12 CHARACTER COUNTS! Community Awareness Conference at the Lubbock Civic Center.

September 10, 2001
Amador Named President Of Professional Group  
WESLACO — Dr. Jose Amador, director of the Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Weslaco, is the new president of the Latin American Association of Phytopathology.

September 08, 2001
Texas A&M Poultry Science Department Wins Four Awards  
COLLEGE STATION - The Texas A&M University poultry science department won four of 12 national awards given at the Poultry Science Association meeting held recently in Indianapolis.

September 06, 2001
New Horticulturist Joins Bexar County Extension Staff  
SAN ANTONIO -- Lynn Rawe, a five-year Texas Cooperative Extension veteran with 25 years of experience in horticulture, is the new county Extension agent for horticulture in Bexar County.

September 05, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Recent rains have helped many Texas crops, but the state's peanut crop is thirsting for more, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

September 05, 2001
Texas A&M Touts Three Species Of Cloned Animals  
COLLEGE STATION - Researchers at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine have cloned a litter of pigs, becoming the first academic institution in the world to have cloned three different animal species.

September 04, 2001
News Conference Advisory: Texas A&M First In World To Clone Three Animal Species  
WHAT: News Conference at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

September 03, 2001
Refrigeration Helps Keep Foods Safe  
COLLEGE STATION – "Be cool!" is the theme of National Food Safety Education Month, celebrated in September this year.

August 31, 2001
Texas A&M Ag Economics Students Take Top Honors At National Quiz Bowl  
COLLEGE STATION -- A Texas A&M University economics quiz bowl team won the national championship, while another Aggie team placed third, at the recent American Agricultural Economics Association competition held in Chicago.

August 31, 2001
Wills, Trusts And Taxes Seminar Slated For Sept. 15 In Dallas  
DALLAS – Texas Cooperative Extension will host an estate planning seminar from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept.15 in the education building at Texas A&M Dallas, located at 17360 Coit Road in Dallas.

August 31, 2001
Texas Extension Education Association Conference Scheduled  
COLLEGE STATION – A 75-year-old Texas tradition will be celebrated this year at the annual state conference of Texas Extension Education Association Inc. The event, set for Sept. 11-13 at the Hilton Conference Center in College Station, will mark the milestone anniversary of a group founded to provide continuing education for women.

August 30, 2001
Dual-Purpose Wheat Requires Integrated Management  
WICHITA FALLS – Landowners and cattle operators who utilize wheat as a dual-purpose grain and grazing crop can improve their efficiency and profitability through integrated management, according to a Texas A&M range animal nutritionist.

August 30, 2001
RSMIS Foundation Grants Support Texas Youth  
HOUSTON – The RSMIS Foundation has again helped the Texas 4-H program. This year it is providing four grants totaling nearly $60,000.

August 30, 2001
Overton Native Named Regional Manager Of Better Living For Texans Program  
OVERTON – As the new regional program manager for Better Living for Texans, Rochelle Wiggins hopes to contribute to the successful nutritional program.

August 29, 2001
Extension Partnership Assists Texas Prison Inmates  
HOUSTON -- Women being released from prison may find it easier to make the transition back to their communities with the help of a partnership among civic and government organizations.

August 29, 2001
Denton County Meat Goat Clinic Slated For Sept. 8  
DENTON – Denton County Extension Crops, Forages and Beef Committee will host a Meat Goat Clinic on Sept. 8 at Circle T Ranch on Hwy 114. (Exit I-35W at Texas Motor Speedway on Hwy 144. Circle T is five to six miles from I-35W on the right.) Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m.

August 28, 2001
Texas' Major Cotton Farming Communities Losing $433 Million This Year Due to Drought 
COLLEGE STATION -- Dry, hot summer weather has taken a toll on the 2001 Texas cotton crop, with losses totaling $433 million in the state's major cotton farming communities -- primarily in the Rolling and Southern High Plains -- Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

August 28, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Scattered rainfall across Texas is benefitting the pecan crop during its crucial moisture period, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

August 27, 2001
Saving Energy Costs At Home Easy As Flipping A Switch  
COLLEGE STATION – Your dad was right: Turn off the lights!

August 24, 2001
2001 Turfgrass America Texas A&M Invitational Slated For Sept. 17 In Euless  
EULESS – The 2001 Turfgrass America Texas A&M Invitational is set for Sept. 17 at the Texas Star Golf Course in Euless.

August 23, 2001
Annual Ag Day Aug. 28 At Bushland Experiment Station  
AMARILLO -- The 2001 Texas Panhandle Ag Day on Aug. 28 will offer participants a close-up view of the latest research in the production of corn, cotton and sorghum.

August 22, 2001
Public Should Be Aware Of – But Not Alarmed By – West Nile Virus  
COLLEGE STATION - The West Nile Virus has moved south this year, with the most recent case confirmed in a dead blue jay in Kenner, La. Dr. Jim Olson, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station entomologist, says the general public should become aware of, but not alarmed by, this close-to-home discovery.

August 22, 2001
New Landowners Learn Basics Of East Texas Cattle Ranching  
OVERTON -- Strictly speaking, George and Sandy Faison, are not beginners to the cattle business.

August 21, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Parts of Texas are producing below-average hay yields due to low rainfall, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

August 21, 2001
Expanded Nutrition Program's Loudd Retires After 30 Years Of Service  
HOUSTON -- When Rita Loudd leaves Texas Cooperative Extension's Expanded Nutrition Program after 30 years of working with youth and families in the Houston area, things won't be the same.

August 21, 2001
Don’t Believe Everything You Read In E-Mail  
COLLEGE STATION – You've probably seen one in your e-mail in-box. It's a new, friendly-sounding e-mail which sounds a "warning" about new consumer privacy regulations. In general, it reads like this:

August 20, 2001
Rio Grande Valley A Leader In Orchid Production, Research  
WESLACO — National sales of potted, blooming orchids are going through the roof, and the scientist largely responsible for the new phenomenon is working overtime to keep up with the demand for his expertise.

August 17, 2001
Texas Cooperative Extension Honors Faculty, Staff With Awards  
COLLEGE STATION – Eighteen individuals and three teams were cited for their outstanding accomplishments with the Superior Service Award from Texas Cooperative Extension.

August 17, 2001
New Safety Regulations Go Into Effect Sept. 1  
COLLEGE STATION – As of Sept. 1, the Texas laws governing occupant protection in motor vehicles will change, and anyone who is going to be a driver – or a passenger – should know about them.

August 17, 2001
Harris County Added To Quarantine List For Africanized Bees  
COLLEGE STATION – Harris County was added Thursday to the state quarantine, restricting the movement of commercial bee operations following the detection of Africanized honey bees.

August 16, 2001
Bowie County Precinct Four Receives County Best Practices Award  
COLLEGE STATION—Bowie County Precinct 4 recently received the County Best Practices Award from the Texas Association of Counties Leadership Foundation for its Fire Ant Management Initiative, which began in 1999 under Bowie County Precinct 4 Commissioner Carl Teel.

August 14, 2001
Veneman Announces Payments To Farmers To Begin This Week  
LUBBOCK -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman said the USDA will begin making more than $5 billion in supplemental payments to some 1.4 million producers this week after President Bush signed into law an agricultural aid package Monday.

August 14, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Late planting and a severe lack of moisture have caused an extremely short soybean crop, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

August 14, 2001
Howard County To Host West Texas Beef Cattle Conference  
BIG SPRING – West Texas cattle producers are invited to attend Texas Cooperative Extension's West Texas Beef Cattle Conference Sept. 17 at the Big Spring Auction Barn.

August 14, 2001
Juice Not Always Beverage Of Choice  
COLLEGE STATION – Panicked parents of picky eaters think fruit juice is the answer to their nutritional prayers.

August 13, 2001
Simple Steps Can Save Babies' Lives  
COLLEGE STATION – It's a very simple practice. It costs no money, no time and very little effort. But it has been shown to save babies' lives by reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also called "crib death."

August 13, 2001
Karnal Bunt Public Meeting For Wheat Producers Scheduled Aug. 23  
SAN SABA -- Wheat producers can get the latest information concerning karnal bunt disease at a public meeting scheduled Aug. 23.

August 10, 2001
Teen Leadership Conference To Be Held In San Antonio Aug. 21-23  
PRAIRIE VIEW - The Cooperative Extension Program at Prairie View A&M University will present its second national Teen Leadership Connection conference for Extension educators and persons affiliated with youth-serving agencies on Aug. 21- 23 at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter.

August 10, 2001
Small Grains, Risk Management Workshop Set For Sept. 13 In Denton  
DALLAS – The Denton County Extension Crops, Forages and Beef Committee will host a Small Grains and Risk Management Workshop beginning at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13 in the Ben E. Keith Meeting Room at the Budweiser Distribution Warehouse, just north of the I-35E and I-35W merge in Denton.

August 09, 2001
Mark Mclellan Tapped As President-Elect Of Food Technologists  
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Mark R. McLellan, director of the Institute of Food Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, was recently chosen as president-elect of the Institute of Food Technologists. He takes office on Sept. 1, 2001 with a three year commitment as president-elect, president and past-president.

August 09, 2001
Butter Substitutes: New Way To Lower Cholesterol?  
COLLEGE STATION – Lowering levels of blood cholesterol may be No. 1 on many Americans' get-healthier lists.

August 08, 2001
Media Advisory: Houston Breast Cancer Event Aug 24-25  
HOUSTON -- Texas Cooperative Extension in Harris County and Houston area independent Longaberger consultants have teamed together to help support the fight against breast cancer and educate women about the disease.

August 08, 2001
Strong Beef Prices, Continued Demand Predicted  
COLLEGE STATION -- Strong beef prices and increased demand, due in part to new pre-cooked items, are predicted to continue, which is good news for cattle producers attending the 47th annual Beef Cattle Short Course held here at Texas A&M University.

August 08, 2001
Two County Extension Agents Win Distinguished Achievement Awards  
ABILENE – An agricultural agent from Nueces County and a marine agent from Calhoun County won top awards during the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association's recent annual meeting.

August 07, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Due to the recent hot and dry conditions late in the season, the state's cotton crop is far below average, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

August 07, 2001
Two Specialists Wins State Extension Agents Association Awards  
ABILENE -- An Amarillo irrigation engineer and a San Angelo agronomist received the 2001 Distinguished Service Award for Specialists from the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association at the group's recent annual meeting.

August 07, 2001
Cattle Producers Experiencing The Best And The Worst Of Times  
COLLEGE STATION – High consumption and prices are the best of times for beef producers, and a foreign animal disease such as foot-and-mouth would certainly be the worst of times.

August 07, 2001
Texas County Agricultural Extension Agents Bestow ‘Man of the Year' Awards  
ABILENE – The Texas County Agricultural Agents Association bestowed "Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture" awards to seven of their strongest supporters during a banquet honoring them in Abilene's Civic Center recently.

August 07, 2001
Back To School Brings New Challenges  
COLLEGE STATION – Where did the summer go?

August 06, 2001
Federal And State Ag Leaders To Speak As Part Of Lubbock Ag Policy Summit Aug. 13-14  
LUBBOCK -- Texas farmers and ranchers can learn more about agricultural policy and the latest proposed farm bill from national and state leaders at the Texas Agricultural Policy Summit to be held Aug. 13-14 at the Holiday Inn Park Plaza in Lubbock.

August 06, 2001
Better Living For Texans Program Manager Named  
DALLAS – Teralyn Jackson was recently named the Dallas region's program manager for Better Living for Texans with the Texas Cooperative Extension.

August 03, 2001
Hockley, Cochran Counties Added To Quarantine List For Africanized Bees  
COLLEGE STATION – Hockley and Cochran counties were added Friday to the state quarantine, restricting the movement of commercial bee operations following the detection of Africanized honey bees.

August 03, 2001
Financial Responsibility 101: Crash Course  
COLLEGE STATION – Call it Financial Responsibility 101.

August 02, 2001
Texas A&M Entomology Students Benefit From Endowed Scholarship  
COLLEGE STATION-The Texas A&M University department of entomology wasestablished on February 25, 1889, when Frederick W. Mally was hired to create a department that would fight insects, such as the boll weevil. Since that time, however, the department has undergone many changes. It now focuses on a variety of research activities and works with the United States Department of Agriculture ­ Agriculture Research Service in a joint effort to prepare graduate students for careers in entomology.

August 02, 2001
San Angelo Center Sets 28th Annual Sheep And Goat Field Day Sept. 6  
SAN ANGELO – State Rep. Rob Junell is the scheduled keynote speaker for this year's 28th annual Sheep and Goat Field Day on Sept. 6 at the Texas A&M University Research and Extension Center here.

August 01, 2001
MarshM.A.L.L.O.W. Project Teaches Kids Wetland Wildlife Conservation  
CORPUS CHRISTI – Marshmallow means a soft, squishy, white piece of sugary confection, often roasted over a campfire while songs are being sung, right?

August 01, 2001
Grasslands Must Be Protected Under Farm Bill, Researchers Say  
COLLEGE STATION -- As federal legislators begin re-authoring the nation's complicated farm bill, natural resources and economics researchers put it simply: Notice the policy's effects on U.S. grasslands.

August 01, 2001
Texas A&M Horticulture Students, Faculty Bloom Nationally  
COLLEGE STATION -- Students and faculty from Texas A&M University's department of horticultural sciences swept key leadership positions at the annual meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science recently in Sacramento, Calif.

July 31, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — High temperatures and a lack of rainfall are drying up pastures and causing heat stress among Texas livestock, Texas Cooperative Extension reports.

July 31, 2001
Horse Barn Design & Construction Workshop Set For Sept. 15 In Denton County  
DENTON – The Denton County Extension Horse Committee will host a horse barn design and construction workshop on Sept. 15, beginning with registration at 8:45 a.m.

July 30, 2001
Brown Recluse, Black Widow Spiders: Unwanted Visitors  
COLLEGE STATION – Spiders may have a place in the great scheme of things – helping keep the insect population down and so forth – but people don't want that place to be in their own homes.

July 27, 2001
Texas Agricultural Extension Service Changing Name, Keeping Commitments  
PRAIRIE VIEW – The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System on Friday (July 27) approved changing the name of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service to Texas Cooperative Extension.

July 27, 2001
Farmers’ Fields Become Crop Laboratories Near Amarillo  
AMARILLO -- Texas Panhandle scientists and producers used a neighbor-to-neighbor approach in staging this year's series of wheat field days.

July 26, 2001
Funeral Services For Manny Rosenthal To Be Held July 27  
FORT WORTH – E.M. "Manny" Rosenthal, 79, retired chairman of the board of Standard Meat Co. in Fort Worth and a long-time supporter of Texas A&M University, died July 25 at his home.

July 26, 2001
Maroon Carrots May Juice Up The Healthy Beverage Market  
COLLEGE STATION – Colorful maroon and tasty sweet beverages - big attractants for thirsty people – may be headed for grocery stores, via a carrot that also slips good nutrition into the mix.

July 25, 2001
Draft Farm Bill Would Yield Positive Effects On U.S. Farm Economy  
COLLEGE STATION -- A draft farm bill proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives would increase acreage among grain and cotton crops, while having little impact on supply and demand.

July 25, 2001
Schertz Named Denton County Extension 4-H Agent  
DENTON – Michael Schertz was recently named Texas Agricultural Extension Service 4-H agent for Denton County. He will work with 4-H'ers, their parents, volunteer leaders, county agents and other specialists in coordinating district and statewide 4-H activities, and will head all Extension youth development efforts in Denton County.

July 24, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Warm and dry weather throughout the state has benefitted the grape crop, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

July 24, 2001
Effects Of Drought Will Continue On Texas Rangeland  
COLLEGE STATION – Ranch managers are being advised by range scientists at Texas A&M University to evaluate pastures to determine the impact of drought conditions experienced the past five years.

July 23, 2001
Media Advisory: Analysis Of Draft Farm Bill To Be Presented By Texas A&M Economists  
COLLEGE STATION -- A team of Texas A&M University economists recently presented analysis of the draft farm bill to the U.S. House Agriculture Committee and will discuss their findings before members of the media during a call-in press conference scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 25.

July 23, 2001
West Texas Ag Chemicals Conference In Lubbock Sept. 19  
LUBBOCK – West Texas agriculture producers and agribusiness people can update their chemical use and application skills, and learn more about biotechnology, wellhead protection, conservation tillage and pest control Sept. 19 at the 49th annual West Texas Agricultural Chemicas Conference in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

July 20, 2001
Sleep Important To Health, Even For College Students  
COLLEGE STATION – Four years ago, when senior Christi Boening arrived at Texas A&M University as a first-semester freshman, she discovered a lot of changes in her life – some expected, some not.

July 19, 2001
Draft Farm Bill Retains Flexibility, Adds Counter-Cyclical Feature  
COLLEGE STATION -- A draft farm bill proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives would increase net farm income by as much as $4.1 billion per year through 2010, but also restore a counter-cyclical payment system using target pricing to help farmers offset low commodity prices.

July 19, 2001
Texas A&M Receives $500,000 Donation  
COLLEGE STATION ­ Texas A&M recently received a $500,000 donation from a family heavily involved in the water industry for many years to create the Caroline and William N. Lehrer Distinguished Chair in Water Engineering.

July 19, 2001
Lubbock County Added To Quarantine List For Africanized Bees  
COLLEGE STATION – Lubbock County was added Thursday to the state quarantine, restricting the movement of commercial bee operations following the detection of Africanized honey bees in Lubbock.

July 19, 2001
Aug. 21-22 Symposium Will Highlight Present, Future Of Texas Corn  
LUBBOCK – An Aug. 21-22 corn field day and symposium sponsored by Texas A&M's Agricultural Research and Extension Center here and the Texas Corn Producers Board (TPCB) will provide new perspectives on present and future opportunities for all segments of the state's corn industry.

July 18, 2001
State County Ag Extension Agents Meet In Abilene July 28 - Aug. 1  
ABILENE -- County agricultural Extension agents from across the state will meet here July 28 - Aug. 1 for the annual professional development conference of the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association. The conference will headquarter in the Embassy Suites Hotel, but will also meet at other Abilene sites.

July 17, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Dry conditions throughout Texas have caused the sorghum crop to suffer, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

July 17, 2001
Peanut Field Days Set For July 23-26  
LUBBOCK – Farmers can get a hands-on look at peanut production on the South Plains during a week-long series of peanut farm and education tours set for July 23-26.

July 16, 2001
Texas A&M Receives $145,000 For Horticulture Department  
COLLEGE STATION-Donations totalling $145,000 were recently given to the Endowed Chair in Floriculture/Greenhouse Crops at Texas A&M, putting it one step closer to the $500,000 needed in private donations to qualify for a matching grant from the Bright Matching Chair Program at Texas A&M University.

July 16, 2001
San Antonio Irrigation Technology Center Enters Development Plan Phase  
SAN ANTONIO -- A development plan for site selection and construction is being put together on a proposed $20 million Irrigation Technology Center (ITC) to be built in San Antonio.

July 13, 2001
Lightning Safety Urged As Thunderstorm Season Heightens  
COLLEGE STATION – If you've ever caught yourself sprinting through a thunderstorm, while wondering about the wisdom of holding an umbrella with a metal center shaft over your head, you probably know that a little knowledge about lightning is a strange and confusing thing.

July 13, 2001
Goat Producers To Gather July 24-26 In Kerrville  
SAN ANTONIO--A Gathering of Goat Producers is scheduled July 24-26 in Kerrville with the YO Ranch Resort Hotel serving as headquarters. Live animal activities and a trade show will be at the Hill Country Youth Exhibition Center.

July 12, 2001
4-H National, State Shooting Sports Meet July 15-21 In San Antonio  
SAN ANTONIO -- Nearly 1,000 4-H participants will converge on San Antonio July 15-21 for the Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Games and the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational Match.

July 12, 2001
Weather Conditions Benefit Texas Peach Crop  
COLLEGE STATION — Ideal seasonal conditions have produced an extraordinary peach crop, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

July 12, 2001
Academy For Ranch Management To Host Basic Rangeland Management Course Aug. 2-4  
SONORA -- The Academy for Ranch Management will host a two-day basic rangeland management course scheduled Aug. 2-4 here at the Sonora Research Station.

July 11, 2001
Murano Nominated As Under Secretary For Food Safety  
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Elsa Murano, professor of animal science and director for the Center for Food Safety at Texas A&M University, was nominated Tuesday by President Bush as Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

July 11, 2001
Folic Acid Recommended For Healthy Diet  
COLLEGE STATION – The start of a healthy life begins long before birth, since a woman's nutritional intake before pregnancy – even before conception – affects her unborn child's physical development. That's why it's so important that women of child-bearing years make sure they have enough folic acid in their diets, nutritional experts say.

July 10, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Warm weather usually helps the state's cotton crop, but producers are afraid things might get a little too hot in the field, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

July 10, 2001
Scholarship Established Inhonor Of 1970 Graduate  
COLLEGE STATION--Anyone who has ever heard the words to the Aggie War Hymn understands that there is a distinct rivalry between Texas A&M and the University of Texas. The rivalry is so strong, in fact, that the annual football game between the two schools, traditionally played at the end of the season for each school, is one of the most anticipated and most watched games, not only by people in Texas, but also by people around the nation.

July 10, 2001
Scholarship Established For Agricultural Journalism Students  
COLLEGE STATION--Ralph and Cathy Ward of Longview, Texas, spent many years donating money to the Texas A&M University 12th Man Foundation. They boughts eason tickets every year for football games that, in many cases, they didn t even attend, in order to support their alma mater.

July 10, 2001
Lemon To Serve As Interim Extension State Cotton Specialist  
COLLEGE STATION -- Dr. Robert Lemon has been appointed interim state cotton specialist for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

July 10, 2001
A&M Entomology Insect Collection Serving Needs Of Scientists Worldwide  
COLLEGE STATION - Although many people don't realize it, the Texas A&M University department of entomology has for years had a collection of numerous different types of insects.

July 09, 2001
Walk Across Texas Helping Children Stay Fit  
COLLEGE STATION – On May 28, the Texas Legislature sent Senate Bill 19 to the governor's office for approval. The bill, authored by Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound), is designed to return physical exercise to its place as part of the regular school day in Texas.

July 06, 2001
54th Beaumont Field Day Showcases Impacts Of Rice Research  
BEAUMONT -- The latest advances in rice research in Texas, which has helped farmers quintuple their yields since 1939, will be showcased July 12 at the 54th annual field day at the Texas A&M Agricultural Research Center in Beaumont.

July 05, 2001
Beef Improvement Federation To Meet July 11-14 In San Antonio  
SAN ANTONIO - The 2001 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) will hold its 33rd annual meeting July 11-14 at the Omni Hotel.

July 05, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION — Wheat harvests across the state are nearing completion and reported yields are better than originally expected, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

July 04, 2001
Chicken Meat Quality Improved With UV Light  
COLLEGE STATION – Irradiating chicken eggs with ultraviolet (UV) light for a few minutes could improve the quality of chicken meat, according to studies by Texas A&M University poultry scientists.

July 03, 2001
Amarillo A&M Center Breaks Ground To Expand On July 5  
AMARILLO--Dozers and cranes are due shortly at the Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center to begin construction of a new wing at 6500 West Amarillo Boulevard.

July 03, 2001
Brazos County Added To Quarantine List For Africanized Bee  
COLLEGE STATION – Brazos County was added Tuesday to the state quarantine, restricting the movement of commercial bee operations following the detection of Africanized honey bees near Bryan.

July 03, 2001
Summer Holiday Survival Tips  
COLLEGE STATION — Another holiday is upon us, and with the fun and games come certain associated hazards. As families everywhere prepare for Fourth of July picnics and barbecues, they need to keep a few helpful guidelines in mind to ensure a fun, safe holiday.

July 02, 2001
Pasture Workshops Slated For July  
COLLEGE STATION -- A series of one-day pasture management workshops sponsored by the Academy for Ranch Management at Texas A&M University is scheduled for July.

July 02, 2001
Firework Safety  
COLLEGE STATION - Summer has officially begun, and fireworks stands are once again dotting the roadsides. That can only mean one thing: The Fourth of July is drawing near.

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
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.

May 31, 2001
Sensory Research: Trained To Taste-Test  
COLLEGE STATION – Question: Who gets paid to sample steak? Work for only two hours a day, three days a week? Not come to work if they don't want to? Never get fired?

May 30, 2001
Grasshopper Season Is Here  
COLLEGE STATION - Grasshopper populations are beginning to increase with the warmer temperatures and drier air in most of Texas, said Dr. Cliff Hoelscher, entomologist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

May 30, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - Favorable growing conditions have produced the best blueberry crop in years, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

May 30, 2001
Sensory Research: Choosing The Panel  
COLLEGE STATION – Open the door and the irresistible and unmistakable fragrance of grilled beef floats out.

May 29, 2001
Water Summit 2001 To Be Held In Justin June 13-15  
JUSTIN -- Water Summit 2001, designed to help citizens and public officials consider future water needs of the state, has been set for June 13-15 at the Texas Lil's Dude Ranch in Justin in Denton County. The theme of the summit is "Water for Our Future: When Will the Well Run Dry?"

May 29, 2001
West Texas Ag Chemicals Institute Offers College Scholarships  
LUBBOCK – The West Texas Agricultural Chemicals Institute (WTACI) is looking for a few good college students who may qualify for a scholarship.

May 29, 2001
Project N.A.T.U.R.E Helps Teachers Understand Resource Ecology  
COLLEGE STATION – Whether spending time at home or jaunting off on vacation, a few select K-12 teachers will be able to earn graduate degree credits this summer through a unique distance education course.

May 29, 2001
Houston Master Gardeners Dedicate Millennium Garden  
HOUSTON — At 4 p.m. Tuesday, Diane Ballentine, a Harris County Master Gardener and project coordinator of sorts, was a nervous wreck.

May 28, 2001
Goat Producers To Gather July 24-26 In Kerrville  
SAN ANTONIO --A Gathering of Goat Producers is scheduled July 24-26 in Kerrville with the YO Ranch Resort Hotel serving as headquarters. Live animal activities and a trade show will be at the Hill Country Youth Exhibition Center.

May 25, 2001
Cotton And 2,4-D Drift Don't Mix  
AMARILLO -- With cotton production's gradual move north into the Texas Panhandle, Dr. Brent Bean, agronomist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service wants growers to take good care when this crop is planted near corn and sorghum.

May 24, 2001
Stiles Farm Field Day Set For June 19  
THRALL -- Conservation tillage, weed control and management procedures for feeder calves are just a few of several topics that will be featured at the 38th annual Stiles Farm Foundation Field Day June 19.

May 24, 2001
Valley Cotton Growers Facing Tough Decisions  
WESLACO — Lower Rio Grande Valley cotton growers are having to make tough decisions about how much money to spend on a crop that probably won't bring a profit, agricultural experts say.

May 23, 2001
Brazoria County 5th Graders Release Redfish  
SURFSIDE -- Eleven-year-old Stephanie Montoya didn't cry when her favorite redfish, the 'itty-bitty one', was released into the wild. Instead, she and her classmates were excited about what they had learned, such as what fish eat and how to properly care for them.

May 23, 2001
School Kids Shedding Pounds With Extension Program  
WESLACO — The Texas Agricultural Extension Service is a lot more than crops and gardens. Just ask 11-year old David Hobbs, a fifth grader at Del Castillo Elementary School in Brownsville.

May 22, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - Warm conditions with little rainfall has benefitted the state's oat crop, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

May 22, 2001
Even Couch Potatoes Can Work Out Too  
COLLEGE STATION – No excuses now: Getting the exercise necessary for good health doesn't have to be expensive or time consuming. Even couch potatoes can improve their physical fitness without breaking a sweat.

May 22, 2001
New Prairie View Extension Agent On Board In Bexar County  
SAN ANTONIO--Grace Guerra has been named extension agent-family and consumer sciences for the Prairie View Cooperative Extension Service in San Antonio. She will be responsible for promoting family nutrition and wellness systems to limited-resource families.

May 21, 2001
Two Counties Added To Quarantine List For Africanized Bees  
CALDWELL – Burleson and Lee counties were added Monday to the state quarantine, restricting the movement of commercial bee operations following the detection of Africanized honey bees near Caldwell.

May 21, 2001
Fresh Produce Food Safety Training May Become Essential For Growers  
OVERTON – Unless growers become proactive in preventing food-borne pathogens in the field, current food safety guidelines could quickly become law, says a Texas A&M University professor of horticulture.

May 18, 2001
BSE And Food-And-Mouth: Consumer Issues?  
COLLEGE STATION – The pictures are haunting – piles of charred livestock carcasses, and frightened farmers watching their livelihood literally go up in smoke. England seems to have suffered the most from recent epidemics affecting some farm animals. About 2.4 million head of livestock have been destroyed in that country alone, mostly because of foot-and-mouth disease, which strikes cloven-footed animals.

May 17, 2001
Dryland, Irrigated Wheat Featured On Tour May 31  
AMARILLO -- A producers' tour on May 31 will showcase how farmers themselves are taking advantage of the region's unique growing conditions to produce dryland and irrigated wheat at two Panhandle farms. The tour is sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

May 17, 2001
Intensive Grazing System Benefitting Iola Rancher  
IOLA -- Grazing 100 head of cattle on just 54 acres might raise the eyebrows of a few ranchers, but Gene Sollock is proving it can be done, thanks to an intensive grazing management program.

May 16, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - Agricultural producers in northern areas of the state are expressing growing concerns about the worst armyworm infestation in years, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

May 16, 2001
White-Washing Plants May Change Pest Control  
WESLACO - Snow-covered fields of Rio Grande Valley vegetable, cotton and citrus trees could soon be a reality there. But it's not the weather that's changing; what could soon change is the way local growers protect their crops from profit-robbing insects and plant diseases.

May 15, 2001
Max Summers' Contributions Recognized  
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Max Summers of Bryan, Texas A&M University distinguished professor and associate vice president for research, has been identified by ISI:Fully Integrated e-Information Solutions as one of the world's most cited authors and as one of the top 250 researchers in microbiology worldwide.

May 15, 2001
Gulf Coast 5th Graders Learning From 'Schools' In School  
ANGLETON - Saltwater aquariums filled with redfish are capturing the attention of Brazosport fifth-graders and helping teachers get students excited about studying science and conservation.

May 14, 2001
Lock In Tomorrow's Tuition Costs Today  
COLLEGE STATION – Never before in history has higher education been a more important factor in financial success ... never before has higher education been so costly.

May 14, 2001
Limited Late-Season Irrigation Can Benefit Wheat  
LUBBOCK – "How much, if any, should I water my wheat crop?" That's the question many South Plains producers are asking now, according to a Texas A&M agronomist based at the Agricultural Research and Extension Center here.

May 12, 2001
Research: Pecan-Rich Diet As Effective As Lower-Fat AHA Diet  
COLLEGE STATION – Consumers who find that a low-fat diet may not be for them might be interested in new research from Texas A&M University. Researchers recently discovered a heart-healthy diet containing pecans can help control cholesterol levels and other biomarkers of heart disease risk as effectively as the American Heart Association's (AHA) Step I diet.

May 11, 2001
Melon Harvest Starts; Field Day Scheduled May 24  
WESLACO — Harvesting has begun of nature's answer to the Lone Star State's hot summer days. By mid-month, Rio Grande Valley packing sheds should be brimming with truckloads of sweet, cool cantaloupes and honeydews. So far, experts say the crop is a good one.

May 10, 2001
Skaggs Named Holder of San Antonio Livestock Exposition Chair  
COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Chris Skaggs, associate professor with the department of animal science at Texas A&M University, has been selected as holder of the San Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc. chair in animal science, effective May 1.

May 10, 2001
South Texas Farm & Range Forum to Examine Sustainable Agriculture, Range Management Issues on May 12  
SAN ANTONIO--"Some people think it is odd that the Bexar Audubon Society -- an organization dedicated to birds, other wildlife, and their habitats -- would be sponsoring a farm and range forum," says Susan Hughes, an officer of the Society. But according to Hughes, it's easy to explain:

May 09, 2001
Extension's Baugh Named Outstanding Cotton Agent  
LUBBOCK – Brant Baugh, Lubbock County's Extension integrated pest management (IPM) agent, recently received the Plains Cotton Growers (PCG) Outstanding Cotton Agent award.

May 09, 2001
Forestry Club Wins Sportsmanship Award At Conclave  
COLLEGE STATION -- Eight Texas A&M University forest science students have received the Team Sportsmanship award at the recent 44th annual Conclave in Jackson Gap, Ala.

May 08, 2001
Texas Crop and Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - Harvesting of melons in the Rio Grande Valley and the Winter Garden has begun due to warm, sunny conditions, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

May 08, 2001
Rice DNA Finds Breeding Traits to Hasten Better Varieties  
COLLEGE STATION -- It's not cloning, and it's not genetic modification. But new research by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station uses biotechnology to diagnose desired traits in rice so that plant breeders can be sure new varieties have those components at the DNA level.

May 07, 2001
Researchers Urge Containment of Broomrape Weed to Prevent Future Threat to Ag Production  
COLLEGE STATION -- Motorists traveling along Texas highways this spring have enjoyed the sights of beautiful bluebonnets, wine cups, Indian paint brushes and other seasonal wildflowers.

May 04, 2001
Milam County 4-H'ers Study Veterinary Medicine  
CAMERON – Kids and pets just naturally go together. But too often children don't know enough about animals to be conscientious care givers, and the owner-pet relationship turns out to be less happy than it should be.

May 04, 2001
Imported Fire Ant Community-Wide Management Kit Available  
COLLEGE STATION – Spring is here, and imported fire ants are becoming active.

May 03, 2001
Vegetable, Fruit Improvement Center Annual Meet Set June 21-23  
COLLEGE STATION – The Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center's annual meeting will be held June 21-23 at Texas A&M University. Highlights will be tours, presentations and workshops to bring participants up to date on research, graduate education and center activities.

May 03, 2001
June 6 Safety Camp Sets Priorities For Outdoor Youth Activities  
SAN ANGELO – Helping children experience a safe summer is the goal of the Texas Farm Safety Day Camp set for June 6 at Angelo State University.

May 02, 2001
Internet Learning Center to be Established in Hutchinson County  
BORGER – Providing wider public access to valuable online information is the goal of three partners signing an agreement to establish a new community Internet learning center here on May 4.

May 02, 2001
A&M Poultry Judging Team Wins Collegiate Judging Contest  
COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M University Collegiate Poultry and Poultry Products Judging Team won the Southern Collegiate Poultry Judging Contest on April 5-6 held at Louisiana State University.

May 02, 2001
Drinking Water Week Set For May  
Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink – "The Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
COLLEGE STATION – Water is everywhere – oceans, ponds, lakes, even wells and municipal water supplies. But is it safe to drink?

May 01, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION - Low humidity and good drying conditions have made it possible for Texas producers to begin baling hay, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

May 01, 2001
Recruits Get Fired Up about Texas Pest  
COLLEGE STATION – Some Bell County volunteers recently spent the day getting fired up about an old Texas pest – the red imported fire ant.

April 30, 2001
Mexican Farmland Eroding At Alarming Rates  
WESLACO — Mexico has lost millions of acres of valuable farmland to drought and erosion,and unless the government acts soon and farmers change their way of thinking, many millions more will soon be gone.

April 30, 2001
Bird-Viewing House Built as Community Project  
LEWISVILLE – The blue April sky peeked through the drifting clouds while the breeze ruffled the surface of the pond and the tops of the trees. An egret daintily stepped into the field, searching for a quick lunch. Birds called to each other from tree to tree.

April 27, 2001
Texas 4-H'ers to Compete in Cairo, Egypt  
COLLEGE STATION – Brazos Lackey, son of Gary and Diane Lackey and a freshman at Bryan High School, enjoys friends, family, electronics, sports and 4-wheelers – just about everything other 15-year-old boys enjoy.

April 27, 2001
Entrepreneurial Youth Trade Show Scheduled For May 4  
SAN ANTONIO -- Approximately 250 middle school students will showcase their entrepreneurial skills on Friday, May 4, at the Texas Teens Exploring Entrepreneurial Minds (T-TEEM) trade show at the Heritage Room at St. Philip's College.

April 27, 2001
Texas 4-H'ers to Compete in Cairo, Egypt  
COLLEGE STATION – Brazos Lackey, son of Gary and Diane Lackey and a freshman at Bryan High School, enjoys friends, family, electronics, sports and 4-wheelers – just about everything other 15-year-old boys enjoy.

April 26, 2001
Landowners Seek Diversity, Income Through Wildlife Management  
LUBBOCK – Higher production costs and shrinking profit margins are leading many Texas landowners towards a greater appreciation of wildlife. They wonder if their abundant land resources can be profitably managed for eco-tourism as well as traditional livestock production.

April 26, 2001
Spring Rains Bring Weed-Clogged Ponds, Lakes  
OVERTON – Low water levels last year promoted the growth of aquatic plants, from algae to lily pads to moss.

April 25, 2001
Four Predator Awareness Workshops Set For West Texas  
SAN ANGELO -- The Texas Agricultural Extension Service is sponsoring four "Predator Awareness Workshops" across West Texas during the next several months.

April 24, 2001
Cultural Competency Improves Health Care  
COLLEGE STATION - By age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation - even by generation - every person belongs to certain cultures which provide distinct ways of looking at the world.

April 23, 2001
Air Bags: Safety Feature Can Be Dangerous  
COLLEGE STATION - In the field of transportation, safety education has come a long way in the past few decades, especially as it pertains to child passengers. But in spite of recent advances, there's still a long way to go.

April 20, 2001
Heart of Texas Cow-Calf Clinic Slated For May 3 in Brownwood  
BROWNWOOD – The 23rd edition of the Heart of Texas Cow-Calf Clinic is set for May 3 in the Brownwood Coliseum. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. Presentations begin at 8 a.m.

April 20, 2001
Miss Texas, Livestock Leader to Speak At April 27 BET Conference  
ATHENS – It promises to be both a controversial, educational and entertaining day for those attending the Build East Texas Agricultural Conference, set April 27 at the Cain Center in Athens.

April 19, 2001
Get Away From It All and Never Leave Home  
COLLEGE STATION – Warmer (bordering on hot!) spring weather means summer is coming this way. Vacation-planning season is here!

April 18, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – Texas wheat producers are expecting reduced yields due to late planting, but a cool, wet spring is improving the outlook for the crop, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

April 18, 2001
Beef Leader Training Slated May 12 in Seymour  
SEYMOUR - Adults who volunteer their expertise as beef project leaders and work with 4-H and FFA youngsters should make plans to attend a May 12 Beef Leader Training here, sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

April 17, 2001
Nebraska County Agents to Visit Texas  
WESLACO – Six county agents from Nebraska will get to see their work from a whole different perspective when they visit South Texas at the end of this month.

April 17, 2001
Ranching/Grazing School on April 30-May 2 Designed For ‘Absolute Beginners'  
OVERTON – "I recently inherited 100 acres and I want to raise cattle. Where do I start?"

April 16, 2001
Corn Producers Urged to Verify Seed Before Planting  
COLLEGE STATION – Corn producers in the High Plains region should keep in mind a few guidelines before planting the spring corn crop following recent controversy involving Starlink corn.

April 16, 2001
Parasites Inventoried Worming Their Way into Texas Wildlife 
COLLEGE STATION -- Everyone has a relative like this. You know, the one who overstays a visit, eating you out of house and home; the one who always borrows money from you, since you're the one with a job. Parasite, you might say.

April 16, 2001
Quail Appreciation Day Set For Lampasas April 26  
LAMPASAS – The latest developments concerning the management of bobwhite quail will be presented during a special "Quail Appreciation Day" April 26.

April 13, 2001
Valley's Cotton History Tells a Story  
WESLACO - In terms of dollars and acreage, cotton is still king among agricultural products grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, but it's not the giant it once was.

April 12, 2001
Floating Classroom to Set Sail in September  
COLLEGE STATION -- Texas students and teachers will have a new opportunity to learn about the mysteries and wonders of Texas' Gulf coast beginning in September. That's when the Floating Classroom program begins its inaugural voyage from the historic village of Matagorda.

April 12, 2001
Texas A&M Range Management Professor Receives Fellow Award  
COLLEGE STATION – A rangeland ecology and management professor at Texas A&M University recently received a Fellow Award from the Society for Range Management, which was presented at the organization's 54th annual meeting in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

April 11, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – Spring has sprung, and with it are growing insect numbers, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

April 11, 2001
Standardized Performance Analysis Workshop Slated in May  
VERNON – Rolling Plains cow-calf operators can gauge their production and financial performance at a May 8-9 Standardized Performance Analysis workshop at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center here.

April 11, 2001
Mexican, U.S. Water Experts Gather At International Meet  
WESLACO — Some called it the Rio Grande. Others called it the Rio Bravo. But for two days during a recent conference in Monterrey, Mexico, the lack of water in the border river and its reservoirs was on everybody's mind.

April 11, 2001
Ranch to Rail-South Field Day Scheduled For May 1  
CORPUS CHRISTI – The 2000-2001 Ranch to Rail-South Field Day is scheduled for May 1 at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center on Highway 44 between Corpus Christi and Robstown.

April 10, 2001
Aftosa Campaign Tough Life For Inspectors, Veterinarians  
COLLEGE STATION – It sometimes meant sleeping wherever night found you. Or traveling by jeep to the end of the road and riding a mule six days to your final destination. Or having ice to keep cool vaccines dropped by airplane.

April 10, 2001
Texas, U.S. Have Faced Foot-and-Mouth Disease Threat Before  
COLLEGE STATION – The United States has faced the foot-and-mouth disease threat before, and eradicated it from its soil.

April 10, 2001
It's Not Too Late to Put Together Easter Baskets  
COLLEGE STATION – This year Easter Sunday (April 15) and the deadline for filing income tax returns (April 16) fall back-to-back (since the normal income tax deadline of April 15 is extended for a day when it falls on a Sunday).

April 09, 2001
East, South Texas Seminars to Address Horse Theft  
SAN ANTONIO – Horse theft, rustling. Horse thieves. Sounds like something out of our past doesn't it? But it's really not. Horse theft is still thriving in Texas, and an upcoming pair of training seminars will help law enforcement officers combat it.

April 06, 2001
Texas Deer Management Debate Heads May 23-24 Workshop  
UVALDE–The fourth annual West Texas Deer Study Group will tackle a big debate over management practices when it meets here May 23-24.

April 05, 2001
County Treasurers To Meet April 16-19  
COLLEGE STATION ~V The 29th annual County Treasurers' Continuing Education Seminar will be April 16-19 at the University Center Complex at Texas A&M University in College Station.

April 04, 2001
Mild Winter, Moisture, Encourage Mosquito Populations  
COLLEGE STATION – Abundant rainfall during fall and winter may have helped ease the drought situation in Texas, but it is bringing the expectation of high mosquito populations during the spring and summer.

April 04, 2001
Beef Cattle Performance Workshop Set April 18-19 in San Angelo  
SAN ANGELO–The Texas Agricultural Extension Service is offering a Cow-Calf Standardized Performance Analysis workshop April 18-19 at the Texas A&M University Research and Extension Center.

April 03, 2001
Texas Crop, Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – The Texas onion harvest is gaining momentum, and the crop fared well despite a late start and record-low winter temperatures, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

April 03, 2001
Nature Tourism Workshop Slated April 10 For Fort Mckavett  
FORT McKAVETT–"Capitalizing on Natural Resources," a day-long nature tourism workshop, is set for April 10 at Camp Sol Mayer.

April 03, 2001
April 7 Child Care Conference Aims At Improving Professional Skills  
HOUSTON -- A conference that offers child care providers useful information and training on tobacco prevention education, fire safety, child nutrition, cylinder gardening and a variety of other topics is planned at Texas Southern University April 7.

April 02, 2001
Pre-Paid Telephone Cards Can Be Handy – Or Not  
COLLEGE STATION – Keeping in touch with long-distance loved ones is easier than ever, thanks to the availability of prepaid telephone calling cards. These cards seem to be for sale everywhere – convenience stores, supermarkets, discount outlets, even gas stations offer deals on prepaid calling cards.

March 30, 2001
Last Year's Dry Fall May Still Pose Problems For 2001 Wheat  
AMARILLO – This year's wheat crop got off to a rocky start due to an exceptionally dry fall in the Texas Panhandle, according to an expert with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service here.

March 29, 2001
Safeguards Considerable in Texas Swine Feeding Operations  
COLLEGE STATION – The foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Britain is believed to have arisen from swill – or food scraps – fed to pigs. Even though this is a common practice in some Texas swine operations, many safeguards are in place to prevent the devastating consequences seen in Britain and now France, Ireland and the Netherlands, officials said Thursday.

March 29, 2001
Value of 2001 Texas Agriculture Projected to Reach $15 Billion  
COLLEGE STATION – The value of 2001 crops and livestock produced in Texas is expected to reach $15 billion, boosting the economies of rural communities throughout the state, according to an economist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

March 29, 2001
Biotech Gets Personal to Win Support of Texans  
COLLEGE STATION – Grass that needs less frequent mowings, produce that lasts longer on the shelf, drugs that cure human disease. When it comes to science in Texas, consumers are all for it – especially when they sense a direct benefit.

March 29, 2001
Predator Symposium Promises Answers to Controversial Questions  
KERRVILLE – A symposium that offers landowners a comprehensive review of options in predator control for managing white-tailed deer and other game populations is scheduled for April 18-19 in the YO Ranch Hotel and Conference Center.

March 28, 2001
Falling is Serious Concern For Older Adults  
COLLEGE STATION – Back in the early 1960s, comedian Dick Van Dyke made falling funny.

March 27, 2001
Texas Crop and Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – Lush forage is causing bloat and some death in Texas cattle, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

March 27, 2001
Herbs: Natural Controversy  
COLLEGE STATION – For as long as human beings have lived on the earth, herbs have been in use – as medicine, as botanicals and as flavorings for foods. And even now, as the 21st century officially dawns, "Americans are spending between $3.5 billion and $5 billion annually on herbal supplements," said Dr. Jenna Anding, assistant professor and Extension nutrition specialist.

March 26, 2001
ABCs of IPM Video Series Adopted by Other States  
DALLAS – A Texas A&M video series designed to help Texas schools keep students safe from pesticides and pests has been adopted for public schools in at least four other states -- Arizona, Minnesota, California, and Pennsylvania.

March 26, 2001
March Landscape Conferences Slated At Amarillo, Lubbock  
LUBBOCK – West Texans can learn how to keep their landscape plantings healthy and long-lived at a conference slated in March at two locations, said a Texas Agricultural Extension Service plant pathologist.

March 23, 2001
Setting Up a Home Business Takes Skill, Patience  
COLLEGE STATION – Hundreds being laid off, dot.coms declining, businesses going under – financial news these days isn't always very good. Worrying about employment – either getting a job or keeping it – seems to be everybody's nightmare.

March 22, 2001
Production Guides, Meetings Provide Sunflower Information  
LUBBOCK – High irrigation costs and low commodity prices have some High Plains crop producers scratching their heads and rethinking their 2001 crop production strategies.

March 22, 2001
Study: Early Planting of Corn Critical in Achieving Optimum Yields  
COLLEGE STATION – The window of opportunity is quickly closing for farmers in Central and North Texas looking to plant the 2001 corn crop. Continuous rainfall throughout early spring has saturated fields, forcing farmers to sit idle and delay planting.

March 22, 2001
Forage Field Day Set For Cross Plains on April 5  
CROSS PLAINS – The Texas Agricultural Extension Service is presenting a special Forage Field Day April 5 in the Cross Plains Community Center.

March 22, 2001
Livestock Owners' Vigilance Encouraged  
COLLEGE STATION – Government and industry precautions against bringing foot-and-mouth disease into the United States are at an all-time high. Animal health officials are urging livestock owners to be continually vigilant against the disease which is ravaging much of the livestock industry in Great Britain and spreading.

March 21, 2001
Children's Safety Seat Education Often Needed  
COLLEGE STATION – When Katherine and Stephen Irwin of Navasota became parents for the first time three and a half years ago, the safety of their daughter, Elisabeth, was first and foremost on their minds. They did their homework, learning all they could about making sure that their child's car safety seat was the best for her age and weight and was being used properly.

March 21, 2001
Study: Farm Income Drop Projected Due To Increases In Fuel, Fertilizer Costs  
COLLEGE STATION – Net incomes for farmers are expected to continue to decline this year not just because of low commodity prices, but high fuel and fertilizer costs as well -- though the outlook for cattle producers is somewhat brighter thanks to higher prices, increased beef consumption and cheap grain.

March 21, 2001
Lubbock Research May Soon Yield Drought-Resistant Corn Hybrids  
LUBBOCK – A corn breeding project under way at the Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center here may soon yield drought-hardy, insect-resistant corn hybrids that are equal or superior in yield under limited irrigation to commercial corn hybrids now available to farmers.

March 20, 2001
Texas Crop And Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – Texas citrus producers are expecting a worse season than last year due to less demand and weather, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

March 20, 2001
Southwestern Wheat Research And Education Consortium Sets Dallas Meeting  
DALLAS – University researchers and wheat industry leaders from at least three states -- Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas -- will hold a three-day meeting March 21-23 here at the Texas A&M University Research and Extension Center.

March 20, 2001
A.V. Jones: "Dean" of North Texas Quail Hunters  
ALBANY– A.V. Jones is an old-time West Texas oil man, a geologist by trade and president of Van Operating Limited, an oil exploration business with operations worldwide.

March 19, 2001
Book Says Ancient American Forests Model For Future  
COLLEGE STATION – Explorers described them as incredibly beautiful – large, widely spaced trees intermixed with patches of younger trees and a grassy floor. They were North America's ancient forests.

March 16, 2001
4-H Chapters Organized At Fort Hood  
COLLEGE STATION – Texas leads the nation in the number of young people participating in 4-H programs – recently released enrollment figures show more than 1 million children from 5 to 19 participate in one 4-H program or another in the state.

March 15, 2001
Fort Stockton Rancher Not Singing the Blues about Blue Quail  
FORT STOCKTON – Sherman Hammond owns and operates a 33,000-acre cow-calf operation in the rugged country between Alpine and Fort Stockton, way down in the southwest part of Pecos County.

March 14, 2001
Master Marketer Program Gears Up For Ag Lenders in June  
AMARILLO – The Texas Agricultural Extension Service will offer a four-day Master Marketer for Ag Lenders program in June at the Ambassador Hotel here.

March 13, 2001
Texas Crop and Weather Report  
COLLEGE STATION – Rain across much of the state is slowing soil preparations for home gardeners who didn't till prior to the wet weather, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.

March 13, 2001
Fire Safety Tips Keep Home Safer  
COLLEGE STATION – Each year more than 4,000 American lives are lost, and 500,000 homes are damaged or destroyed from fires, said Janie Harris, Texas Agricultural Extension Service housing and environmental specialist.

March 13, 2001
CEP Agent Recognized as African-American Agricultural Leader  
PRAIRIE VIEW – Joe Radford, a Smith County Extension agent with the Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) at Prairie View A&M University, was one of 10 African-American agricultural leaders in Texas honored by the Texas Department of Agriculture recently in Austin. Radford was recognized at the agency's "Celebrating Black Texans in Agriculture" ceremony as part of Black History Month in February.

March 12, 2001
Barbed Wire Collection Donated to Texas A&M  
COLLEGE STATION – The first thought of a barbed wire collection might be an image of a big ball of tangled, rusted wire. But Gaylon Lane, a retired soil scientist, has neatly assembled some 269 pieces of barbed wire that represent decades of ranching history throughout the Southwest.

March 12, 2001
San Angelo Set For March 27 Concho Valley Cotton Conference  
SAN ANGELO – The Concho Valley Cotton Conference is set for March 27 in the San Angelo Convention Center here.

March 09, 2001
Rockwall County Adds to Extension Staff  
DALLAS – Janie E. Squier recently became Rockwall County's first Extension agent for family and consumer sciences, joining Todd Williams, Rockwall County Extension agent for agriculture, in the local Extension office.

March 09, 2001
King Ranch Management Has an Eye For Quail  
KINGSVILLE – When one thinks of the historic King Ranch, thousands of slick, red, Santa Gertrudis cattle and working-type quarter horses of the "cowboy kind" come to mind.

March 09, 2001
Researchers Gather in San Antonio to Discuss Fire Ant Problems, Solutions 
SAN ANTONIO – About 250 entomologists and biologists gathered here last week to discuss solutions to the red imported fire ant problem that has spread across the southern United States. Everything from population dynamics to queen assassinations to parasites was discussed, but experts agreed there was still no one solution.

March 08, 2001
Texas Rural Real Estate Remains Bullish on Recreation  
LUBBOCK – The recreational land market is booming in Texas – thanks in no small part to white-tailed deer and bobwhite quail.

March 08, 2001
Extension Recommendations Playing Key Role in Reducing Ag Water Demand  
COLLEGE STATION – Recommendations by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service are playing a key role in achieving a projected 20 percent decrease in water demand by agriculture in the Rio Grande Valley over the next 50 years, according to a recently-released study.

March 08, 2001
Victor French Honored By Valley Horticulture Society  
WESLACO — One of the citrus industry's most productive and beloved scientific researchers was honored with the prestigious Arthur T. Potts Award recently at the annual meeting of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Horticultural Society.

March 08, 2001
Entomologist Warns of Blackfly Outbreak  
OVERTON – Encouraged by heavy rains and cool weather, black flies or buffalo gnats are emerging in record numbers from streams in central and eastern Texas, from College Station to Texarkana.

March 7, 2001
Quail Hunting Takes Flight in West Texas  
COLEMAN - Tough times in agriculture brought about by prolonged drought, high overhead, and fluctuating markets have forced those left in the ranching business to scrutinize their remaining economic options. One avenue that's fast overshadowing the livestock enterprise in some areas is the hunting resource.

March 7, 2001
Texas A&M Experts Urge Vigilant Watch For Foot-and-Mouth Disease  
COLLEGE STATION - As U.S. agriculture officials watch the rapid spread of foot-and-mouth disease across Great Britain, Texas veterinary experts are urging livestock owners to keep a vigilant watch for signs of the disease which has not been in this nation in more than 72 years.

Producers Urged to Apply Now For Disaster Loans  
- March 06, 2001 -

Air Quality Engineer Joins Texas A&M Center At Amarillo  
- March 05, 2001 -

United States Could See Increase in Beef Exports to Europe  
- March 05, 2001 -

4-H Receives Education Grant  
- March 02, 2001 -

Chile Peppers Look Promising on South Plains  
- March 02, 2001 -

Scientific Discovery in Plants May Advance Human Medicine  
- March 01, 2001 -

Rolling Plains Seminar For Cattle Producers March 5  
- March 01, 2001 -

Little Known Texas Forest Makes Big Mark on State Economy  
- February 28, 2001 -

Natural Resources Center Renewed At Texas A&M University  
- February 28, 2001 -

Caregivers Must Care For Themselves Too  
- February 28, 2001 -

Managing Ponds, Lakes For Better Bass Fishing Meeting Set  
- February 27, 2001 -

Texas 4-H Reaches Million-Member Milestone  
- February 27, 2001 -

Milam County 4-H’er is Award-Winner  
- February 26, 2001 -

Milford to Retire from Soil and Crop Sciences Feb. 28  
- February 22, 2001 -

Riding in an Open Pickup Bed is Dangerous  
- February 22, 2001 -

Conserve Energy At Home to Save Money  
- February 21, 2001 -

Miller New Extension Soil and Crop Program Leader  
- February 20, 2001 -

'Dona Brewer Day' Set For Feb. 20 in Parker County  
- February 20, 2001 -

Deyhle Named Veterinary Diagnostician of the Year  
- February 19, 2001 -

Abilene Readies For Second Annual West Texas Farm and Ranch Show  
- February 19, 2001 -

Flower Beds Should Rise to the Occasion  
- February 16, 2001 -

Ladd, Green Named Co-Editors  
- February 15, 2001 -

HACCP Roundtable Slated  
- February 14, 2001 -

Restoring Drought Stricken Lawns Poses Several Options  
- February 14, 2001 -

Texas Crop and Weather Report  
- February 13, 2001 -

Avoiding 'Taxing' Headaches: Planning, Organization Can Ease Burden of Filing Tax Returns  
- February 13, 2001 -

Enlist Now For the Bobwhite or Buckskin Brigade  
- February 13, 2001 -

Chocolate Lovers: Take Heart on Valentine's Day  
- February 12, 2001 -

National Child Passenger Safety Week is Feb. 12-16  
- February 09, 2001 -

Consumer Protection Week is Feb. 5-10
- February 05, 2001 -

International Horse Seminar Scheduled Feb. 7-10 At S.A.L.E.  
- February 02, 2001 -

Urban Absentee Owners Could Earn 18 Percent Return on Forest Land  
- February 01, 2001 -

County Judges, Commissioners to Meet  
- February 01, 2001 -