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Youth Institute gets U.S., foreign high school students involved in world food security
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COLLEGE STATION 'More than 100 high school students from 14 states and four foreign countries will participate in the World Food Prize Youth Institute from Oct. 16-18 in Des Moines, Iowa. This year, 102 students from the U.S., Tanzania, Nigeria, Mexico and Russia will participate in the institute. More than 850 high school students and teachers alre
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary praises Borlaug Institute project efforts in Guatemala
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GUATEMALA CITY 'U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer praised the Texas A&M System's Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture for its Food for Progress project efforts in Guatemala during his recent trade mission to Central America.Schafer was in Guatemala in late September as part of the U.S. Agribusiness Trade and Investment Miss
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange representatives come to Abilene Oct. 16
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ABILENE 'Texas AgriLife Extension Service's Taylor County office has teamed up with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to conduct a marketing and hedging seminar beginning at 8 a.m. Oct. 16 in Abilene's Big Country Hall. The hall is located on the Taylor County Expo Center grounds. Robert Pritz, AgriLife Extension agent in Abilene, said the rare eve
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AgriLife Extension to offer Worker Protection Standards training
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MERETA 'A bilingual Worker Protection Standards training for agricultural workers and pesticide handlers has been set for Oct. 16 at the Mereta Fire Hall located on Farm-to-Market Road 1692. The Spanish-language registration and program for agricultural workers starts at 8:30 a.m., followed by the English version at 10:45 a.m. English-language re
Prospective wine-grape grower workshop set Oct. 23 in Saint Jo
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SAINT JO 'The Texas AgriLife Extension Service “Prospective Wine-Grape Growers Workshop” will be held from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Oct. 23 at the Oak Creek Vineyard in Saint Jo. Saint Jo is about 22 miles west of Gainesville. Oak Creek Vineyard is at 228 Wagner Road, about six miles north of the intersection of Highway 667 and Highway 82.
Cool, wet weather post-Ike could encourage further armyworm outbreaks
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OVERTON 'Armyworms are marching in East and North Texas pastures, say Texas AgriLife Extension Service experts. "Some producers trying to get another cutting of hay have found out that the armyworms have already harvested it for them,” said Ralph Davis, AgriLife Extension agent for agriculture in Kaufman County. Dr. Vanessa Corriher, AgriLife
Eagle Lake AgriLife Research Station to recognize benefactors on Sept. 26
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EAGLE LAKE 'Directors of the foundation that provided 113 acres of prime rice farming land for the David R. Wintermann AgriLife Research Station will be honored at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Eagle Lake facility on Sept. 26."Their generosity will enable our scientists to continue conducting significant research in support of rice producers in t
High East Texas soil moisture makes winter pasture still a good bet this year
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OVERTON 'Though fuel and fertilizer have driven up the costs of establishment, winter pastures are still producers' best bet to reduce winter feeding costs, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service forage specialist. "There's always some aspect of a gamble to investing in winter pasture as there is with any venture in agriculture," said. Dr
Manure making a comeback:
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HEREFORD 'Manure may not be as stable or spreadable as commercial fertilizer, but it is right on the price, a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist said. “When we apply manure, it comes out in chunks and we don't know the exact analysis,” said Dr. Sam Feagley, AgriLife Extension soil environmental specialist. “But now economics are overriding
Researcher says: No-till practices show extended benefits on wheat and forage
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VERNON 'With more than 3 million acres of wheat in north Texas, 50 percent or more of which is grazed by 1 to 2 million head of cattle, it is important to look at tillage practices and their effect on forage production, said a Texas AgriLife Research expert. Dr. John Sij, AgriLife Research agronomist at Vernon, has been studying nitrogen response an