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New Technical Assistance Program Offered to Agricultural Producers Across Texas
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LUBBOCK 'Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' State Energy Conservation Office are partnering to promote upcoming orientation and grant-writing training meetings to introduce the Texas Agricultural Technical Assistance Program. The program was created by the comptroller's office and is free to Texas produc
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Quail Research Ranch Sets Inaugural Field Day Sept. 12
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ROBY -- A nationally recognized quail expert invites all "students of quail" to the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch's inaugural field day set from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Sept. 12. The ranch is located 12 miles west of Roby on U.S. Hwy.180. "Our inaugural field day will be the first of what I hope are many significant events towards the proliferat
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AgriLife Extension County Agents Earn Awards
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(Editors Note: High resolution photos of the individual award winners are available by contacting Kay Ledbetter at skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu )AMARILLO 'Texas AgriLife Extension Service agricultural and natural resources agents from across the state were recognized with awards at the annual Texas Association of County Agricultural Agents recently in Am
AgriLife Extension Agents Recognize ‘Man of the Year’ Award Winners
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(Editors Note: High resolution photos of the individual award winners are available by contacting Kay Ledbetter at skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO 'Seven men and women were recognized by the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association with Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture awards at the recent annual meeting in Amarillo. The award, given for th
Kyle Smith Named Executive Associate Director of Texas AgriLife Extension Service
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COLLEGE STATION 'Kyle Smith, a veteran of nearly 36 years with the Texas A&M System, was named executive associate director of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service on Friday by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.Smith, who has served as the agency's associate director for county programs since 1993, succeeds Dr. Margaret Hale, who anno
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Taylor Named New AgriLife Extension Agent in Runnels County
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BALLINGER 'Sandy Taylor has been named the new Texas AgriLife Extension Service family and consumer sciences agent for Runnels County effective Aug. 15. The announcement was made by Runnels County Judge Marilyn Egan and Scott Durham, AgriLife Extension administrator at San Angelo. “We are pleased to have Sandy join us here in the West Central Regi
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San Angelo Center Readies for 35th Annual Sheep and Goat Field Day
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SAN ANGELO 'Factors facing the sheep and goat industry, both pro and con, will be the focus of the 35th annual Sheep and Goat Field Day at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo. The event will start with registration at 8 a.m. Sept. 4 at the center, located just north of San Angelo on U.S. Highway 87, according to Dr. John
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Rolling Plains Wheat Conference Set for Aug. 6 in Wichita Falls
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WICHITA FALLS 'The Rolling Plains Wheat Conference conducted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, is set for 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Aug. 6 in the Multi-Purpose Events Center Seminar Room in Wichita Falls. Todd Staples, Texas agriculture commissioner, is the scheduled keynote speaker. Staples will address the state's agricultural policy and give an up
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Land-Grant Universities Play Vital Role in Addressing World Food Crisis
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COLLEGE STATION ' As global interdependence and the world food crisis continue to grow, so does the importance of land-grant institution involvement in international agriculture, said an expert from one of the country's leading land-grant universities. “For decades, land-grant universities have been helping poor and underdeveloped countries gain b
AgriLife Extension To Offer Beef Quality Updates in Abilene, Amarillo in August
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ABILENE 'The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct two regional Texas Beef Quality Producer programs in Abilene and Amarillo on Aug. 15 and Aug. 25, respectively. Both programs start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 2 p.m., following a catered lunch provided by the Texas Beef Council. Program sponsors along with AgriLife Extension are the Texas a
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