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Sonora Ram Test Starts Sept. 8-9

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SONORA 'The annual ram performance test conducted at the Texas AgriLife Research Station at Sonora will begin Sept.8-9 with delivery of rams entering the test. The station is located on State Highway 55 between Sonora and Rocksprings. An annual field day and sale highlighting the end of the test will take place on March 13, 2009. Dr. Dan Waldro

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  • about 10 days ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Aug 18, 2008 4:00 AM

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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  • about 13 days ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Aug 15, 2008 4:00 AM

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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  • about 13 days ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Aug 15, 2008 4:00 AM

Radio Personality Honored With Inaugural Award

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NEW BRAUNFELS 'A veteran Texas radio personality has been named the recipient of the Texas Extension Specialists Association's award for outstanding support of Extension specialists. Curt Lancaster, Texas Farm Bureau Network's director of advertising sales and marketing, received the honor in early August during the association's annual meeting he

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  • about 14 days ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Aug 14, 2008 4:00 AM

Workshop Will Show Landowners Wildlife ‘Dollars and Sense’

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UVALDE 'Helping landowners make the most of wildlife value is the goal of the "Making Dollars and Sense of Your Wildlife Resources" workshop to be held Sept. 12 in Uvalde, the program's coordinator said."The workshop will give landowners a chance to hear what it takes to run a successful wildlife-based enterprise and the resources it takes to do so,

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  • about 24 days ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Aug 04, 2008 4:00 AM

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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  • about 27 days ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Aug 01, 2008 4:00 AM

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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  • about about 1 month ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Jul 28, 2008 4:00 AM

Angora Goat Sale Sees Buck Sold for Best Price in Years

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SONORA -- Bids rose as rain fell during the sale of this year's top-indexing buck of the annual Sonora Angora Goat Performance Test held July 24. The test is an annual event conducted by Texas AgriLife Research at the Texas AgriLife Research Station at Sonora. The field day and sale is a cooperative effort hosted by Angora goat producers, AgriLif

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  • about about 1 month ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Jul 28, 2008 4:00 AM

Natural Resources Development Graduate Degree to be Offered at Texas A&M

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COLLEGE STATION -- The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University will offer a master of natural resources development degree beginning in the fall 2008 semester. The non-thesis master's degree program will be completely online and offered through the departments of ecosystem science and management, and wildlife and fisheries

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  • about about 1 month ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Jul 22, 2008 4:00 AM

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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  • about about 1 month ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Jul 22, 2008 4:00 AM