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Texas agriculture forging financial friendship with Cuba
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SAN ANTONIO 'Exporting food and other agricultural products to Cuba could bring some $57 million to Texas farmers and result in 1,500 new jobs, according to representatives of the Texas-Cuba Trade Alliance.Members of the alliance, including ranchers, farmers, Texas Department of Agriculture representatives and experts on international trade met in
AgriLife Extension agronomist to retire after 32 years
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SAN ANGELO 'Dr. Billy Warrick, Texas AgriLife Extension Service professor and agronomist at San Angelo, will end his 32-year career with the agency on Aug. 31. Warrick has been headquartered at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo since Aug. 1, 1989. “We will sure miss Billy,” said Scott Durham, the district's AgriLife
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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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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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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Texas Ag Commissioner to Keynote Aug. 19 Big Country Wheat Conference
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ABILENE 'Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples is the scheduled keynote speaker for this year's Big Country Wheat Conference to be held Aug. 19 in Abeline. The biennial conference is conducted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. This year it starts with registration at 7 a.m. in the Big Country Hall located on the grounds of the Taylor C
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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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