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Silent thief steals cotton patch profits
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LUBBOCK 'Texas AgriLife Research cotton experts working in the “world's biggest cotton patch” have a silent thief under surveillance who often makes off with a quarter of the southern High Plains cotton crop annually 'and like any successful theft, its done without most of the victims even knowing it. No, it's not some widespread scam or even dro
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Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory gets new director
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COLLEGE STATION 'Dr. Kevin Ong, a Texas AgriLife Extension Service plant pathologist, has been named director of the Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory.Ong replaces the laboratory's founder, Dr. Larry Barnes, who retired at the end of August, said Dr. David Appel, associate department head in plant pathology and microbiology at Texas A&M Univ
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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New Greenhouse Will Concentrate on More Environmentally Friendly Insect Controls
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OVERTON 'A new greenhouse largely funded by the Texas nursery plant industry will research ways to reduce chemical use and increase biological control of insect and other pests, said Texas AgriLife Extension Service experts. The greenhouse, which was built on the grounds of the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton, was dedicated
Gannaway Retires after 46 Years in the Cotton Industry
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LUBBOCK ' Aug. 31 will mark the end of an era for an icon in the cotton industry. That's when Dr. John R. Gannaway will officially retire as professor and cotton breeder from Texas AgriLife Research in Lubbock. Gannaway took over the cotton breeding position at the then Lubbock Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in 1980 and never left. "This
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AgriLife Extension Releases Late-Season Replanting Guide
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LUBBOCK 'Farming on the Texas South Plains is risky business at best, but the region's wild weather can make management decisions all the more difficult, said a Lubbock row-crop expert. “Hail is a very real threat that's all too common this time of year,” said Dr. Calvin Trostle, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agronomist at Lubbock. “After a hai
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A Vine Time to Tell Me:
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STEPHENVILLE 'A Prospective Wine-Grape Growers Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 22 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Stephenville.The center is located at 1229 U.S. Highway 281 North. “The workshop is designed for people who are already growing or are considering growing wine grapes,” said Fran Pontasch, North
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Pierce’s Disease Symposium Slated for April 30 in Driftwood
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DRIFTWOOD 'The 2008 Pierce's Disease Research Symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, on April 30 at Thurman Mansion at the Salt Lick in Driftwood.The symposium is open to the public, but attendance is limited to the first 100 registrants, said Jim Kamas, Texas AgriLife Extension Service fruit specialist in Fredericksburg, event coordina
Landowners Can Catch Pond Management Tips at April 30 Program
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SAN ANTONIO 'A “Farm Pond Management 'A to Z” seminar will be held on April 30 at the Texas AgriLife Extension Service office in Bexar County.The program will be held from 6 p.m. to approximately 10 p.m. in suite 208 of the office, located at 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive in San Antonio. Registration will begin at 6 p.m. and the program will start promptl
Dever Named to Lubbock AgriLife Research Cotton Breeder Post
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LUBBOCK - Dr. Jane Kveton Dever has been named Associate Professor - Cotton Breeding at Texas AgriLife Research at Lubbock effective April 1, according to Dr. Jaroy Moore, resident director of research at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock. Dever will be headquartered at the center located at 1102 East FM 1294. “We were v
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