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Meetings scheduled on oilseed crop opportunities for Texas growers

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LUBBOCK 'Whether oilseed crops are used for biodiesel production, cooking oil or other industrial and food use, the U.S. and international demand is growing, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist. To address the many questions surrounding growing of oilseed crops, AgriLife Extension will host two meetings for producers in the H

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  • about 6 days ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Nov 26, 2008 12:00 AM

High Plains brush management symposium scheduled Oct. 15

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CLARENDON 'A brush management symposium for High Plains and Rolling Plains landowners is scheduled for Oct. 15 in Clarendon, said Texas AgriLife Extension Service county agents. The High Plains Brush Management Symposium will begin with registration at 8 a.m. in the Bairfield Activity Center, located on the northwest corner of Clarendon College, sa

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  • about 2 months ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Sep 26, 2008 12:00 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 4 months ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Aug 01, 2008 4:00 AM

Annual Eagle Lake Field Day Set for June 24

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EAGLE LAKE '“Harvesting the Future” is the theme for the annual field day June 24 at the David R. Wintermann Rice Research Station, three miles northwest of Eagle Lake on Farm-to-Market Road 102. The event is from 4-8 p.m.Invited speakers include Lowell G. Raun of Lowell Farms, who will talk about the farm bill, and Dr. John Miller of Southwest Agri

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  • about 5 months ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Jun 06, 2008 4:00 AM

Borlaug Institute Awarded Second Guatemala Food for Progress Project

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COLLEGE STATION –The Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture has been awarded a second Food for Progress project in Guatemala to help that country further develop its agricultural capacity and improve the income and quality of life for its farmers.The new project, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will provide increased access t

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  • about 7 months ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Apr 10, 2008 4:00 AM

Texas A&M System Signs Agricultural Cooperation Agreement with Panama

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COLLEGE STATION 'The Texas A&M System has signed a memorandum of technical and scientific cooperation which will help Panama improve its agricultural competitiveness and enhance its agricultural capacity. Through this agreement, Texas A&M System entities, primarily Texas AgriLife Research, the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Norman Borlaug

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  • about 8 months ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Apr 04, 2008 12:00 AM

Oilseed Crop May Sprout New Life as Biodiesel Source

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COLLEGE STATION 'During the early 1950's, more than a quarter of a million acres of flax 'an oilseed crop 'could be found growing from Waco southward in Texas. Grown primarily for the vegetable oil market, it may have new potential as a biodiesel crop as determined in part by a Texas AgriLife Research field trial experiment, according to researchers

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  • about 8 months ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Apr 04, 2008 12:00 AM

Potential of Alternative Oilseed Crops to be Discussed at April 16 Seminar

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CORPUS CHRISTI 'A seminar focusing on cool-season oilseed crops is scheduled April 16 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Corpus Christi. The free seminar will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. followed by the program from 9 a.m. to noon. Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialists are evaluating seven different cool-season oi

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  • about 8 months ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Mar 27, 2008 12:00 AM

Texas AgriLife Research Establishes 14 State-Sponsored Bioenergy Projects

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COLLEGE STATION 'Texas AgriLife Research has established 14 bioenergy projects funded by $4 million from the Texas Legislature. Research involves extensive plant science activities, investigating potential harvest and transportation methods for bioenergy production, and comprehensive economic analysis, said Dr. Mark Hussey, agency director. “This is

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  • about 8 months ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Mar 21, 2008 12:00 AM

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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  • about 8 months ago
  • from AgNews - Texas A&M University
  • Published Mar 18, 2008 12:00 AM