Rural Sociology Articles
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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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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AgriLife Extension Workshop To Address Pricing Cotton In Today’s Volatile Market
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LUBBOCK 'Texas AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a cotton profitability workshop from 10:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. July 23 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock. The center is located on U.S. Highway 1294, half a mile east of Interstate 27, just north of the Lubbock International Airport. Jackie Smith, AgriLife Extension
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New AgriLife Extension Agent Named For Fisher County
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ROBY 'Riley Barnett will become the Texas AgriLife Extension Service's agriculture and natural resources county agent in Fisher County effective Aug. 1. The announcement was made by Fisher County Judge Marshal Bennett and Scott Durham, AgriLife Extension administrator at San Angelo. “We are pleased that Riley has accepted the Fisher County positio
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State 4-H Horse Show Booked for Another Five Years at Abilene
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ABILENE 'The Texas State 4-H Horse Show, one of the nation's largest horse events for young riders, recently signed an agreement with the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene for another 5 years, according to a show official with Texas AgriLife Extension Service. The annual week-long event draws more than 2,100 4-H'ers, family members and agency sta
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Trans-Pecos Wildlife Conference a ‘Must Attend’ for Wildlife Afficionados
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ALPINE 'Two days chock-full of Far West Texas wildlife information awaits those attending this year's Trans-Pecos Wildlife Conference Aug. 14-15 at Alpine. Activities begin at 9 a.m. on Aug. 14 at the Sul Ross State University Espino Conference Center, located at Ave. B and Harrison Street. Participants will gather again at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 15 at the
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What’s Your Quail Count?
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SAN ANGELO 'What's your quail count? A Texas AgriLife Extension Service wildlife specialist and a host of quail enthusiasts want to know. Dr. Dale Rollins of San Angelo said the Trans-Texas Quail Count starts May 1. The grassroots effort is meant to determine the relative abundance of quail across the state. The results, which will be collected fr
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Multi-County Range Education Workshop and Tour Set May 1
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BIG SPRING 'The Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in several West Texas counties are teaming up to present a range education workshop and tour May 1. The workshop will begin at 8:30 a.m. with registration and breakfast on the Sterling Ranch, about 25 miles north of Big Spring on State Hwy. 350. A tour
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New State AgriLife Extension Water Specialist Practices What He Preaches
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MENARD 'Few of us consistently practice what we preach. One who does when it comes to water conservation is Billy Kniffen, Texas AgriLife Extension Service's first water resource specialist dedicated solely to educating Texans about rainwater harvesting. “I'll be covering all bases including passive and complex rainwater harvesting systems for wil
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