USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is seeking nominations for two of its award programs. Continue reading
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National School IPM Committee looking for feedback
Posted on July 3, 2017 by rhallberg
The School IPM National Steering Committee is asking members of school IPM working groups, or anyone who works with a regional school IPM working group to participate in a survey about priorities and group presentations. Please see the information below. Continue reading
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Grazing improves soil health, study finds
Posted on July 3, 2017 by rhallberg
by Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife
Dr. Richard Teague might be considered a cowboy of a different kind. He’s not rounding up stray cattle, but rather wrangling the best management practices on ranches to help the cattle and their owners.
Teague, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research ecologist at Vernon, grew up on a farm and knows firsthand there are some unintended consequences from traditional long-standing agricultural practices that might not readily be seen. Continue reading
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July 6 webinar to address chemical brush, weed treatments on rangeland
Posted on July 3, 2017 by rhallberg
by Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M AgriLife
Chemical Brush and Weed Treatment Basics will be the topic of the July 6 natural resources webinar conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service ecosystem science and management unit.
The webinar is a part of the Texas Range Webinar Series scheduled the first Thursday of each month from noon to 1 p.m., said Pete Flores, AgriLife Extension webinar coordinator in Corpus Christi. Continue reading
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Urban Feral Hogs program slated Aug. 31 in San Antonio
Posted on July 3, 2017 by rhallberg
by Paul Schattenberg, Texas A&M AgriLife
A program on urban feral hogs will be held 5-9 p.m. Aug. 31 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Bexar County.
The office is in suite 208 of the Conroy Square business complex, 3355 Cherry Ridge Dr., San Antonio. Continue reading
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