Regents name Bill Dugas interim director of Texas AgriLife Research 

Feb 10, 2009,

By Dave Mayes
Texas A&M University

Dr. William A. Dugas has been appointed interim director of Texas AgriLife Research, the state’s primary agency for research in the agricultural, environmental and life sciences....

Plant bug takes over top spot as most damaging pest 

Feb 9, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

U.S. cotton insect losses in 2008 were up slightly from 2007, according to a preliminary Beltwide survey of insect losses compiled by Mike Williams, Extension entomologist at Mississippi State University. ...

Winter canola producers watch for insect damage; topdress canola 

Feb 9, 2009,

By Vic Schoonover
Producers Cooperative Oil Mill

Winter canola producers in the Southern Plains states of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas should be scouting fields for the presence of turnip and green peach aphids, according to Heath Sanders, Oklahoma State University Extension Assistant for winter canola production....

AgriLife Extension crop workshops help producers determine profitability 

Feb 9, 2009,

By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University

Producers wondering what the profit and financing options are for certain 2009 crops can find out by attending either of two Texas AgriLife Extension Service crop profitability workshops set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 17 and March 5 at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock....

Cotton Incorporated report shows farmers using sustainable practices 

Feb 6, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

One of the most positive messages coming out of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in San Antonio was the preliminary report on the Cotton Incorporated Natural Resource Survey that, based on responses from 1,300 U.S. cotton producers across the Cotton Belt, indicates that sustainability is standard operating procedure for the vast majority of growers....

'Last Chance' continuing education unit training set Feb. 10 

Feb 6, 2009,

By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University

People needing Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units can earn five during the Texas AgriLife Extension Service “Last Chance” pesticide license training....

Scientist reviews value of soil profile nitrogen testing 

Feb 6, 2009

Sometimes you have to dig deep to find hidden treasure. ...

Ice and freezing rain hard on cattle but leaves drought unscathed 

Feb 5, 2009,

By Robert Burns
Texas A&M University

Parts of the state received ice and freezing rain from the cold front that hammered much of the U.S. But the storm came and went without leaving enough moisture to relieve the drought conditions that have plagued agricultural producers for months in Texas, reported Texas AgriLife Extension Service agents. ...

Commissioner Staples announces vision to expand trade with Cuba 

Feb 5, 2009

In his address at the Cuba-U.S. Relations Symposium at the University of Texas, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples announced his efforts to expand trade relations with Cuba. ...

Plant diseases cause concern for Southwest cotton producers 

Feb 4, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Even in the arid air of West Texas, cotton diseases, both soil-borne and leaf infection, do occur and can cause significant yield and quality losses....

Commercial farmers don’t need another ‘hatchet man’ at USDA 

Feb 4, 2009,

By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

The last time I wrote in less than glowing terms about a candidate for a particular job, he was named secretary of agriculture. ...

AgriLife Extension economist to evaluate alternative conservation strategies for water district 

Feb 4, 2009,

By Kay Ledbetter
Texas A&M University

The North Plains Groundwater Conservation District is facing some critical decisions regarding potential water conservation policies and has asked the Texas AgriLife Extension Service to study the situation, according to Steven Walthour, the district's general manager....

Longtime Texas AgriLife Extension Service entomologist assumes state role 

Feb 4, 2009,

By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University

A longtime Texas AgriLife Extension Service entomologist will assume new duties as state integrated pest management coordinator effective Feb. 1....

2008 cotton crop is a record for strength and staple 

Feb 3, 2009,

By Elton Robinson
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Despite hurricanes and excessive rainfall which affected cotton production from Texas to the Southeast last year, the quality of the 2008 U.S. cotton crop improved over the previous year, according to a report presented at the 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, in San Antonio....

Positive news available at Beltwide for those who looked hard enough 

Feb 3, 2009,

By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Folks leaving the recent Beltwide Cotton Conferences in San Antonio might have gone away with a touch of the blahs. ...

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