Texas teachers attend National Ag in the Classroom Conference
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Six Texas teachers attended the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference last month in Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference equips teachers on how to incorporate agricultural concepts into [...]
Cottage food workshop set for March 28, Nacogdoches
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will present a Cottage Food Business Workshop on March 28 in Nacogdoches. An optional [...]
Grain sorghum exports 12 percent above last year’s sales
The Sorghum Checkoff newsletter reports exports of U.S. grain sorghum have passed last year’s total in only four months by [...]
NASA seeks Texas college students for space-based agriculture
NASA is seeking Texas community college students interested in agriculture or life sciences to be a part of NASA’s exciting [...]
Ag Safety Awareness Week is set for March 1-7
American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week (ASAP) will be celebrated March 1-7. The 2015 theme is [...]
Private pesticide applicator training set March 2, Floresville
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) and the Texas Department of Agriculture are hosting a certification and recertification training [...]
USDA funds $18 million to support food and agriculture sciences at land-grant universities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the availability of more than $18 million to strengthen the research, teaching [...]
USDA report says farmers’ 2015 income will drop 32 percent
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) stated in a recent report that net income for farmers is expected to fall [...]
Cover crops focus of Soil Health Workshop set for March 6, Lubbock
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a Soil Health Workshop from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on March 6 in [...]