Texas Row Crops Newsletter Dr. Calvin Trostle, Extension Agronomy, TAMU Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu Producers across Texas know that field crop stubble on fields offers potential benefits. There is erosion control, the reduction of raindrop … Continued
AgriLife Today By Kay Ledbetter 806-677-5608 skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Texas A&M AgriLife wheat experts have determined their annual “Picks List” to guide producers as they prepare for fall planting in the near future. Continuing a long-time tradition, ongoing Picks List criteria include a … Continued
AgriLife Today The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be presenting the annual Big Country Wheat Conference as webinars this year. The free event will run on three consecutive Thursdays starting Aug. 13 from noon to 1 p.m. each day. “We … Continued
The Texas Wheat Producers Board presented the 2020 Texas Wheat County Agent of the Year award to Zach Davis, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension agent for Hill County. Davis was recognized at the annual Texas County Agricultural Agents Association meeting … Continued
National Association of Wheat Growers Contact: Caitlin Eannello, 202.547.7800 On July 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a list of additional commodities that have been added to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) and indicated that additional commodities could be announced … Continued
News Channel 6 Now Wichita Falls By Alyssa Osterdock The amount of wheat planted in the world continues to go up and is starting to overwhelm the economy. Reports from the Texas A&M AgriLife Agency show the wheat stocks to … Continued
National Association of Wheat Growers/U.S. Wheat Associates Contact: Steve Mercer, Vice President of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates smercer@uswheat.org, (703) 650-0251 Caitlin Eanello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers ceanello@wheatworld.org, (202) 547-7800 The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is set to cross … Continued
National Association of Wheat Growers Contact: Caitlin Eannello, 202.547.7800 The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), lead plaintiff of the national agriculture coalition fighting California’s false and misleading Prop 65 labeling requirement for glyphosate, welcomes today’s ruling by U.S. District Court Judge … Continued
AgriLife Today By: Paul Schattenberg 210-859-5752 paschattenberg@ag.tamu.edu During late June and early July, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas AgrAbilty, and the Compatible Lands Foundation will present the Battleground to Breaking Ground Virtual Agriculture Business Workshop series for military veterans, beginning … Continued
AgriLife Today By: Kay Ledbetter 806-677-5608 skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Texas A&M AgriLife wheat research and variety trials did not take a break during the COVID-19 pandemic. But it was not possible to conduct a traditional May wheat field tour, so Texas A&M AgriLife … Continued