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
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
National Wheat Foundation Contact: Caitlin Eannello 202.547.7800 ceannello@wheatworld.org The National Wheat Foundation officially began accepting applications for the Jerry Minore Scholarship, honoring students pursuing a career in agriculture. The scholarship is available to both high school and college students for the … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Megan Clayton, 361-265-9201, megan.clayton@ag.tamu.edu Generation Next: Our Turn to Ranch is a 12-week online course to be offered Aug.18-Nov. 9 by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. “This curriculum is perfect for new … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Megan Clayton, 361-265-9201, megan.clayton@ag.tamu.edu Generation Next: Our Turn to Ranch is a 12-week online course to be offered Aug.18-Nov. 9 by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. “This curriculum is perfect for new … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Paul Schattenberg, 210-859-5752, paschattenberg@ag.tamu.edu Contacts: Sam Womble, 210-631-0400, sam.wonble@ag.tamu.edu Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, 806-677-5668, tiffany.dowelllashmet@ag.tamu.edu The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will present “Owning Your Piece of Texas: Agricultural Laws Texas Landowners Need to Know” on June 7 in San Antonio. … Continued
Reliable, High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity is Essential to Enhanced Agricultural Production USDA Contact: USDA Press Email: press@oc.usda.gov Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today unveiled a groundbreaking report, A Case for Rural Broadband: Insights on Rural Broadband Infrastructure and Next Generation Precision Agriculture Technologies (PDF, 2.5 MB). … Continued
Reliable, High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity is Essential to Enhanced Agricultural Production USDA Contact: USDA Press Email: press@oc.usda.gov Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today unveiled a groundbreaking report, A Case for Rural Broadband: Insights on Rural Broadband Infrastructure and Next Generation Precision Agriculture Technologies (PDF, 2.5 MB). … Continued
USDA By Courtney Dixon Do you have farm loans through USDA? If so, USDA’s Farm Service Agency has launched a new feature that enables you to login to view farm loan information, history, and payments through farmers.gov, USDA’s new information … Continued