AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.eduContact: Dr. Qingwu Xue, 806-354-5803, QXue@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Qingwu Xue, Texas A&M AgriLife Research crop stress physiologist in Amarillo, was honored with the Texas A&M Regents Fellow Service Award recently in College Station. The … Continued
USDA Contact: USDA PressEmail:press@oc.usda.gov (Washington, D.C., January 22, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additional administrative services to farmers and ranchers during the lapse in federal funding. Certain FSA offices … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.eduContact: Dr. Jackie Rudd, 806-677-5600, jcrudd@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – For Dr. Jackie Rudd, Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat breeder in Amarillo, his job isn’t just about experimenting with and growing new varieties of wheat. Equally important, Rudd … Continued
National Wheat Foundation Contact: Caitlin Eannello240-423-4345 (Cell) Washington D.C. (January 17, 2019) – The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) is pleased to announce that it is accepting grower enrollment for the 2019 National Wheat Yield Contest! The Contest is divided into … Continued
USDA Contact: USDA PressEmail:press@oc.usda.gov (Washington, D.C., January 16, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days to perform certain limited services for farmers and ranchers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recalled … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.eduContact: Shannon Baker, 806-677-5600, shannon.baker@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Shannon Baker, a research associate with Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Amarillo, was recognized with the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Director’s Technical Staff Support Award on Jan. … Continued
Central Texas News Now By Estephany Escobar, Reporter Contact: eescobar@kxxv.com MCLENNAN COUNTY, TX (KXXV) – The record-breaking rainfall last week may impact the upcoming planting season. According to Texas Farm Bureau President Ronnie Dowdle, the planting of winter wheat and … Continued
USDA Contact: USDA PressEmail:press@oc.usda.gov (Washington, D.C., January 8, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today extended the deadline for agricultural producers to apply for payments under the Market Facilitation Program as provided by the trade mitigation program administered by the U.S. Department … Continued
High Plains Journal By Don Atkinson, WheatSquared.com Planted acres of wheat in Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and Texas are reported as lower than expected. “We have a lot of areas in this part of the country that likes to harvest … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.eduContacts: Geoff Cooper, 806-637-4060, Geoff.cooper@ag.tamu.eduSierra Stephens, 806-456-2263, sierra.stephens@ag.tamu.edu BROWNFIELD – The South Plains Ag Conference, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Terry and Yoakum counties, will be Jan. 17 at the Texas Red … Continued