Showing posts with label Texas A and M. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas A and M. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Shaw to receive prestigious honor for plant pathology research
The 2009 Alexopoulos Prize will be given to Dr. Brian Shaw, Texas A&M University assistant professor of plant pathology and microbiology July 29 in Snowbird, Utah.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Tastier, healthier melons aim of Texas A&M researchers - News
Tastier, healthier melons aim of Texas A&M researchers - News: "Researchers with Texas A&M University and Texas Agrilife Research have mapped the melon genome in an effort to make melons tastier and healthier for consumers"
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Great Plains Sorghum Conference scheduled Aug. 11-12 in Amarillo
AMARILLO – Two days of informative meetings and field tours are planned for the Great Plains Sorghum Conference and Sorghum Improvement Conference of North America, to be held Aug. 11-12 in the Amarillo area.
The meeting will start at 8 a.m. Aug. 11 with presentations at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Amarillo. The presentations will be followed by afternoon tours of an ethanol plant, dairy, Advanta and Richardson Seed, said Dr. Brent Bean, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agronomist and coordinator of the event.
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The meeting will start at 8 a.m. Aug. 11 with presentations at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Amarillo. The presentations will be followed by afternoon tours of an ethanol plant, dairy, Advanta and Richardson Seed, said Dr. Brent Bean, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agronomist and coordinator of the event.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Agriculture tourists learn that not everything's bigger in Texas
By Danny Bernardini/ DBernardini@TheReporter.com
Posted: 06/14/2009 01:01:08 AM PDT
Solano County had a few extra belt buckles and cowboy hats in the area this week as about a dozen Texans arrived to learn about local agriculture.
The guests were from the Texas Farm Bureau, which is trying to groom future agricultural leaders. By visiting different areas, the group is exposed to a variety of goods and farming methods not seen in their neck of the woods.
Because trends, weather and regulations seem to travel eastward, it's good to see what may be on the horizon, said Si Cook, director of organization programs for the bureau.
Cook said the group of 25- to 40-year-olds takes nine trips in two years, traveling within Texas and to California, Washington, D.C., and the Midwest. It also visits one international destination.
Last week was spent visiting San Francisco, Sacramento and a few stops in between -- including a day in Solano County -- touring olive oil production farms, wineries and nut orchards.
Along the way, the future leaders learned about the crops themselves, as well as the politics, regulations, marketing and other behind-the-scene issues.
"The point is to see the whole picture," Cook said. "California is No. 1 in ag production. We're No. 2. But (California) is about double what we produce. The reason is right here."
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Posted: 06/14/2009 01:01:08 AM PDT
Solano County had a few extra belt buckles and cowboy hats in the area this week as about a dozen Texans arrived to learn about local agriculture.
The guests were from the Texas Farm Bureau, which is trying to groom future agricultural leaders. By visiting different areas, the group is exposed to a variety of goods and farming methods not seen in their neck of the woods.
Because trends, weather and regulations seem to travel eastward, it's good to see what may be on the horizon, said Si Cook, director of organization programs for the bureau.
Cook said the group of 25- to 40-year-olds takes nine trips in two years, traveling within Texas and to California, Washington, D.C., and the Midwest. It also visits one international destination.
Last week was spent visiting San Francisco, Sacramento and a few stops in between -- including a day in Solano County -- touring olive oil production farms, wineries and nut orchards.
Along the way, the future leaders learned about the crops themselves, as well as the politics, regulations, marketing and other behind-the-scene issues.
"The point is to see the whole picture," Cook said. "California is No. 1 in ag production. We're No. 2. But (California) is about double what we produce. The reason is right here."
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Video - Principles of Propagation by Cuttings
Dr. Fred Davies
Department of Horticultural Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Part 1
Part 2
Department of Horticultural Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Part 1
Part 2
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