From the Ground Up program for health specialists, teachers, dietitians PUBLISHED ON January 3, 2022 Designed for health educators, the Connecting Agriculture and Health – From the Ground Up program is set for Jan. 11 in Waco. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Kim Topp) WACO, Texas — The Connecting Agriculture and Health – From the Ground Up program is set for Jan. 11 in Waco. The conference brings together those in health, education and related fields to provide factual and reliable information related to agriculture and its connection… Read More →

Dr. Cliff Lamb named Acting Director of AgriLife Research and Dr. Rick Avery as Acting Director of AgriLife Extension PUBLISHED ON January 3, 2022 Dr. Cliff Lamb has been named Acting Director of Texas A&M AgriLife Research. Dr. Rick Avery has been named Acting Director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. (Texas A&M AgriLife photos) COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Two well-known members of the Texas agriculture community have been chosen to lead Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Chancellor John Sharp and… Read More →

Pest control, weeds, grass diseases among agenda items PUBLISHED ON January 2, 2022 Diseases in Bermuda grass are among the Jan. 14 program topics. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Adam Russell) TYLER, Texas — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be holding the East Region AgriLife Conference and Expo on Jan. 14 at Cross Brand Cowboy Church, 11915 Farm-to-Market Road 2015, Tyler. The cost is $10, and an RSVP is required by Jan. 7 to the AgriLife Extension office of Smith County at 903-590-2980. The conference is for… Read More →

Connecting Agriculture and Health complementary conference also scheduled PUBLISHED ON January 2, 2022 The Blackland Income Growth Conference serves as a primer for farmers, ranchers and landowners looking to prepare as they head into a new production year. (Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications photo by Blair Fannin) WACO, Texas — Current and future farm policy, as well as issues affecting U.S. and Texas agriculture producers, will be highlighted by Joe Outlaw, Ph.D., co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist, at the 60th… Read More →