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- AgriLife Research potato breeding program to be featured at July 24 field dayJun 17
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Creighton Miller, 979-845-3828, cmiller@ag.tamu.edu SPRINGLAKE – The annual Texas A&M Potato Breeding and Variety Development Field Day, hosted by cooperator Bruce Barrett, will be held July 24 near Springlake. Those planning to attend should assemble at 10 a.m. at Springlake Potato Sales, located between Littlefield, 12.5 miles north, [...]
- USAID official discusses challenges of feeding growing global populationJun 13
Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – A senior official from the U.S. Agency for International Development recently praised Texas A&M University and its students for becoming one of seven institutions participating in USAID’s Higher Education Solutions Network. “I want to applaud you and you should applaud yourselves,” said Dr. Alex Dehgan, USAID’s science [...]
- Texas A&M animal science presents alumni awards, introduces hall of fameJun 10
Contact: Courtney Coufal, 979-845-1542, cacoufal@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M University department of animal science recognized three former students with alumni awards and introduced the Animal Science Hall of Fame at an awards banquet recently at the AgriLife Center College Station. Rachel Cutrer was presented the department of animal science’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award. [...]
- Riparian, stream ecosystem workshop set June 25 in LockhartJun 05
LOCKART–The Texas Riparian and Stream Ecosystem Education Program will present its first workshop in the Plum Creek watershed on June 25 in Lockhart, said Nikki Dictson, Texas Water Resources Institute project manager and program coordinator, College Station. The no-cost educational program on how streams function and the role of vegetation in properly functioning stream systems [...]
- Texas A&M corn breeder recognized by national associationJun 05
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Seth Murray, 979-845-3469, sethmurray@tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Seth Murray, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research corn breeder in College Station, will be recognized with the 2013 NAPB Early Career Award by the National Association of Plant Breeders and Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee. The Early Career Award recognizes an [...]
- AgriLife Research potato breeding program to be featured at July 24 field day