Welcome to our 2001 News and Information Page. We hope you find it a valuable
resource for Texas Cooperative Extension and Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station news from the South Plains and the Rolling Plains.
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News, by month:
December
Extension Changes Its Name, Not Its Commitment
South Plains Guar Meetings Set For Dec. 5 & 13
November
CHARACTER COUNTS! Community Awareness Conference set on Dec. 13
South Plains 4-Hers Recognized With Gold Stars
Foster Named Extension Director for Family
and Consumer Sciences on the Rolling PlainsKarnal Bunt Losses On The Rolling Plains Are Well Over $27 Million
October
Rolling Plains 4-Hers Receive Gold Star Honors
September
Eleven Students Receive Scholarships from WTACI
Five Ag Leaders Recognized By West Texas Agricultural Chemicals Institute
West Texas Agricultural Chemicals Conference Set For Sept. 19
Building Strong Families Parenting Conference Set For Nov. 1
Lubbock Center Gains New Cotton Entomologist, Program Leader
South Plains 4-H Fashion Follies Set For Sept. 22
Corn Symposiums Link Research and Agribusiness
CHARACTER COUNTS! Community Awareness Conference Postponed
August
Dual Purpose Wheat Requires Integrated Management
Newbrough Named IPM Agent for Gaines County
Veneman Announces Payments to Farmers to Begin This Week
Proposed Farm Bill Would Boost Net Farm Income
By $45 Billion Per Year From 2003-2010Smith Wins Superior Service Award
Texas 4-H Research, Evaluation Focus Team Wins Award
Lubbock Center to host Watermelon Field Day
Federal, State Ag Leaders To Speak At Lubbock Ag Policy Summit
July
MEDIA ADVISORY: ANALYSIS OF DRAFT FARM BILL
TO BE PRESENTED BY TEXAS A&M ECONOMISTSQuail Appreciation Day Set For Aug. 31
Lubbock County, South Plains On Alert for Africanized Bees
West Texas Agricultural Chemicals Conference
Slated on Sept. 19, at Lubbock Civic CenterSymposium Will Highlight Present, Future of Texas Corn
Stocker Cattle Conference is Aug. 3, in Wichita Falls
June
Ag Policy Summit Will Explore Farm Policy Options, Alternatives
Tourism Development Workshops Slated Across Texas
TALL Members Visit the High Plains on June 19-20
Severe Storms Batter South Plains Crops
Texas Ag Policy Summit is Aug. 13-14, in Lubbock
Rolling Plains Stocker Cattle Conference Set On Aug. 3
May
Insect Scouting Workshop Slated In Plainview
WTACI Offers College Scholarships
Texas A&M, AgriPro Host May 22 Wheat Field Day
Ranch Estate Planning Seminar Set For August 8-9
Limited Late-Season Irrigation Can Benefit Wheat
April
Landowners Seek Diversity, Income Through Wildlife Management
South Plains IPM Projects Funded Through TDA Grants
Baugh Named Outstanding Cotton Agent
Beef Leader Training Slated in Seymour
Standardized Performance Analysis Workshop Slated in May
March
Sunflower Production Meetings Slated at Two Sites
Deer Management Meeting Slated in Stonewall County
Cotton Marketing Workshop Slated in Tulia
Production Guides, Meetings Provide Sunflower Information
March Landscape Conferences Slated at Amarillo, Lubbock
Lubbock Research Yields Hardy, Drought-Resistant Corn Hybrids
Master Marketer Program Gears Up For Ag Lenders
February
Texas 4-H Reaches Million-Member Milestone
Federal Budget, Appropriations Will Drive Farm Policy Debate
Parker County Celebrates 'Dona Brewer Day'
Cattlemen Can Explore Beef Quality Assurance
at March 5 Meeting in Haskell CountyResearchers Study Chile Peppers As Rotation Crop
Producers May See Slight Rebound in Cotton Prices by Planting Time
Ag Outlook Conference is Feb. 7
January
Marketing Workshops Focus on Futures, Options
North West Texas Cotton Conference Set On Jan. 16
South Plains Agriculture Conferences Set in January, February
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