Welcome to our 2002 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
Slosser Receives Regents Fellow Award
Square Peg In A Round Hole: Parenting A Child With Special Needs
Risk Management Program Helps Producers In New Marketing Climate
Single Parenting: Ups, Downs, and Arounds
Floyd County 4-H'er Heads Veterans Memorial Project
The Seven Wonders of Being a Teenager
Grandparenting Today: A Valuable Place in the Family Structure
High Plains Vegetable Conference Debuts Jan. 14, 2003
November
South Plains 4-Hers Receive Gold Stars
Advanced Topic Series in Marketing Stops Twice in Vernon
Is Your Child's Brain "Wired" Correctly?
Parenting Conference Draws a Crowd in Lubbock
October
Building Strong Families Parenting Conference set for Nov. 7
Acclaimed Risk Management Program Returns to Lubbock
September
Hybrid Sorghum Day Set at Halfway Research Station
Guar Meal Could Be Used As Chicken Feed
Irrigation and Crops Tour is Sept. 6, at Halfway
August
West Texas Agricultural Chemicals Institute Bestows Three Awards
Ten Students Receive Scholarships From WTACI
Turn Row Meetings, Crop Tour Feature Irrigated Cotton Trials
Extension Trains Tomorrow's Top Agricultural Producers
Young Receives Superior Service Award
West Texas Ag Chemicals Conference Slated for Aug. 28
Rolling Plains Entomologist Hangs Up His Hat
Lubbock Center Hosts Watermelon Field Day on Aug. 7
High Plains Sunflower Workshop is Aug. 12, at Lubbock Center
Ag Day Set at North Plains Research Field, Near Etter
July
Researchers Issue APB For Missing Quail,
Solicit “Neighborhood Watch”Two Agents Receive Honors for Marketing Education Efforts
Motley County Agent Recognized
as Outstanding New County Extension AgentHale County Agent Recognized
as Outstanding New County Extension AgentReport Dead Birds and Suspected Equine
West Nile Virus Cases to Proper State AgenciesAugust 2 Conference Focuses on Stocker Cattle
Lubbock Center Gains Two New Specialists
May
Meetings Focus on Spring Forages, Pest Scouting
Ranch Estate Planning Seminar Set in August
Farm Bill Primer Slated on May 7, in Lubbock
"Spend Money to Make Money" is Best Guide to Cotton Insect Control
April
Brush Appreciation Day Set for May 9
Rudd Joins Texas A&M Wheat Breeding Program
Growers Should Compare Several Factors When Selecting Cotton Varieties
Farris Recognized As Outstanding Cotton Agent
Standardized Performance Analysis Beef Workshop Slated on May 7
South Plains Specialty Crop Research Projects Receive TDA Funding
April 18 Cattle-Crops Field Day Slated in Vernon
South Plains IPM Projects Funded by Texas Department of Agriculture
March
Dairy Forage Meeting Focuses on Cash Crop Potential
Landscape Plant Health Conferences Slated in Lubbock, Amarillo
Newsom Vineyard Grape Day Slated Near Plains
March 20 Meeting Covers Specialty Crops & Risk Management
Master Marketer Program Offers June Seminar for Lenders
Vernon Center to host Cattle-Crops Field Day on April 18
February
Spring Seeding Alfalfa is Risky Business on the High Plains
Beef Industry Review Will Highlight
March 6 Outlook Conference in VernonEstate Planning Can Save Taxes, Frustration
Too Much Cotton + Weak Demand = Poor Prices
Crosbyton Meeting Will Explore Cropping Options
Commodity Pricing Headlines Feb. 12 Outlook Conference
January
High Plains Grain Elevator Conference Set for Feb. 14
Rainfall Management is Critical for Dryland Cotton
Ag Loan Eligibility Boils Down to the Basics
Annual Conference Updates Name, Broadens Focus
Silage, Hay Seminars Set in Texas Panhandle
South Plains Ag Conferences Set in January, February
Character Conference Stresses Importance
of Adult Involvement in Youth Education
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